Enterasys Networks 8000/8600 manual Chapter Features Overview, Specifications

Chapter 1

Features Overview

The 8-slot and 16-slot Enterasys Networks X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600 provide non- blocking, wire-speed Layer-2 (switching), Layer-3 (routing) and Layer-4 (application) switching. This chapter provides a basic overview of the X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600 software and hardware feature set.

•If you want to skip this information and install the X-Pedition now, see Chapter 2, Hardware Installation.

•If you want to boot the X-Pedition software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see Chapter 3, Software Installation and Setup.

Specifications

The X-Pedition provides wire-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware provides wire-speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software. You do not need to accept performance compromises to run QoS or access control lists (ACLs).

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