Connectors; Accelerated Packet Forwarding And Policy Enforcement - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001FA2 Security System Manual

FortiGate-5001FA2 security system

Connectors

Accelerated packet forwarding and policy enforcement

FortiGate-5001FA2 Security System Guide
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Table 1: FortiGate-5001FA2 board LEDs (Continued)
LED State Description
5, 6, Link Green The correct cable is inserted into this interface and the
connected equipment has power.
7, 8 LED
Flashing Network activity at this interface.
Speed Green The interface is connected at 1000 Mbps.
LED
Amber The interface is connected at 100 Mbps.
Unlit The interface is connected at 10 Mbps.
Table 2 lists and describes the FortiGate-5001FA2 connectors.
Table 2: FortiGate-5001FA2 connectors
Connector Type Speed
1 and 2 LC SFP 1000Base-SX
3 and 4 LC SFP 1000Base-SX
5, 6, 7, 8 RJ-45 10/100/1000
Base-T
CONSOLE DB-9 9600 bps
USB USB
FortiGate-5001FA2 Accelerated packet forwarding and policy enforcement results
in accelerated small packet performance required for voice, video, and other
multimedia streaming applications. The following traffic scenarios are
recommended for the accelerated interfaces:
• Small packet applications, such as voice over IP (VoIP).
The FortiGate-5001FA2 accelerated interfaces provide wire speed
performance for small packet applications.
• Latency sensitive applications, such as multimedia.
The FortiGate-5001FA2 accelerated interfaces add much less latency than
normal (non-accelerated) interfaces.
Accelerated packet forwarding and policy enforcement
Protocol Description
Ethernet Two accelerated gigabit SFP interfaces
that can accept optical or copper gigabit
transceivers. These interfaces only
operate at 1000Mbps. The accelerated
interface connectors are inverted
compared to connectors 3 and 4. See
"Installing SFP transceivers" on
page 10 for more information.
Ethernet Two gigabit SFP interfaces that can
accept optical or copper gigabit
transceivers. These interfaces only
operate at 1000Mbps. See
SFP transceivers" on page 10
information.
Ethernet Copper gigabit connection to
10/100/1000Base-T copper networks.
RS-232 Serial connection to the command line
serial interface.
FortiUSB key firmware updates and
configuration backup.
"Installing
for more
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