Enterasys Networks 7S4280-19-SYS, 2S4082-25-SYS The N1-7C111 Chassis, The NAC Controller PEP

Overview
1-2 Introduction
The N1-7C111 Chassis
TheEnterasys Matrix N1chassisdesignprovidesasingleslotfortheNACControllerPEP.The
2S4082‐25NACControllerPEPisinstalledinthe2S4082‐25‐SYSNAC Controller.The7S4280‐19
NACControllerPEPisinstalledinthe7S4280‐19‐SYSNAC Controller.
TheNACControllerPEPinstalledintheEnterasys Matrix N1chassisinterfacestothechassis
backplaneutilizingtheFTM2connector.
TheEnterasys Matrix N1chassis:
•AllowshotswappingoftheNACControllerPEP,
• Supportstworedundant,load‐sharingpowersupplies,and
•Canbeinstalledasafreestandingunitorinstalledintoastandard48.26‐centimeter(19‐inch)
rack.
AllactivecomponentsfortheN1chassisarelocatedonthebacksideofthechassisforincreased
safety.AllLEDindicatorsareobservablefromthefrontofthechassistoaidinmonitoringnetwork
operationalstatusandperformingmaintenance.
The NAC Controller PEP
TheNACControllerPEPisEnterasys’nextgenerationofenterprisemodulethatdeliverhigh
performanceandflexibilitytoensureaccesscontrolalongwithcomprehensiveswitching,routing,
QualityofService,security,andtrafficcontainment.TheNACControllerPEPinstalledinyour
Enterasys NAC Controllerwillbeeithera2S4082‐25ora7S4280‐19dependingupontheNAC
system.KeyNACControllerPEPfeaturesinclude:
•Proactivesecurityforusers,guestsandotherendsystems
• EnforcesautomatedpolicybasedauthorizationcontrollingbothaccessandQualityofService
•ProvidesasingleintegratedNAC Controllersolutionthatworksinanynetworkregardlessof
technologyorvendor
•Superiorperformanceandcapacitytosupportmorehigh‐bandwidthandlatencysensitive
applications
• 10/100/1000Base‐TXand10GigabitEthernetconnectivity
•Port‐andUser‐BasedPolicyandMultilayer��PacketClassificationthatprovidesgranular
controlandsecurityforbusiness‐criticalapplications
•High‐availabilitywith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
•Atwo‐portMini‐GBICGigabitEthernetUplinkModule
EachoftheNACControllerPEP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NACControllerPEP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.