Enterasys Networks 7KR4297-02, 7KR4297-04 The DFE-Diamond 7KR4297-02 and 7KR4297-04 Modules

The DFE-Diamond 7KR4297-02 and 7KR4297-04 Modules
1-2 Introduction
The DFE-Diamond 7KR4297-02 and 7KR4297-04 Modules
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthe7KR4297‐02and7KR4297‐04DFE‐Diamondmodules
showninFigure1‐1andFi gure 1‐2,aswellastheoptionalXFPphysicalinterfaces(PHYs).For
informationabouttheDFE‐Diamondmodulefeaturesandhowtoconfigurethem,refertothe
EnterasysMatrixDFE‐Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuide.
7KR4297-02
The7KR4297‐02DFEmodulehastwo10‐GbpsEthernetportslotsonthefrontpanelthatcan
supportuptotwo10‐GbpsXFPPHYsforhighspeeduplinksfromthechassisDFEEthernet
switchsystem.Withtwo10‐GbpsPHYsinstalledinthe7KR4297‐02,ashareduplinkofupto
20 GbpscanbeprovidedfromtheDFEswitchingsystemtotwonetworkedgeconnectionsfroma
MatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,orMatrixN1chassistoacoredatacenter.
TheDFEmoduleportscanbeconfiguredtocontroltrafficbylimitingtherateoftrafficaccepted
intothemoduleandprioritizingtraffictoexpeditetheflowofhigherprioritytrafficthroughthe
module.
The7KR4297‐02modulecanbeinstalledinaMatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,or
MatrixN1chassis,butonlysupportsFTM2databackplaneinterconnectionsintheMatrixE7
chassis.
Figure 1-1 7KR4297-02 DFE-Diamond Module
7KR4297-04
The7KR4297‐04DFE‐modulehasfour10‐GbpsEthernetportslotsonthefrontpanelthatcan
supportuptofour10‐GbpsXFPPHYsforhigh���speeduplinksfromthechassisDFEEthernet
switchsystem.Withfour10‐GbpsPHYsinstalledinthe7KR4297‐04,ashareduplinkofupto40
GbpscanbeprovidedfromtheDFEswitchingsystemtotwonetworkedgeconnectionsfroma
MatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,orMatrixN1chassistoacoredatacenter.
TheDFEmoduleportscanbeconfiguredtocontroltrafficbylimitingtherateoftrafficaccepted
intothemoduleandprioritizingtraffictoexpeditetheflowofhigherprioritytrafficthroughthe
module.
The7KR4297‐04DFEmodulecanbeinstalledinaMatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,or
MatrixN1chassis,butonlysupportsFTM2databackplaneinterconnectionsin��theMatrixE7
chassis.
1RJ45 COM (also known as Console Port) 5XFP option slot 2
2CPU LED 6OFFLINE/RESET switch
3XFP option slot 1 7MGMT LED
4TX (transmit) & RX (receive) LEDs