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• Superior performance,
capacity
— Supports more high-
bandwidth and latency-
sensitive applications
— For longer lifespan; lower
lifetime cost
• Integrated Services Design
— Reduces the number/
type of modules required;
simplifies network design
— Lowers entry cost; lowers
maintenance/sparing
costs
• Port- and User-Based
Policy and Multilayer
Packet Classification
— Enables business-critical
applications transport,
security and user
personalization
— Tunes the network to
business drivers; makes
the network more eff i c i e n t
• High-availability services
— Services and manage-
ment stateful failover;
modules self-learn
configurations
— Increases reliability and
fault tolerance; reduces
configuration time; maxi-
mizes uptime
• Network-wide configura-
tion, change, and inventory
management
— Easier to install,
troubleshoot, maintain;
wizard-based upgrades
— Reduces support and
maintenance costs,
configuration time
• Support for converged
applications
— 802.3af Power over
Ethernet
Matrix
™
N-Series/E-Series Platinum
Distributed Forwarding Engines (DFEs)
• Designed for Matrix N3/N5/N7 and Matrix E7 chassis
• Integrated Services Design lowers entry and maintenance costs
• Superior performance and capacity for longer lifespan and lower
lifetime cost
• Optimized for high-availability services for maximum network uptime
• High-density 10/100, 10/100/1000, 10-Gigabit Ethernet and
Power-over-Ethernet modules
Next-Generation Matrix Modules
The Platinum Distributed Forwarding
Engine (DFE) is Enterasys’ next generation
of enterprise modules for the Matrix
N-Series and Matrix E7 switches.
Within either the Matrix N-Series or E7,
Platinum DFEs are ideal for high-density
network edge, collapsed backbone, distri-
bution, and server aggregation applications.
Designed to leverage Enterasys’ nTERA
™
ASICs, these DFEs deliver high perform-
ance and flexibility to ensure comprehensive
switching, routing, Quality of Service,
security and traffic containment unmatched
by competitive solutions.
Integrated Services Design
The industry’s first Integrated Services Design
enables every Platinum DFE to deliver:
• Switching/VLAN Services
• IP Routing
• Advanced Multilayer Packet
Classification (including Port-Based
and User-Based)
• Security (User, Host, Network)
• Management, Control and Analysis
The Integrated Services Design eliminates
the need to purchase separate management
modules or supervisor engines for a lower
entry cost. All DFE modules provide a
high port density, which reduces mainte-
nance costs because fewer types of spares
are required.
Module Configurations
Platinum DFEs provide a variety of port
density and technology options:
Edge Deployment
• 24 10/100Base-TX RJ45 ports with
one expansion slot
• 48 10/100Base-TX RJ45 ports with
one expansion slot
• 48 10/100Base-TX RJ-21 (Telco)
ports with one expansion slot
• 72 10/100Base-TX RJ45 ports
• 72 10/100Base-TX RJ21 (Telco) ports
• 40 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ45 ports
with one expansion slot
• 60 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ45 ports
• 48 100Base-FX MT-RJ ports with one
expansion slot
Edge Deployment with Power
over Ethernet
• 48 10/100Base-TX RJ45 ports with
PoE and one expansion slot
Distribution Deployment
• 10 or 12 1000Base-X Mini-GBIC ports
• 2 10GE (Xenpak) 10GBase Optics slot
• 30 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ45 ports
Server Aggregation Deployment
• 30 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ45 ports
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