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N-Series Platinum DFE
Convergence-ready, 10GE Modular L2/L3/L4 Switch for Edge-to-Core and Data Center
Multiple deployment scenarios for edge,
distribution, core, and data center
Distributed fault-tolerance architecture Benefits
assures network reliability and Business Alignment
business continuity • Performance, reliability, and security
embedded into the architecture enable
timely and reliable delivery of mission-
Industry-leading ROI proven over more critical applications
than 10 years • Open convergence support for voice,
video, and data networks enable
automatic discovery, classification, and
Flow-based architecture optimized for prioritization of voice solutions from ANY
iSCSI and Server Virtualization of the leading IP telephony vendors
• Policy-based networking ensures the
High-density, 10/100, 10/100/1000, network can automatically adapt every
time there is an add, move, or change
10 Gigabit Ethernet and PoE modules
utilize a total switching capacity of 1.68 Operational Efficiency
Terabits per second • Policy-based approach eliminates
configuration complexity and enables
infrastructure independence from ACLs,
VLANs, and subnets
• Flexible configuration and expansion
options enable quick and cost effective
Product Overview connectivity enhancements while scaling
performance and capacity with each
The N-Series Platinum Distributed Forwarding Engines (DFEs) support the full range of Secure new blade
Networks features, but are primarily designed for deployment in network edge and distribution • Automated configuration management
roles, with support for up to 1000 downstream users/devices on a single port (2000 per chassis) improves serviceability
with full distributed fault-tolerance capabilities. The advanced routing license and per-port
Security
policy capacity license can be purchased to provide similar multi-user authentication and routing
• Only switch in the industry to provide
scalability as the Diamond DFEs. Platinum DFEs provide a broad range of Ethernet connectivity multi-user authentication for discrete
ranging from 10/100 to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, including support for Power over Ethernet (PoE). users sharing a high bandwidth link
• Policy rules combined with deep packet
Unlike competing solutions, the N-Series implements a granular, flow-based architecture to inspection intelligently sense and
intelligently manage individual user and applications—not just ports and VLANs. Policy rules automatically respond to security threats
combined with deep packet inspection can intelligently sense and automatically respond to security while improving reliability and quality of
threats while improving reliability and Quality of Service (QoS). the user experience
• Network, user, and host security protect
The N-Series features a distributed, fault-tolerant architecture with scalable capacity that does not the business against network misuse
rely on centralized processors or fabric modules. Each DFE is an integrated switching, routing, and and controls access to resources and
confidential information
management module that makes forwarding decisions, enforces security policies, and classifies
incoming traffic. This distributed architecture has proven itself in some of the largest and most Support and Services
complex networks in the world. • Industry-leading customer satisfaction
and first call resolution rates
Platinum DFEs are interchangeable in any N-Series chassis, delivering leading performance,
• Personalized services, including site surveys,
reliability, and security for today’s enterprise network. These modules intelligently integrate network design, installation, and training
switching, routing, and management functions to deliver visibility and control without sacrificing
performance or QoS.
There is nothing more important
than our customers.
Density and Performance
The N-Series provides high performance and high density:
Platinum DFE N1 N3 N5 N7
Performance (Mpps) 13.5 Mpp 40.5 Mpps 67.5 Mpps 94.5 Mpps
Capacity 18 Gbps 54 Gbps 90 Gbps 126 Gbps
10/100 Base-TX Ports 72 216 360 504
100 Base-FX Ports 54 162 270 378
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ports 72 216 360 504
10/100/1000 Base-TX Ports with PoE 48 144 360 336
1000 Base-X Ports 24 72 120 168
10G Base-X Ports 4 12 20 28
Performance/Capacity
Switching Fabric Bandwidth Address Table Size Classification Rules
18 Gbps per DFE 65,536 MAC Addresses 57,344/chassis
Switching Throughput
VLANs Supported Memory
13.5 Mpps (Measured in 64-byte packets)
4094 Main Memory: 256 MB
Flash Memory: 32 MB
Routing Throughput
Transmit Queues
13.5 Mpps (Measured in 64-byte packets)
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Standards and Protocols
Switching/VLAN Services • RFC 2338 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Standard ACLs
• Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
• DHCP Server RFC 1541/ Relay RFC 2131
• 802.3u Fast Ethernet
• 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (Copper) Extended IP Routing
• 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber)
Software upgrade package N-EOS-L3, licensed on a per-chassis basis.
