Enterasys Networks 6H308-48, 4H4285-49, 9033989-06 Overview of DFE-Gold PoE Module Capabilities, DFE-Gold Module

Overview of DFE-Gold PoE Module Capabilities

1-2 Introduction

Overview of DFE-Gold PoE Module Capabilities

TheGoldDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasysNetworks’nextgeneration

ofenterprisemodulesfortheMatrixN‐SeriesandMatrixE7switches.These

DFEmodulesdel iver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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increased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,anddecreasedconfigurationtime

• SupportforavarietyofconvergedapplicationsincludingVoIP withPower‐over‐

Ethernet

DFE-Gold Module

Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthe4H4285‐49(Figure1‐1).Forinformationabout

theDFE modulefeaturesandhowtoconfigurethem,refertotheEnterasysMatrix

DFE‐GoldSeriesConfigurationGuide.

The4H4285‐49isanedge‐networkswitchwith48,10BASE‐T/100BASE‐TXandPoE

compliantports,accessedthroughfixedfrontpanelRJ45connectorsandanoptionslotfor

anetworkexpansionmodule(NEM).Eachofthefixedfrontpanelportscanoperatein

eitherhalf‐duplexorfull‐duplexmodeofoperation.Theduplexmodecanbedetermined

byeitherauto‐negotiationormanualconfiguration.TheDFE‐Goldmodulecanbe

installedinaMatrix N3,N5,N7,orE7chassis.