Users Guide

Use the following tables as guideline to select the appropriate two tier Layer 2 VLT or Layer 3 with
Resiliency (Routed VLT) fabric design.
NOTE: With a Layer 2 VLT fabric, the uplinks come from the first two switches on the aggregation
side. For information about tiers, see Standard Fabric Design — Deployment Topology.
Table 10. 2 Tier ToR (mVLT) — 10 G Downlinks
DL
BW
UL
BW
Type DL Port
Range
AVC Access
VLTi
Capacity
FL
BWB
A & A
Possible Topologies
Core Aggregation Access
10 Gb 10 Gb Mixed
node
Stacking
111 -
2970
2 * 40
Gb
NA 40 Gb NA S4810 S4810 or
S4820T
10 Gb 10 Gb Mixed
node
Stacking
111 -
1392
2 * 40
Gb
NA 160
Gb
NA Z9000 or
S6000
S4810 or
S4820T
10 Gb 10 Gb Stacking 111 -
2970
2 * 40
Gb
NA 40 Gb NA S4810 S4810
10 Gb 10 Gb Stacking 111 -
1392
2 * 40
Gb
NA 160
Gb
NA Z9000 or
S6000
S4810
10 Gb 10 Gb Basic 111 -
3410
2 * 40
Gb
NA 20 Gb NA S4810 S4810
10 Gb 10 Gb Basic 111 -
1624
2 * 40
Gb
NA 80 Gb NA Z9000 or
S6000
S4810
10 Gb 10 Gb Mixed
node
Basic
111 -
3410
2 * 40
Gb
NA 20 Gb NA S4810 S4810 or
S4820T
10 Gb 10 Gb Mixed
node
Basic
111 -
1624
2 * 40
Gb
NA 80 Gb NA Z9000 or
S6000
S4810 or
S4820T
10 Gb 10 Gb Resiliency 111 -
2916
2 * 40
Gb
2 * 40
Gb
20 Gb NA S4810 S4810
10 Gb 10 Gb Resiliency 111 -
1344
2 * 40
Gb
2 * 40
Gb
80 Gb NA Z9000 or
S6000
S4810
10 Gb 10 Gb Mixed
node
Resiliency
111 -
2916
2 * 40
Gb
2 * 40
Gb
20 Gb NA S4810 S4810 or
S4820T
10 Gb 10 Gb Mixed
node
Resiliency
111 -
1344
2 * 40
Gb
2 * 40
Gb
80 Gb NA Z9000 or
S6000
S4810 or
S4820T
Supported Fabric Types
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