Enterasys Networks X16-C Features

Features

1-4 Overview

Features

Thefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofthesystemfeatures.

TheMatrixX16‐CsupportsInput/OutputModules(IOM)whichperformallsystempacket

forwarding.TheX16‐Cprovides16slotstoinstalltheIOMs.

PhysicalconnectorsfortheseEthernetIOMsinclude:

•SingleandMultimodeFiber(SMF,MMF),10‐GigabitFormFactorPluggables(XFP)

• SMF/MMF,1‐GigabitFormFactorPluggables(SFP)

SupportedtransceiversforXFPandSFPconnectorsare:

•SerialMMFat850nmwavelengthwitha65‐meter(213‐foot)reach

•WWDM(Wide‐Wavele ngth ‐DivisionMultiplexed)andMMFat1310nmwavelengthwitha

300‐meter(984‐foot)reach

•WWDMandSerialSMFat1310nmwavelength witha10‐kilometer(6‐mile)reach

��SerialSMFat1550nmwavelength withrangesupto80kilometers(49.7miles)

• Copper,1000BASE‐T1.25GBdat1550nmwavelengthwitha100‐meter(328‐foot)reach

IOMsareequippedwiththeIBMPowerPC440GX,600GHzprocessorand512MBofmemory.

Eachmodulealsoprovides512KBofFLASHwhichstoresthePOSTdiagnosticsandsystemboot

code.AnEEPROMstoresfrom2to48IEEEMACaddresses,dependingonthenumberofphysical

interfacesperIOM,andmanufacturingdata.

TheX16‐CprovidesaControlModule(CM)tocentrallycontrolthesystem.Thismodulehoststhe

managementsoftwareandprotocolsforsystemoperations.Asecondslotisavailabletoinstallan

optionalCMforaredundant,highavailabilityconfiguration.Whenintandem,theCMsaresetto

eitherActiveorStandbystate,whichisdeterminedbytheCMsthemselvesusinganinternal

algorithm.TheCMscommunicateacrosstwochannelswithonereservedasahigh‐availability

link.

CMsareequippedwiththePentiumM1.66GHzprocessorandinclude1GBofmemory

upgradeableto4GB.

TheCMscanbehardwarereset—similartoapowerrecycle—usingtheRESETbuttononthefront

panel.

A1‐GBCompactFLASHcardisprovidedontheCMtostoremultiplesystembootimagesanda

minimumoftwoconfigurationfiles.Forinformationaboutdownloadingfirmwareandsoftware,

refertotheMatrixXRouterConfigurationGuide.Thechassisserialnumberand4MACaddresses

arenotstoredintheCM,butonaChassisPROMwhichisonthechassisbackplaneandnotthe

controlmodule.Forredundancy,therearetwoChassisPROMsperchassis.

TheCMalsoprovidesoneUSBport,oneserialCOM(Console)port,andoneEthernetportfor

systemmanagement.TheUSBportisusefulforfastdownloadingofconfigurationfiles,whilethe

Ethernetportisusefulasanetworkmanagementinterface,forexample,onachassiswhereallthe

interfacesare10‐GigabitEthernet.TheEthernetinterfacealsosupportsAccessControlLists