Users Guide

NOTE: The maximum number of downlinks is based on two uplinks.

Table 1. 2 Tier Layer 3 Distributed Core Topologies

Type OS

Ratio

MND Maximum

# of Spines

Maximum #

of Leafs

FLBSL Possible Topologies

(Spine and Leaf)

Type 1-

Extra

Large

Core

1:1 10G 2046 16 32 10G 40G Z9000/Z9000 or

S6000/S6000

Type 2-

Large

Core

1:1 10G 2046 32 64 10G 10G S4810/S4810

Type 3-

Medium

Core

3:1 10G 766 4 32 10G 10G S4810/S4810

Type 3-

Medium

Core

4:1 10G 1662 3 32 10G 40G Z9000/S4810 or

S6000/S4810

Type 4-

Small

Core

5:1 10G 894 2 8 10G 10G S4810/S4810

Type 4-

Small

Core

3:1 10G 1534 4 16 10G 40G Z9000/S4810 or

S6000/S4810

Type 1: Extra Large Distributed Core Fabric

With a Type 1: Extra Large Distributed Core fabric design, the Z9000 or S6000 spines connect to the

Z9000 or S6000 leaves at a fixed 40 GB line rate. The maximum number of leaves is based on the

maximum number of ports on the spine (for example, 32 ports for the Z9000, as shown in the following

figure).

Supported Fabric Types