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Quick Guide: Force10 E-Series

Quick Guide: Force10 E-Series. Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.

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Quick Guide: Force10 E-Series

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  1. Quick Guide:Force10 E-Series

  2. Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, statements relating to goals, plans, objectives and future events. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this presentation regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects and plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Examples of such statements include statements relating to [products and product features on our roadmap, the timing and commercial availability of such products and features, the performance of such products and product features, statements concerning expectations for our products and product features [and projections of revenue or other financial terms]. These statements are based on the current estimates and assumptions of management of Force10 as of the date hereof and are subject to risks, uncertainties, changes in circumstances, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from those reflected in our forward looking statements. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. In addition, our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

  3. The E-Series Vision: Resilient Core Switch/Router Optimized for Ethernet Cisco Extreme Foundry Cisco Juniper E-Series Vision – Combining the Best of Switching and Routing Layer 2/3 Switching Force10 E-Series Layer 3 Routing Density Cost-effective Diverse Ethernet Media Rich L2 Features Light L3 Features Carrier-class Performance, Resiliency and Scalability Unparalleled Ethernet Density and Interface Diversity Rich L2 and L3 Features 100 GbE Ready Performance Resiliency Scalability Interface Diversity Rich L3 Features

  4. Industry’s most scalable resiliency Industry’s most scalable security Investment Protection for 40 and 100 GbE TeraScale E-SeriesA New Generation of 10 Gigabit Ethernet • ZERO packet loss hitless failover at Terabit data rates • No performance degradation with 1 million ACLs

  5. Non-blockingArchitecture X-bar Switch Fabric with 100% Passive Backplane Distributed Forwarding, Multiple CPUs w/ Protected Memory, CP/DP Separation Scalable Modularity Hitless Forwarding, Full Redundancy, Fault Containment High-Availability Resilient TeraScale Architecture — Resiliency & Scalable Performance

  6. Router Processor Modules (RPMs) & Line Cards Add Processing Power! Independent processors for switching, routing & management Routing Management Switching ASIC ASIC ASIC Fully distributed, delivering hitless forwarding & software upgrades Fully distributed, multiprocessor architecture E-Series Family of Switch/Routers Delivering Availability & Stability By Design ASIC

  7. First Tbps switch/router AND massive ACL security filter scalability (>1M) FTOS ASICs Switching Routing Management 5 Tbps capacity (40 and 100 GbE ready)providing long-term investment protection Switch Fabric Resiliency through integrated CPU protection 1.68 Tbps, supporting 672 line-rate GbE ports per chassis Backplane TeraScale E-Series ArchitectureResiliency, Scalable Performance & Security Modular OS with memory protection for stability RPM 3-CPU architecturefor resiliency

  8. Force10: 3-CPU ArchitectureTruly Independent Processing • Each CPU has dedicated memory, reducing corruption from runaway applications (BGP) • Reduce catastrophic failure from Spanning tree loops—routing & management still accessible • Reduce downtime due to configuration errors • Reduces DoS vulnerability (traffic spikes) • Truly a step forward in switch/router linearity — SCALABLE PERFORMANCE! • Consolidate network elements, collapse Layer 2 distribution & Layer 3 routing into one layer

  9. Modular Software • Separation of processes and memory brings stability • Stop & restart specific applications without rebooting entire system* • Software modules added or upgraded as needed* Features Benefits • Standards-based L2, L3 & QoS: • OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, VRRP • IEEE STP, VLAN, LAG, etc. • IEEE 802.1p, DiffServ • Interoperates with installed-base of switches and routers • Use existing staff and familiar tools • Stable OS • Less bugs • Quality Assurance from the ground up Force10 FTOS™ Operating System High Availability System Architecture…