• 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber) • RFC 1583/RFC 2328 OSPFv2
• 802.1Q VLANs • RFC 1587 OSPFv2 NSSA
• 802.1D MAC Bridges • RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions
• 802.1w Rapid-reconvergence of Spanning Tree • RFC 1746 OSPF Interactions
• 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree • RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow
• 802.3ad Link Aggregation • RFC 2154 OSPF with Digital Signatures (Password & MD5)
• 802.3ae Gigabit Ethernet • OSPF with Multipath Support
• 802.3x Flow Control • OSPF Passive Interfaces
• IP Multicast (IGMP Support v1, v2, per-VLAN Querier Offload) • RFC 2391 Load Sharing Using Network Address Translation
• Jumbo Packet with MTU Discovery Support for Gigabit • Extended ACLs
• Link Flap Detection • Policy-based Routing
• Dynamic Egress (Automated VLAN Port Configuration) • RFC 1112 IGMP
IP Routing • RFC 2236 IGMPv2
• DVMRP v3-10
• RFC 1812 General Routing
• RFC 2361 Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode
• RFC 792 ICMP
• RFC 1256 ICMP Router Discovery Protocol Network Security and Policy Management
• RFC 826 ARP • 802.1X Port-based Authentication
• RFC 1027 Proxy ARP • Web-based Authentication
• Static Routes • MAC-based Authentication
• RFC 1058 RIPv1 • Convergence Endpoint Discovery with Dynamic Policy Mapping
• RFC 1723 RIPv2 with Equal Cost Multipath Load Balancing (Siemens HFA, Cisco VoIP, H.323 and SIP)
• RFC 1812 RIP Requirements • Multiple Authentication Types per Port Simultaneously
• RFC 1519 CIDR
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Standards and Protocols
• Multiple Authenticated Users per Port • Cabletron Discovery Protocol • Draft-ietf-pim-sm-v2-new-09 MIB
with Unique Policies per User/End System • Cisco Discovery Protocol v1/v2 • SNMP-REARCH MIB
(VLAN Association Independent) • Syslog • IANA-ADDRESS-FAMILY-NUMBERS MIB
• RFC 3580 IEEE 802.1 RADIUS Usage • FTP Client • IEEE 802.1PAE MIB
Guidelines, with VLAN to Policy Mapping • Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
• Worm Prevention (Flow Set-Up Throttling) • Netflow Version 5
• Broadcast Suppression
Private MIBs
• RFC 2865 RADIUS
• ARP Storm Prevention • RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting • Ct-broadcast MIB
• MAC-to-Port Locking • TACACS+ for Management Access Control • Ctron-CDP MIB
• Span Guard (Spanning Tree Protection) • Management VLAN • Ctron-Chassis MIB
• Stateful Intrusion Detection System Load • 16 Many to-One-port, One-to-Many Ports, • Ctron-igmp MIB
Balancing VLAN Mirror Sessions (64 when DFE • Ctron-q-bridge-mib-ext MIB
• Stateful Intrusion Prevention System and deployed with an N1 Chassis) • Ctron-rate-policying MIB
Firewall Load Balancing • Ctron-tx-queue-arbitration MIB
• Behavioral Anomaly Detection/Flow • Ctron-alias MIB
Collector (Non-sampled Netflow) IETF and IEEE MIB Support • Cisco-TC MIB
• Static Multicast Group Provisioning • RFC 1156/1213 & RFC 2011 IP-MIB • Cisco-CDP MIB
• Multicast Group, Sender, and Receiver • RFC 1493 Bridge MIB • Cisco-netflow MIB
Policy Control • RFC 1659 RS-232 MIB • Enterasys-configuration-management MIB
Class of Service • RFC 1724 RIPv2 MIB • Enterasys-MAC-locking MIB
• RFC 1850 OSPF MIB • Enterasys-convergence-endpoint MIB
• Strict Priority Queuing
• RFC 2578 SNMPv2 SMI • Enterasys-notification-authorization MIB
• Weighted Fair Queuing with Shaping
• RFC 2579 SNMPv2-TC • Enterasys-netfow MIB
• 16 Transmit Queues per Port (1000BaseX
• RFC 3417 SNMPv2-TM • Enterasys-license-key MIB
SFP and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Modules)
• RFC 3418 SNMPv2 MIB • Enterasys-aaa-policy MIB
• 4 Transmit Queues per Port
• RFC 2012 TCP MIB • Enterasys-class-of-service MIB
(10/100BaseTX, 100BaseFX and
• RFC 2013 UDP MIB • Enterasys-multi-auth MIB
1000BaseT Modules)
• RFC 2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB • Enterasys-mac-authentication MIB
