Installation guide

DFE-Platinum Series Hardware Installation Guide 1-1
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Introduction
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheDFE‐Platinummodulecapabilities,andintroducesthe
7G4202‐72and7G4282‐49modules.
Overview of DFE-Platinum 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,1000Base‐SX/‐LX,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
• SupportforavarietyofconvergedapplicationsincludingVoIPwithPower‐over‐Ethernet
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Overview of DFE-Platinum Module Capabilities 1-1
DFE-Platinum Modules 1-2
Connectivity 1-4
Management 1-4
Standards Compatibility 1-5
Secure Networks Policy Support 1-4
LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs 1-5