Network Hardware User's Manual

Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Modules Hardware Installation Guide 1-1
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Introduction
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheDFE‐Goldmodulecapabilities,andintroduces
the4H4282‐49,4H4283‐49,4H4203‐72,4H4202‐72,and4H4284‐49DFE‐Goldmodules.
Overview of DFE-Gold Series Capabilities
TheGoldDistributedForwardingEngine(DFE)isEnterasys Networks’nextgeneration
ofenterprisemodulesfortheMatrixN‐SeriesandMatrixE7switches.These
DFE modulesdeliverhighperformanceandflexibilitytoensurecomprehensive
switching,routing,QualityofService,security,andtrafficcontainment.Keyfeatures
include:
•Superiorperformanceandcapacitytosupportmore
high‐bandwidthandlatency
sensitiveapplications
• 10/100/1000Base‐TXand10GigabitEthernetconnectivity
•IntegratedServicesDesignthatreducesthenumber/typeofmodulesrequired,
simplifiesnetworkdesign,andlowersentrycost
•Port‐andUser‐BasedPolicyandMultilayerPacketClassificationthatprovides
granularcontrolandsecurityforbusiness‐criticalapplications
•High‐
availabilityserviceswithstatefulfailoverforservicesandmanagement
•Self‐learningconfigurationmoduleswithincreasedreliabilityandfaulttolerancethat
reducesconfigurationtimeandmaximizesuptime
•Network‐wideconfiguration,change,andinventorymanagementthatiseasierto
install,troubleshoot,andmaintain
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in the DFE-Gold module, some features described in this
document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the DFE-Gold module to
determine which features are supported.