• Up to 1024 Rate Limiters per DFE
• RFC 3411 SNMP Framework MIB • Enterasys-pwa MIB
• Packet Count or Bandwidth-based Rate
Limiters; Bandwidth Thresholds between • RFC 3412 SNMP-MPD MIB • Enterasys-upn-tc MIB
64 Kbps and 4 Gbps • RFC 3413 SNMPv3 Applications • Enterasys-policy-profile MIB
• IP ToS/DSCP Marking/Remarking • RFC 3414 SNMP User-based SM MIB
• 802.1D Priority-to-Transmit Queue Mapping • RFC 2276 SNMP-Community MIB Refer to DFE release notes for a complete list of
• RFC 2613 SMON MIB supported MIBs
Network Management • RFC 2674 802.1p/Q MIB
• NMS Console • RFC 2737 Entity MIB
• NMS Policy Manager • RFC 2787 VRRP MIB
• NMS Inventory Manager • RFC 2819 RMON MIB (Groups 1-9)
• NMS Automated Security Manager • RFC 3273 HC RMON MIB
• RFC 2863 IF MIB
Management, Control, and Analysis • RFC 2864 IF Inverted Stack MIB
• SNMP v1/v2c/v3 • RFC 2922 Physical Topology MIB
• Web-based Management Interface • RFC 3291 INET Address MIB
• Industry Common Command Line Interface • RFC 3621 Power Ethernet MIB
• Multiple Software Image Support with • RFC 3415 SNMP View-based ACM MIB
Revision Roll Back • RFC 3635 EtherLike MIB
• Multi-configuration File Support • RFC 3636 MAU MIB
• Editable Text-based Configuration File • IEEE 8023 LAG MIB
• COM Port Boot Prom and Image Download • RSTP MIB
via ZMODEM • USM Target Tag MIB
• Telnet Server and Client • U Bridge MIB
• Secure Shell (SSHv2) Server and Client • Draft-ietf-idmr-dvmrp-v3-10 MIB
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Specifications
Physical Specifications Power over Ethernet (PoE) Specifications
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 46.43 cm x 6.05 cm x 29.51 cm • IEEE 802.3af
(18.28” x 2.38” x 11.62”) • Total PoE Power: 4,800 W per chassis
• Net weight: 4.1 kg (9 lbs) • Supports Class 1 (4 W), Class 2 (7.5 W), and Class 3 (15.4 W)
PoE devices
Environmental Specifications
• A fully populated chassis can power Class 2 PoE device on
• Operating Temperature: +5° C to +40° C (41° F to 104° F)
all ports simultaneously
• Storage Temperature: -30° C to +73° C (-22° F to 164° F)
• Automated or manual PoE power distribution
• Operating Humidity: 5% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing
• Per-port enable/disable, power level, priority safety, overload,
• Power Consumption: 100 to 125 VAC or 200 to 250 VAC; 50 to 60 Hz
and short-circuit protection
Agency and Standards Specifications • System power monitor
• Safety: UL 60950, CSA 60950, EN 60950, EN 60825, and
IEC 60950
• Electromagnetic compatibility: 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, CSA
C108.8, EN 55022, EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3,
AS/NZS CISPR 22, and VCCI V-3
Ordering Information
Part Number Description
Platinum Distributed Forwarding Engines
7K4297-04 Platinum DFE with 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBase XFP optics slots
7K4297-02 Platinum DFE with 2 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBase XFP optics slots
7K4290-02 Platinum DFE with 2 10-Gigabit Ethernet 10GBase XenPak optics slot
7G4205-72 Platinum DFE with 72 10/100/1000 ports via RJ45 connectors. Supports Power over Ethernet
7G4202-72 Platinum DFE with 72 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors
7G4202-60 Platinum DFE with 60 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors
7G4285-49 Platinum DFE with 48 10/100/1000 ports via RJ45 connectors. Supports Power over Ethernet and NEM
7G4282-49 Platinum DFE with 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors. Supports Network Expansion Module
7G4282-41 Platinum DFE with 40 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports via RJ45 with one expansion module slot
7G4202-30 Platinum DFE with 30 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors
7G4280-19 Platinum DFE with 18 1000 Base-X ports via mini-GBIC connectors and one expansion module slot
