Datasheet

Switching/VLAN Services
• Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
• 802.3u Fast Ethernet
• 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (copper)
• 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (ber)
• 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (ber)
• 802.1Q VLANs
• 802.1D MAC Bridges
• 802.1w Rapid-reconvergence of Spanning Tree
• 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
• 802.3ad Link Aggregation
• 802.3ae Gigabit Ethernet
• 802.3x Flow Control
• IP Multicast (IGMP support v1, v2, per-VLAN querier ofoad)
• Jumbo Packet with MTU Discovery Support for Gigabit
• Link Flap Detection
• Dynamic Egress (Automated VLAN Port Conguration)
IP Routing
• RFC 1812 General Routing
• RFC 792 ICMP
• RFC 1256 ICMP Router Discovery Protocol
• RFC 826 ARP
• RFC 1027 Proxy ARP
• Static Routes
• RFC 1058 RIPv1
• RFC 1723 RIPv2 with Equal Cost Multipath Load Balancing
• RFC 1812 RIP Requirements
• RFC 1519 CIDR
• RFC 2338 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Standard ACLs
• DHCP Server RFC 1541/ Relay RFC 2131
Extended IP Routing
Software upgrade package N-EOS-L3, licensed on a per-chassis basis.
• RFC 1583/RFC 2328 OSPFv2
• RFC 1587 OSPFv2 NSSA
• RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions
• RFC 1746 OSPF Interactions
• RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overow
• RFC 2154 OSPF with Digital Signatures (Password & MD5)
• OSPF with Multipath Support
• OSPF Passive Interfaces
• RFC 2391 Load Sharing Using Network Address Translation
• Extended ACLs
• Policy-based Routing
• RFC 1112 IGMP
• RFC 2236 IGMPv2
• DVMRP v3-10
• RFC 2361 Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode
Network Security and Policy Management
• 802.1X Port-based Authentication
• Web-based Authentication
• MAC-based Authentication
• Convergence Endpoint Discovery with Dynamic Policy Mapping
(Siemens HFA, Cisco VoIP, H.323 and SIP)
• Multiple Authentication Types per Port Simultaneously
Switching Fabric Bandwidth
18 Gbps per DFE
Switching Throughput
13.5 Mpps (Measured in 64-byte packets)
Routing Throughput
13.5 Mpps (Measured in 64-byte packets)
Address Table Size
65k MAC Addresses
VLANs Supported
4094
Transmit Queues
4/12
Classification Rules
57k/chassis
Memory
Main Memory: 256 Mb
Flash Memory: 32 Mb
Performance/Capacity
Standards and Protocols
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Performance (Mpps)
13.5 Mpp 40.5 Mpps 67.5 Mpps 94.5 Mpps
Capacity
18 Gbps 54 Gbps 90 Gbps 126 Gbps
10/100 Base-TX Ports
72 216 360 504
100 Base-FX Ports
54 162 270 378
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ports
72 216 360 504
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ports with PoE
48 144 360 336
1000 Base-X Ports
24 72 120 168
10G Base-X Ports
4 12 20 28
Density and Performance
The Matrix N-Series provides high performance and high density: