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Deployment Scenarios

The EX8208 switch is optimized for both data center and campus

aggregation and core deployments.

In the data center, the EX8208 switch delivers a high-

performance, high-density platform that reduces cost and

complexity while improving overall scalability and providing

carrier-class reliability. Populated with eight-port EX8200-8XS

10-Gigabit Ethernet line cards, the EX8208 can accommodate

large numbers of high-speed, line-rate uplinks at any packet size

from access layer devices such as EX4200 switches deployed

inVirtualChassistop-of-rackconfigurations,offeringascalable

solution for supporting more servers with fewer switches. Using

the 40-port EX8200-40XS 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card, the

EX8208 can support a similar number of servers using traditional

standalone top-of-rack or blade-server switches.

With its high Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet port

densities, the EX8208 can also serve as an end-of-row server

access switch. High-density Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit

Ethernet ports on the EX8208 enable the consolidation

of aggregation and core layers, simplifying the data center

architecture while reducing power, space, and cooling

requirements, and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

The EX8208 switch has a similar impact on campus aggregation

and core environments, where high port densities and carrier-

class performance enable the switch to support more users with

less equipment than traditional solutions. For example, EX4200

switchesdeployedinVirtualChassisconfigurationsprovide

network access for every floor or building throughout a campus

with10-GigabitEthernetuplinks;thehigh-densityEX8208can

aggregateVirtualChassisuplinkswithinasingleplatformto

provide high-performance, line-rate connectivity to core switches

or WAN edge routers.

EX8208

M Series

EX8208

EX4200 EX4200

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Figure 1: The EX8208 Ethernet Switch oers a high-density, scalable solution for aggregating 10-Gigabit Ethernet

uplinks from access-layer devices in the data center.