G8272 Features
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RackSwitch G8272 Installation Guide
This section provides an overview of G8272 features.
Performance
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Non-blocking switching architecture
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Throughput (full duplex) of 1,280 Gigabits per second (Gbps)
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100% line rate
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Deterministic port-to-port latency under 2 microseconds with 64 B packets
Management Features
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Clients
– Industry-Standard Command-Line Interface (ISCLI)
– Browser-based Interface (BBI) (client or Telnet)
– System Networking Switch Center (SNSC)
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Protocols
– SNMP v1, v2, v3
– Remote Monitoring (RMON)
– Network Time Protocol (NTP) support
– DHCP client
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Software upgrades
– Dual software images
– Upgrade via serial port, web browser, or TFTP
Firmware Features
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Security
– Secure interface login and password
– RADIUS and TACACS+
– SSH v1, v2
– HTTPS Secure Browser-based interface
– Wire-speed filtering with Access Control Lists (ACLs)
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Layer 2
– 2048 VLANs (802.1Q) with 4K VLAN IDs, including private VLANs
– Multi-link trunking, compatible with Cisco EtherChannel
– LACP (IEEE 802.3ad)
– Spanning Tree (802.1D) protocol, Multiple Spanning Tree (802.1s) protocol,
Rapid Spanning Tree (802.1w) protocol, with Fast Uplink Convergence
– 32K forwarding database entries