Installation guide

Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Installation Guide 1-1

Introduction

ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheDFEmodulecapabilities,andintroducesthe2G4082‐25

DFEmodule.

Overview of DFE Series Capabilities

ThePlatinumDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasys’nextgenerationofenterprise

modulesfortheMatrixN‐SeriesandMatrixE7switches.TheseDFEsdeliverhighperformance

andflexibilitytoensurecomprehensiveswitching,routing,QualityofService,security,andtraffic

containment.Keyfeaturesinclude:

•Superiorperformanceandcapacitytosupportmore

high‐bandwidthandlatencysensitive

applications

• 10/100/1000Base‐TXand10GigabitEthernetconnectivity

•IntegratedServicesDesignthatreducesthenumber/typeofmodulesrequired,simplifies

networkdesign,andlowersentrycost

•Port‐andUser‐BasedPolicyandMultilayerPacketClassificationthatprovidesgranular

controlandsecurityforbusiness‐criticalapplications

•High‐availabilityserviceswithstatefulfailoverforservicesandmanagement

•Self‐learningconfigurationmoduleswithincreasedreliabilityandfaulttolerancethatreduces

configurationtimeandmaximizesuptime

•Network‐wideconfiguration,change,andinventorymanagementthatiseasiertoinstall,

troubleshoot,andmaintain

• Reducedsupportandmaintenancecosts,anddecreasedconfigurationtime

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Overview of DFE Series Capabilities 1-1

DFE-Platinum Module 1-2

Connectivity 1-4

Management 1-4

Secure Networks Policy Support 1-5

Standards Compatibility 1-5

LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs 1-5