Design Reference

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................................................ 7
Purpose.................................................................................................................................. 7
Related resources................................................................................................................... 7
Support................................................................................................................................ 10
Chapter 2: New in Release 4.0.50.......................................................................................... 12
Features............................................................................................................................... 12
Other changes...................................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3: New in Release 4.0.40.......................................................................................... 13
Features............................................................................................................................... 13
Other changes...................................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 4: New in Release 4.0............................................................................................... 15
Features............................................................................................................................... 15
Other changes...................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 5: Network design fundamentals............................................................................ 16
Chapter 6: Hardware fundamentals and guidelines............................................................ 18
Supported hardware.............................................................................................................. 18
Platform considerations......................................................................................................... 18
Platform power supplies................................................................................................... 18
Device cooling................................................................................................................ 19
Power specifications for VSP 4000 switches 4850GTS series and 4450GSX series.............. 20
VSP 4000 power supply power specification...................................................................... 21
DC power supply specifications........................................................................................ 23
Hardware compatibility........................................................................................................... 24
Supported optical devices ..................................................................................................... 26
Dispersion considerations for long reach................................................................................. 30
10/100BASE-X and 1000BASE-TX reach................................................................................ 31
10/100/1000BASE-TX Auto-Negotiation recommendations....................................................... 32
Auto MDIX............................................................................................................................ 32
CANA................................................................................................................................... 32
Chapter 7: Optical routing design......................................................................................... 34
Optical routing system components........................................................................................ 34
Chapter 8: Platform redundancy........................................................................................... 36
Power redundancy................................................................................................................ 36
Input/output port redundancy.................................................................................................. 37
Configuration redundancy...................................................................................................... 37
Link redundancy.................................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 9: Link redundancy.................................................................................................. 38
Physical layer redundancy..................................................................................................... 38
4 Network Design Reference for Avaya VSP 4000 Series December 2014
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