Installation guide

Overview of DFE-Platinum Series Module Capabilities
1-2 Introduction
Overview of DFE-Platinum Series Module Capabilities
ThePlatinumDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasysʹ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,1000Base‐FX,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increase d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;
decreasesconfigurationtime
• SupportforavarietyofconvergedapplicationsincludingVoIPwithPower‐over‐
Ethernet