  10. Force10 FTOSTMSoftware L2 Switching Quality of Service • 4K VLANs • 128K MAC + L2 ACL entries per port pipe • 802.1Q VLAN tagging • VLAN Stacking • Filtering and load balancing on L3/L4 header • 802.1p VLAN prioritization • 802.3ad Link Aggregation • 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol • RRR Rapid Root Redundancy (STP) • MSTP (802.1s), RSTP (802.1w) • Marking / Classification: DiffServ, 802.1p, • Measuring / Policing: 16 Token Bucket CARs per port – Avg/Peak • Metering, WRED, class-based WFQ, multiple profiles • 8 classes per port, 3 drop thresholds per class Management / Accounting • Cisco-like CLI, Syslog • Ping, Traceroute, Telnet • RADIUS, TACACS+, SSH • SNMP v1, v2c, v3 • RMON, sFlow, 64-bit counters • FTP, TFTP client; NTP client • DNS client, BootP/DHCP relay • Destination-based MAC accounting • ACL-based accounting L3 Routing • IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, RIP • Static/Default/Policy routing • 512K IPv4, 32K IPv6 routing table • IGMP/PIM Multicast • VRRP • 64K L3/L4 ACL entries per port pipe • Full Ternary CAM-based FIB • OSPF/BGP graceful restart Failure Detection / Signaling • Auto-Negotiation • Link Failure Detection (FEFD / LFS) • AIS/RDI (SONET/SDH, WAN)

  11. 36” (21 RU), 2 Units/Rack • 28” (16 RU), 3 Units/Rack • 14” (8 RU), 6 Units/Rack Size • 14 Line Cards • 56.25 Gbps/slot (HDX) • 70 Mpps/slot • 7 Line Cards • 56.25 Gbps/slot (HDX) • 70 Mpps/slot • 6 Line Cards • 25 Gbps/slot (HDX) • 35 Mpps/slot Slots • GbE, Copper and Fiber • 10 GbE • POS • GbE, Copper and Fiber • 10 GbE • POS • GbE, Copper and Fiber • 10 GbE Line Cards • Route Processor (1+1) • ECC Memory • Switch Fabric (8:1) • Passive Backplane • Redundant Power • Hot Swap • Route Processor (1+1) • ECC Memory • Switch Fabric (4:1) • Passive Backplane • Redundant Power • Hot Swap • Route Processor (1+1) • ECC Memory • Switch Fabric (1:1) • Passive Backplane • Redundant Power • Hot Swap Resiliency &Redundancy E-Series Resilient Switch/Routers E300 E1200 E600 Feature • 400 Gbps • 196 Mpps • 1.68 Tbps • 1 Bpps • 900 Gbps • 500 Mpps Capacity

  12. Remove Wasteful Interconnects OP-EX OP-EX Power 19,920 W Power 3,760 W BTU / hr 12,812 BTU / hr 67,960 CAP-EX OP-EX • 75% lower up front cost,> $1 million savings • One device, versus five • 28 less line cards • 81% less power • 81% less cooling needed (air conditioning) • 80% less rack space Value of High Density & ResiliencyA 270-Node Data Center 4 x 10 GbE uplinks 4 x 10 GbEuplinks 48 x 10 GbE Interconnects 90 90 90 270 line-rate nodes 270 line-rate nodes

  13. Backups

  14. Force10’s Market DisruptionsIndustry Leading Reliability and Scalability Lessons Learned in Large Data Centers • Business doesn’t exist without the network • Reliability is key • Global support • Integrated ecosystem Large Data Center

  15. C-Series 1.5 Tbps backplane 384 GbE (w/PoE) line-rate32 10 GbE line-rate C-Series Wiring Closet C-Series S-Series CAPEX OPEX C-Series • 75% lower up front cost, > $1 million savings • One device, versus five • 28 less line cards • 81% less power • 81% less cooling needed (air conditioning) • 80% less rack space E-Series 5 Tbps backplane capacity 672 GbE line-rate56 10 GbE line-rate Reliable Networking by Force10 DataCenters LAN Core E-Series S-Series E-Series

  16. Routing Switching Management ASIC ASIC ASIC Fully distributed, multiprocessor architecture Ethernet Switching &Routing Architectures • Force10 E-Series • Resiliency ensures high availability • Rise of GbE • “Layer 3” switch is born • ASIC off load of central CPU • Designed for 10/100 Mb • Central CPU • Software based Performance Early 90s Mid-Late 90s 2000-Present

  17. 7 Slots 7 Slots 5 Tbps / 16 slots= over 300 Gbps (duplex) accessible per slot Fully passive 5 Tbpscopper backplane E-Series Backplane 40 and 100 GbE Ready E-Series Family of Switch/Routers Delivering Availability & Stability By Design

