Quick Guide: Force10 E-Series

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Quick GuideForce10 E-Series
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E-Series Vision Combining the Best of Switching
and Routing
Force10 E-Series
Layer 2/3 Switching
Layer 3 Routing
Performance Resiliency Scalability Interface
Diversity Rich L3 Features
Carrier-class Performance, Resiliency and
Scalability Unparalleled Ethernet Density and
Interface Diversity Rich L2 and L3 Features 100
GbE Ready
Density Cost-effective Diverse Ethernet
Media Rich L2 Features Light L3 Features
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TeraScale E-SeriesA New Generation of 10 Gigabit
Ethernet

• ZERO packet loss hitless failover at Terabit
  data rates

• No performance degradation with 1 million ACLs

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TeraScale Architecture Resiliency Scalable
Performance
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E-Series Family of Switch/Routers Delivering
Availability Stability By Design
ASIC
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TeraScale E-Series ArchitectureResiliency,
Scalable Performance Security
Modular OS with memory protection for stability
RPM
3-CPU architecturefor resiliency
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Force10 3-CPU ArchitectureTruly Independent
Processing

• Each CPU has dedicated memory, reducing
  corruption from runaway applications (BGP)
• Reduce catastrophic failure from Spanning tree
  loopsrouting management still accessible
• Reduce downtime due to configuration errors
• Reduces DoS vulnerability (traffic spikes)
• Truly a step forward in switch/router linearity
  SCALABLE PERFORMANCE!
• Consolidate network elements, collapse Layer 2
  distribution Layer 3 routing into one layer

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Force10 FTOS Operating System High Availability
System Architecture
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Force10 FTOSTM Software
L2 Switching
Quality of Service

• 4K VLANs
• 128K MAC L2 ACL entries per port pipe
• 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• VLAN Stacking
• Filtering and load balancing on L3/L4 header
• 802.1p VLAN prioritization
• 802.3ad Link Aggregation
• 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol
• RRR Rapid Root Redundancy (STP)
• MSTP (802.1s), RSTP (802.1w)

• Marking / Classification DiffServ, 802.1p,
• Measuring / Policing 16 Token Bucket CARs per
  port Avg/Peak
• Metering, WRED, class-based WFQ, multiple
  profiles
• 8 classes per port, 3 drop thresholds per class

Management / Accounting

• Cisco-like CLI, Syslog
• Ping, Traceroute, Telnet
• RADIUS, TACACS, SSH
• SNMP v1, v2c, v3
• RMON, sFlow, 64-bit counters
• FTP, TFTP client NTP client
• DNS client, BootP/DHCP relay
• Destination-based MAC accounting
• ACL-based accounting

L3 Routing

• IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, RIP
• Static/Default/Policy routing
• 512K IPv4, 32K IPv6 routing table
• IGMP/PIM Multicast
• VRRP
• 64K L3/L4 ACL entries per port pipe
• Full Ternary CAM-based FIB
• OSPF/BGP graceful restart

Failure Detection / Signaling

• Auto-Negotiation
• Link Failure Detection (FEFD / LFS)
• AIS/RDI (SONET/SDH, WAN)

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E-Series Resilient Switch/Routers
E300
E1200
E600
Feature

• 400 Gbps
• 196 Mpps

• 1.68 Tbps
• 1 Bpps

• 900 Gbps
• 500 Mpps

Capacity
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Value of High Density ResiliencyA 270-Node
Data Center
4 x 10 GbE uplinks
4 x 10 GbEuplinks
48 x 10 GbE Interconnects
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90
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270 line-rate nodes
270 line-rate nodes
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Backups
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Force10s Market DisruptionsIndustry Leading
Reliability and Scalability
Lessons Learned in Large Data Centers

• Business doesnt exist without the network
• Reliability is key
• Global support
• Integrated ecosystem

Large Data Center
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Reliable Networking by Force10
DataCenters
LAN Core
E-Series
S-Series
E-Series
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Ethernet Switching Routing Architectures

• Force10 E-Series
• Resiliency ensures high availability

• Rise of GbE
• Layer 3 switch is born
• ASIC off load of central CPU

• Designed for 10/100 Mb
• Central CPU
• Software based

Performance
Early 90s
Mid-Late 90s
2000-Present
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E-Series Family of Switch/Routers Delivering
Availability Stability By Design
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40 and 100 GbE Ready Chassis No Forklift
Upgrade

• Current backplane can scale to 5 Tbps and 337.5
  Gbps/slot with future components
• Designed and tested for 5 Tbps
• Advanced fiberglass materials improve
  transmission characteristics
• Unique conductor layers decouple 5 Tbps signal
  from power traces
• Engineered trace geometry for channel stability
  and 25 Gbps channels
• Force10 has 19 patents awarded and more than 60
  patents pending on its switching technology

No other vendor has openly discussed testing
their backplanes for future capacity
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E-Series Line Cards
High Density Card, Oversubscribed
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Backplane/Fabric Scalability and Reliability
Line Card
Route Processor Module
Ternary CAM
1GE/10GE MAC
Buffer/Traffic Management
Backplane Scheduler
Buffer/Traffic Management
56.25 Gbps
56.25 Gbps Per Slot
Passive Copper Backplane
1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric
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Modularity Enables Predictability
Route Processor Module
Line Card
Ternary CAM
1GE/10GE MAC
Buffer/Traffic Management
Backplane Scheduler
Buffer/Traffic Management
56.25 Gbps
56.25 Gbps Per Slot
Passive Copper Backplane
1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric
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Force10 EtherScale ArchitectureEmbedded Security
Catastrophic Failure Prevention
Route Processor Module
Line Card
Ternary CAM
Routing
Management
Switching
1GE/10GE MAC
Passive Copper Backplane
1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric
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Distributed and Hitless Forwarding
Line Card
Route Processor Module
Ternary CAM
1GE/10GE MAC
Buffer/Traffic Management
Backplane Scheduler
Buffer/Traffic Management
56.25 Gbps
56.25 Gbps Per Slot
Passive Copper Backplane
1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric
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Force10 ASIC Chipset - TeraScale

• Flexible Packet Classification Engine (FPC)
• Line-rate classification for IP, L2, and ACLs
• 512K IPv4, 32K IPv6 route capability
• Buffer and Traffic Manager (BTM2)
• Packet Metering and Marking
• Traffic Shaping/Conditioning
• Terabit Switch Fabric (TSF)
• 1.6875 Tbps switch fabric capacity
• Backplane Scheduler (BSC)

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Routing

• IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, RIP
• Static/Default/Policy Routing
• 512K IPv4, 32K IPv6 Routing Table
• IGMP/PIM Multicast
• VRRP
• 64K L3/L4 ACL Entries per Port Pipe
• Full Ternary CAM-Based FIB

Separate Module for System Mgt.
Route Processor 1
Protocols Run as Individual Processes
RTM
RIP
BGP
OSPF
IS-IS
SystemManager
IPC
Kernel Layer
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Switching

• 4K VLANs
• 128K MAC L2 ACL Entries per Port Pipe
• 802.1Q VLAN Tagging
• VLAN Stacking
• 802.1p VLAN Prioritization
• 802.3ad Link Aggregation
• 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol
• RRR Rapid Root Redundancy (STP)
• MSTP, RSTP
• Filtering/Load balancing on L3 header

Separate Module for System Mgt.
Route Processor 2
Protocols Run as Individual Processes
MAC Manager
Spanning Tree
ARPManager
Link Aggr. (LAG)
VRRP, ICMP, PPP
SystemManager
IPC
Kernel Layer
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