Overview of DFE-Platinum Series Module Capabilities
1-2 Introduction
Overview of DFE-Platinum Series Module Capabilities
ThePlatinumDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasysNetworks’next
generationofenterprisemodulesfortheMatrixNSeriesandMatrixE7switches.These
DFEmodulesdeliverhighperformanceandflexibilitytoensurecomprehensive
switching,routing,QualityofService,security,andtrafficcontainment.Keyfeatures
include:
•Superiorperformanceandcapacitytosupportmorehighbandwidthandlatency
sensitiveapplications
• 10/100/1000BaseTXand10GigabitEthernetconnectivity
•IntegratedServicesDesignthatreducesthenumber/typeofmodulesrequired,
simplifiesnetworkdesign,andlowersentrycost
•Port‐andUserBasedPolicyandMultilayerPacketClassificationthatprovides
granularcontrolandsecurityforbusinesscriticalapplications
•Highavailabilityserviceswithstatefulfailoverforservicesandmanagement
•Selflearningconfigurationmoduleswithincreasedreliabilityandfaulttolerancethat
reducesconfigurationtimeandmaximizesuptime
•Networkwideconfiguration,change,andinventorymanagementthatiseasierto
install,troubleshoot,andmaintain
• Reducedsupportandmaintenancecosts,anddecreasedconfigurationtime
• SupportforavarietyofconvergedapplicationsincludingVoIP withPowerover
Ethernet