Specifications

Enterasys X-Pedition 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide 3
Specifications
This guide and other X-Pedition documentation refers to the X-Pedition’s Layer-2 (L2), Layer-3
(L3), and Layer-4 (L4) switching and routing. These layers are based on the International Standards
Organization (ISO) 7-layer reference model. Here is an example of that model. The X-Pedition
operates within the layers that are not shaded. Notice that Layer 2 is divided into an LLC layer and
a MAC layer. The X-Pedition operates at the MAC layer but not the LLC layer.
Port mirroring • Traffic to the control module
• Traffic from specific ports
• Traffic to specific chassis slots (line cards)
Hot swapping • Line cards
• Control module (when redundant control module is installed and online)
• Switching Fabric Modules (X-Pedition 8600 only—when redundant switch
fabric is installed and online)
• Power Supply (when redundant supply is installed and online)
Load balancing/
sharing
• Enterasys SmartTRUNK support
• Load Sharing Network Address Translation (LSNAT)
Redundancy • Redundant and hot-swappable power supplies
• Redundant and hot-swappable control modules
• Redundant and hot-swappable Switching Fabric Modules (X-Pedition 8600
only)
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Layer 7 Application
Layer 6 Presentation
Layer 5 Session
Layer 4 TCP/UDP - application
Layer 3 IP/IPX - routing
Layer 2 LLC
Layer 2 MAC - bridging
Layer 1 Physical Interfaces
Feature Specification