High performance and scalability of intelligent network services is made possible with dedicated
specialized resources known as ternary content addressable memory (TCAM). Ample TCAM resources
(64,000 entries) enable high feature capacity, providing wire-speed routing and switching performance
with concurrent provisioning of services such as quality of service (QoS) and security and helping
ensure scalability for today's network requirements with ample room for future growth.
The Application Switch has 48 ports of wire-speed 10/100/1000BASE-T with four alternative wired
1 ports that can accommodate optional 1000BASE-X Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optics.
Figure 6: Application Switch (front view)
Content Switch
The Content Switch improves application and site availability and transaction integrity by using
Adaptive Session Redundancy (ASR), an industry standard in stateful failover.
The Content Switch delivers flexibility for customizing combinations of ports, performance, and
services. The switch scales secured application transaction performance through support of an
integrated, high-capacity Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) module. Off-loading SSL onto the network
improves the overall performance of the web and application server enabling better application
performance.
Figure 7: Content Switch (front view)
Console Server
The console server provides secure console or serial port management. The PM&C application
configures the console server with the “Add Frame” and “Add Shelf” operations. The “Add Shelf”
operation accesses the console ports of each shelf manager and switch for initial configuration of those
components. The console server is also used for FRU activities and disaster recovery operations.
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Hardware Description
Installation
