- Up to 48 10 GbE Ports in a Single Compact Chassis
- Full L2 Switching and IPv4/IPv6 Routing

8-port High Density 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN PHY With Pluggable XFP Modules Overview
The 8-port high density 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card for the Force10 E-Series E300 is based on the innovative Force10 TeraScale™ ASICs and E-Series™ Architecture and provides pluggable XFP modules supporting distances up to 80 km.
This line card provides industry-leading density of up to 48 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Each line card slot supports 22 Gbps of throughput or a density of up to 12 line-rate, non-blocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis.
Additionally, the TeraScale ASICs and E-Series Architecture enable predictable performance with QoS and Access Control Lists (ACLs) enabled, Jumbo frame support, with simultaneous L2 switching, IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
These cards present a truly flexible solution that can be used in applications spanning the LAN, MAN and WAN.
Key Features
- Consistent throughput for 64 to 9,252 byte Ethernet frames on all ports with
all features enabled
- Pluggable XFP modules providing support for SR, LR, ER, ZR, DWDM and CX4 interfaces
- CLI selectable option for WAN or LAN PHY on a per port basis, enabling flexible network design at the line card level
- 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
8-port High Density 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN PHY With Pluggable XFP Modules Specifications
Physical
- Eight full-duplex 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN PHY ports with pluggable XFP 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: 200 W (682 BTU/h)
- EG3: 210 W (717 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.
XFP Support
Any combination of Force10 SR, LR, ER, ZR, DWDM and CX4 XFPs may be populated. The CX4 module overlaps with adjacent ports. XFP modules
are sold separately.
See Media Specifications for more details.
Ordering Information
- LC-EF3-10GE-8P
- 8-port 10 GbE line card – XFP modules required
(series EF3)
- LC-EG3-10GE-8P
- 8-port 10 GbE high capacity line card – XFP modules required (series EG3)
- GP-XFP-1S
- Qualified SR/SW 10 GbE XFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-XFP-1L
- Qualified LR/LW 10 GbE XFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-XFP-1E
- Qualified ER/EW 10 GbE XFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-XFP-1Z
- Qualified ZR/ZW 10 GbE XFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-XFP-W
- Qualified DWDM 10 GbE XFP optics module, LC connector (100 GHz ITU grid, C-Band)
- GP-XFP-1CX4
- Qualified CX4 10 GbE XFP module, CX4 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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