  18. 40 and 100 GbE Ready Chassis = No Forklift Upgrade • Current backplane can scale to 5 Tbps and 337.5 Gbps/slot with future components • Designed and tested for 5 Tbps • Advanced fiberglass materials improve transmission characteristics • Unique conductor layers decouple 5 Tbps signal from power traces • Engineered trace geometry for channel stability and 25 Gbps channels • Force10 has 19 patents awarded and more than 60 patents pending on its switching technology * No other vendor has openly discussed testing their backplanes for future capacity

  19. E-Series Line Cards * High Density Card, Oversubscribed

  20. Completely passive copper backplane • Scalability tested to 5 Tbps • Passive copper backplanes more reliable than optical backplanes • Force10 holds many patents on backplane design and manufacturing technology • 1.6875 Tbps fabric • 8:1 SFM redundancy provides OpEx savings Backplane/Fabric Scalability and Reliability Route Processor Module Line Card Ternary CAM 1GE/10GE MAC Buffer/Traffic Management Backplane Scheduler Buffer/Traffic Management 56.25 Gbps 56.25 Gbps Per Slot Passive Copper Backplane 1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric

  21. Multi-CPUs with modular OS for routing and management (control plane) • Distributed ASICs for line rate forwarding and packet processing (data plane) • Independent data and control paths (among CPUs) Modularity Enables Predictability Route Processor Module Line Card Ternary CAM 1GE/10GE MAC Buffer/Traffic Management Backplane Scheduler Buffer/Traffic Management 56.25 Gbps 56.25 Gbps Per Slot Passive Copper Backplane 1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric

  22. Traffic Going to Each CPU is Prioritized & Rate Limited More than 1,000,000 ACLs with No Performance impact CPU Utilization >85% Triggers Internal Protection Mechanisms ACL Buffer/Traffic Management Backplane Scheduler Force10 EtherScale ArchitectureEmbedded Security & Catastrophic Failure Prevention Route Processor Module Line Card Ternary CAM Switching Routing Management 1GE/10GE MAC Passive Copper Backplane 1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric

  23. Each line card has distributed CAMs for L2/L3 forwarding, ACL, and QoS lookup • Always 5 lookup allows line rate packet processing • FIB based architecture scales extremely well against flow based architectures (no slow path, no flow cache thrashing) • Hardware based ACLs with Sequence numbers ensure no security holes • CPUs calculate best paths, and download to line cards synchronously • Line cards make independent forwarding decisions • During RPM failover, line cards continue to forward without packet loss (hitless) • OSPF/BGP graceful restart allows network wide resiliency Distributed and Hitless Forwarding Route Processor Module Line Card Ternary CAM 1GE/10GE MAC Buffer/Traffic Management Backplane Scheduler Buffer/Traffic Management 56.25 Gbps 56.25 Gbps Per Slot Passive Copper Backplane 1.6875 Tbps Switch Fabric

  24. Flexible Packet Classification Engine (FPC) Line-rate classification for IP, L2, and ACLs 512K IPv4, 32K IPv6 route capability Buffer and Traffic Manager (BTM2) Packet Metering and Marking Traffic Shaping/Conditioning Terabit Switch Fabric (TSF) 1.6875 Tbps switch fabric capacity Backplane Scheduler (BSC) Force10 ASIC Chipset - TeraScale

  25. Routing Separate Module for System Mgt. • IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, RIP • Static/Default/Policy Routing • 512K IPv4, 32K IPv6 Routing Table • IGMP/PIM Multicast • VRRP • 64K L3/L4 ACL Entries per Port Pipe • Full Ternary CAM-Based FIB Route Processor 1 Protocols Run as Individual Processes IS-IS RTM BGP RIP OSPF SystemManager IPC Kernel Layer

  26. Switching Separate Module for System Mgt. • 4K VLANs • 128K MAC + L2 ACL Entries per Port Pipe • 802.1Q VLAN Tagging • VLAN Stacking • 802.1p VLAN Prioritization • 802.3ad Link Aggregation • 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol • RRR Rapid Root Redundancy (STP) • MSTP, RSTP • Filtering/Load balancing on L3 header Route Processor 2 Protocols Run as Individual Processes MAC Manager Spanning Tree ARPManager Link Aggr. (LAG) VRRP, ICMP, PPP SystemManager IPC Kernel Layer

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