2.3
System Requirements
Component
System Requirements
Switch Fabric Capacity
Forwarding Architecture
Port Packet Forwarding
Rate
MAC Address Entries
supported
Memory Type
OOB Port
Spanning Tree Support
L3 Hosts
L3 LPM
L3 Multicast Groups
Serial Console
Port Trunking
Port requirements
Speed Capability per Port
Full-Duplex Flow Control
Requirement
Non-blocking full wire speed on all packet sizes
Store and forward or cut-through
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595,200,000 pps (400GbE)
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148,800,000 pps (100GbE)
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59,520,000 pps (40GbE)
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14,880,000 pps (10GbE)
Up to 288K entries
64MB buffer memory
10/100/1000Mbps, auto sensing, auto negotiation
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Support IEEE802.1d STP
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Support IEEE802.1s MSTP
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Support IEEE802.1w RSTP
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IPv4 UC up to 16K; IPv6 UC up to 8K
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IPv4 MC up to 8K; IPv6 MC up to 4K
T-CAM mode: IPv4/32b 4K; IPv6/64b 2K; IPv6/128b 1K
512
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Provide visual feedback of the boot process to the user
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Timeout after period of inactivity
IEEE802.3ad Link Aggregation (LAG) up to 2K
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100/400Gbps (QSFP-DD port)
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25/50/100/200Gbps (QSFP-DD port, working in breakout cable)
Support the IEEE 802.3x PAUSE frame
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Chapter 2
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Appearance and Mechanism