IBM RackSwitch G8000, Installation Manual

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RackSwitch G8000 features
This section provides an overview of RackSwitch G8000 features.
Performance
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176 Gbps throughput (full duplex), non-blocking switching architecture
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100% line rate
v Deterministic port-to-port latency under 3 microseconds with 64 B packets
Management Features
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Clients
– Industry standard command-line interface (ISCLI)
– Browser-based Interface (BBI)
– System Networking Switch Center
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Protocols
– SNMP v1, v2, v3
– Remote Monitoring (RMON)
– Network Time Protocol (NTP) support
– DHCP
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Software upgrades
– Dual software images
– Upgrade via serial, browser, or TFTP
Software Features
v Security
– Secure interface login and password
– RADIUS and
– SSHv2
– HTTPS Secure Browser-based interface
– Wire-speed filtering with Access Control Lists (ACLs)
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Layer 2
– 1024 VLANs (802.1Q), including Private VLANs
– Multi-link trunking, compatible with Cisco EtherChannel
– Multiple with LACP (IEEE 802.3ad)
– Spanning Tree (802.1D), Multiple Spanning Tree (802.1s), Rapid Spanning
Tree (802.1w), with Fast Uplink Convergence
– 16 K forwarding database entries
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Layer 3
– Dynamic routing
- RIP v1, v2
- OSPF
- BGP
– 128 configurable interfaces (static or DHCP)
– DHCP Relay
– IP forwarding
– IGMP Snooping v1, v2, v3
– 4 K ARP entries
Chapter 1. Introduction
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