Installation guide

The DFE Modules
Matrix DFE-Diamond Series Installation Guide 1-3
7KR4290-02
The 7KR4290‐02 DFEmodulehas 2,10‐GbpsEthernetportslotsonthefrontpanelthatcan
supportoneortwo10‐GbpsXENPAKPHYsforhighspeeduplinksfromthechassisDFEEthernet
switchsystem.Withtwo10‐GbpsPHYsinstalledinthe 7KR4290‐02,ashareduplinkofupto
10 Gbps
canbeprovidedfromtheDFEswitchingsystemtotwonetworkedgeconnectionsfroma
Matrix E7,Matrix N7,Matrix N5,Matrix N3,orMatrix N1chassistoacoredatacenter.
TheDFEmoduleportscanbeconfiguredtocontroltrafficbylimitingtherateoftrafficaccepted
intothemoduleandprioritizingtrafficto
expeditetheflowofhigherprioritytrafficthroughthe
module.
The7KR4290‐02
DFEmodulecanbeinstalledinaMatrix E7,Matrix N7,Matrix N5,Matrix N3,or
Matrix N1chassis,butonlysupportsFTM2databackplaneinterconnectionsintheMatrix E7
chassis.
XENPAK 10GBASE-LR, -ER, -LX4, and -SR PHYS
TheLANXENPAKPHYs(physicalinterfaces) provideinexpensive,high‐speedEthernet
connectivity.ThesePHYsprovidenetworkmanagerstheabilitytouse10‐GigabitEthernet
technologiestoprovidehigh‐speed,localbackboneinterconnectionsbetweenlargecapacity
switches.Asdema ndforbandwidthincreases,networkadministratorscandeploy10‐Gigabit
Ethernetthroughouttheentire
networktoimproveserverfarm,backbone,andcampus‐wide
connectivity.