Installation guide

DFE-Platinum Series Hardware Installation Guide 1-1

Introduction

ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheDFE‐PlatinumSeriesmodulecapabilities,and

introducesthe7G4285‐49and7G4205‐72DFE‐PlatinumPoEmodules.

Overview of DFE-Platinum Series Module Capabilities

ThePlatinumDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasys Networks’next

generationofenterprisemodulesfortheMatrixN‐SeriesandMatrixE7switches.These

DFEmodules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

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Overview of DFE-Platinum Series Module Capabilities 1-1

DFE Module and Interface Options 1-2

Connectivity 1-6

Management 1-6

Secure Networks Policy Support 1-7

Standards Compatibility 1-7

LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs 1-8