7G4270-12 Platinum DFE with 12 1000 Base-X ports via mini-GBIC connectors
7G4270-10 Platinum DFE with 10 1000 Base-X ports via mini-GBIC connectors
7H4385-49 Platinum DFE with 48 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors. Supports Power over Ethernet and NEM
7H4202-72 Platinum DFE with 72 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors
7H4203-72 Platinum DFE with 72 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ21 connectors
7H4382-49 Platinum DFE with 48 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors. Supports E7 backplane connectivity and NEM
7H4383-49 Platinum DFE with 48 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ21 connectors. Supports E7 backplane connectivity and NEM
7H4382-25 Platinum DFE with 24 10/100 Ethernet ports via RJ45 connectors. Supports E6 / E7 backplane connectivity and NEM
7H4284-49 Platinum DFE with 48 100Base-FX ports via MTRJ connectors
Network Expansion Modules and Network Security Modules
7G-6MGBIC-A A Network Expansion Module with 6 1000Base-X ports via mini-GBIC connectors
7G-6MGBIC-B NEM with 6 1000Base-X ports via MGBIC w/100FX MGBIC support
7K-2XFP-6MGBIC NEM with 2 ports 10 Gb Ethernet via XPF, 6 1000Base-X ports via MGBIC w/100 FX MGBIC support
7S-DSNA7-01 N-Series Security Module for Intrusion Detection
7S-NSTAG-01 N-Series Security Module for Network Access Control
WS-C20N-32 N-Series Wireless Controller Module
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Mini-GBIC Modules
MGBIC-LC01 Mini-GBIC with 1000Base-SX port via LC connector
MGBIC-LC03 Mini-GBIC with 1000Base-LX/LH over multimedia fiber port via LC connector (2 km Long Haul)
MGBIC-N-LC04 100BaseFX Mini GBIC w/LC connector for use with 7K-2XFP-6MGBIC and 7G-6MGBIC-B only
MGBIC-LC09 Mini-GBIC with 1000Base-LX port via LC connector
MGBIC-MT01 Mini-GBIC with 1000Base-SX port via MTRJ connector
MGBIC-02 Mini-GBIC with 1000Base-TX port via RJ45 connector
MGBIC-08 Mini-GBIC with 1000Base-LX/LH SMF port via LC connector (70 km Long Haul)
Software
N-EOS-L3 Enterasys Operating System (EOS) Layer 3 routing upgrade for N-Series
N-EOS-PPC Enterasys Operating System (EOS) Platinum DFE port capacity increase key
N-EOS-PUC Enterasys Operating System (EOS) Platinum DFE extra user capacity activation key
10 Gigabit Ethernet XENPACs
10GBASE-ER 10 Gigabit interface, 1550 nm, 9 micron single-mode fiber via SC connector (40 km)
10GBASE-LR 10 Gigabit interface, 1310 nm, serial optic single-mode fiber via SC connector (2-10 km)
10GBASE-LX4 10 Gigabit interface, 1310 nm, 62.5 and 50 micron multi-mode fiber via SC connector (33 m and 66 m)
10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit interface, 850 nm, 62.5 and 50 micron multi-mode fiber via SC connector (33 m and 66 m)
10 Gigabit Ethernet XFPs
10GBASE-ER-XFP 10 Gigabit interface, 1550 nm, 9 micron single-mode fiber via XFP connector (40 km)
10GBASE-LR-XFP 10 Gigabit interface, 1310 nm, serial optic single-mode fiber via XFP connector (2-10 km)
10GBASE-SR-XFP 10 Gigabit interface, 850 nm, 62.5 and 50 micron multi-mode fiber via XFP connector (33 m and 82 m)
10GBASE-CX4-XFP 10 Gigabit interface, Twin Axial, Copper SFF-8470 via XFP connector (15 m)
Other Options
DFE-256MB-UGK 256 MB DIMM memory module
Notes 4. N3 chassis supports up to 3 DFE modules with the 863 W power AC supply (p/n 7C203-1)
1. Platinum DFEs can be installed in any slot of a N7, N5, N3, N1 or E7 chassis 5. DFE p/n 7H4382-25, 7H4382-49, and 7H4383-49 can be used either to bridge the FTM1 and
2. N7 and E7 chassis support up to 7 DFE modules with the 1,600 W AC power FTM2 backplanes in the E7 chassis, or to support the Network Expansion Module (NEM)
supply (p/n 6C207-3) 6. The 256 MB memory upgrade (DFE-256MB-UGK) is required for PIM-SM and LS-NAT
3. N5 chassis supports up to 5 DFE modules with the 1,200 W power AC supply (p/n 7C205-1)
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