- Up to 144 GbE Ports
in a Single Chassis
- Full L2 Switching
and IPv4/IPv6 Routing

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
24-port Gigabit Ethernet Line Card with Pluggable SFP Modules
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:
- Maximum insertion force:
- 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:
- Maximum altitude:
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
Regulatory Compliance
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.
Ordering Information
- LC-EF3-1GE-24P
- 24-port GbE line card – SFP modules required (series EF3)
- LC-EG3-1GE-24P
- 24-port GbE high capacity line card – SFP modules required (series EG3)
- GP-SFP2-1S
- Qualified SX GbE SFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-SFP2-MTRJ-1S
- Qualified SX GbE SFP optics module, MTRJ connector
- GP-SFP2-1Y
- Qualified LX GbE SFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-SFP2-1Z
- Qualified ZX GbE SFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-SFP2-1T
- Qualified 1000Base-T GbE SFP module, RJ45 connector
Force10 Networks line cards meet the requirements of demanding Layer 2 and Layer 3 applications. They support Layer 2 applications that require line-rate performance and high port densities, and Layer 3 applications that demand robustness at low per-port prices.
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