
Chapter 1: Overview
Introduction
The SwitchBlade x3112 Switch is a modular enterprise access edge chassis scalable for GB and 10G Ethernet applications. It features redundant fabric switching architecture, copper and fiber line cards and system and PoE power supplies. The switch supports up to 240 GE ports or up to 40 10GE ports and can provide up to 2400W of PoE+ power; for example, 30W of Class 4 (IEEE 802.1at) PoE+ power can be provided for up to 80 ports.
See Table 1 for the SwitchBlade x3112 Switch components.
Table 1. SwitchBlade x3112 Switch Components
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Rack mountable chassis with 12 line card slots, 2 | page 17 | |
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Fabric switch controller | page 20 | |
Control Card |
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24 port | page 29 | |
Card |
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4 port 10GE XFP Ethernet line card | page 36 | |
Card |
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AC power input, with system output voltage of 12VDC | page 38 | |
Power Supply | and output power of 1200 W |
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AC power input, with PoE output voltage of 56VDC and | page 40 | |
Supply | output power of 1200 W |
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Contains 4 fans, 3 temperature sensors, and a | page 42 | |
| controller board |
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