24-port Gigabit Ethernet Line Card with Pluggable SFP Modules

The 24-port Gigabit Ethernet line card for the Force10 E-Series E300 is based on the innovative Force10 TeraScale™ ASICs. Pluggable SFP modules support distances up to 80 km and pluggable 1000Base-T modules support distances up to 100 m over Cat5 UTP for mixed fiber/copper installations.

This line card provides industry-leading density of up to 144 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Each line card slot supports 22 Gbps of throughput or a density of up to 132 line-rate, non-blocking Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Additionally, the TeraScale ASICs and E-Series architecture enable line-rate performance with QoS and Access Control Lists (ACLs) enabled, jumbo frame support, with simultaneous L2 switching, IPv4 and IPv6 routing.

Key Features

• Consistent throughput for 64 to 9,252 byte Ethernet frames on all ports with all features enabled
• Pluggable SFP modules providing support for SX, LX, ZX and 1000Base-T interfaces
• Guaranteed packet delivery through virtual output queues that minimize latency and eliminate head-of-line blocking
• Wire-speed security features including up to 2K L2, 13K IPv4 and 4K IPv6 Access Control Lists (ACLs) per line card (using default CAM profiles)
• Fully functional switching and routing with up to 64K MACs, 256K IPv4 addresses or 192K/6K IPv4/IPv6 addresses per series EF3 line card, or 512K IPv4 addresses and 32K IPv6 addresses per series EG3 line card (using default CAM profiles)
• Configurable CAM profiles for L2, IPv4, IPv6 FIBs and ACLs that allow flexible CAM allocation based on network requirements

Physical

• 24 full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports with SFP modules
• Occupies a single slot in the Force10 E300 chassis
• Dimensions:
  • 1.55 h x 16.06 w x 14.77" d
    (3.94 h x 40.79 w x 37.51 cm d)
• Weight:
  • 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
• Maximum insertion force:
  • 24 lbs (10.90 kg)
• Maximum power consumption and thermal output::
  • EF3: 215 W (734 BTU/h)
  • EG3: 225 W (768 BTU/h)
• Operating temp:
  • 32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C)
• Relative humidity:
  • 5 to 90% non-condensing
• Maximum altitude:
  • 10,000 ft (3048 m)

Management

• Link status, link speed and link activity LEDs per port
• Line card status LED
• Onboard diagnostic capability

IEEE Compliance

• 802.1p L2 Prioritization
• 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging
• 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
• 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
• 802.3x Flow Control
• 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
• MTU 9,252 bytes

Safety

• UL/CSA 60950-1, 1st Edition
• EN 60950-1, 1st Edition
• IEC 60950-1, 1st Edition Including all National Deviations and Group Differences
• EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1:
  • Equipment Classification Requirements and User's Guide
• EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products Part 2:
  • Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems
• FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11

Emissions

• Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006, Class A
• Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A
• Europe: EN 55022: 2006
  (CISPR 22: 2006), Class A
• Japan: VCCI V3/2007.04 Class A
• USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A

Immunity

• EN 300 386 V1.3.3: 2005 EMC for Network Equipment
• EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003
• EN 61000-3-2: Harmonic Current Emissions
• EN 61000-3-3: Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
• EN 61000-4-2: ESD
• EN 61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity
• EN 61000-4-4: EFT
• EN 61000-4-5: Surge
• EN 61000-4-6: Low Frequency Conducted Immunity

RoHS

All E-Series components are EU RoHS compliant.

SFP Support

Any combination of Force10 SX, LX, ZX or 1000Base-T SFPs may be populated. The 1000Base-T module may overlap with ports in adjacent slots. SFP modules are sold separately.

See Media Specifications for more details.