Force10 Networks: C-Series (Resilient Switches)

C-Series (Resilient Switches)

Modular Force10 Operating System (FTOS) software delivers inherent stability
In-service diagnostics and traffic visibility tools increase control of network
Line-rate, non-blocking 10 GbE performance

[+|-] C-Series Overview

The Force10 Networks C-Series are resilient chassis-based switches that deliver reliability, network control and scalability. The C-Series is designed to support mission critical applications with very low latency across converged networks. Comprehensive management capabilities make the C-Series a cost-effective and flexible deployment option.

Key Applications

Low cost 100/1000 Mbps server aggregation for small- to medium-sized data centers (100s to 1,000s of servers)
Cost-effective LAN core switch for small- and medium-campuses (100s to 1,000s of PCs)
High density GbE aggregation for distribution into a multiple Gbps or 10 GbE backbone
Cost-effective PoE-enabled 10/100/1000Base-T wiring closet aggregation of VoIP phones, wireless access points, video cameras or other IEEE 802.3af-compliant devices

Key Features

The Force10 C-Series is designed to provide inherent reliability, network control, and scalability for high performance Ethernet environments.

Passive copper backplane eliminates a single point of failure, providing increased system-level reliability
- Backplane supports technology developed and patented for the E-Series to provide scalable capacity, cost effectively bringing high performance design advances to the midsized data center and enterprise LAN markets
Up to 384 line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T ports with full 15.4W Class 3 PoE support in a 13-RU chassis
Up to 64 line-rate 10 GbE ports with pluggable XFP modules
Intelligent power management with full 15.4W PoE (IEEE 802.3af) support across all ports
5 microsecond switching latency under full load for 64 byte frames
Switch fabric capacity of up to 1.536 Tbps and up to 952 Mpps L2/L3 packet forwarding capacity
High availability architecture

1+1 Route Processor Module (RPM) design
Continuous runtime data plane monitoring and advanced in-service CLI diagnostic functions
Power supply redundancy with load sharing power bus enabling uninterrupted VoIP calls during a power supply failure

[+|-] C-Series Product Matrix

C300
C150

Switch Fabric Capacity
1.536 Tbps
768 Gbps

Full-Mesh Forwarding Capacity
952 Mpps
476 Mpps

I/O Line Card Slots
8
4

Line-rate
10/100/1000
Base-T with Class 3 IEEE 802.3af PoE
384 Ports at 15.4W
192 Ports at 15.4W

Line-rate
100Base-FX or GbE SFP
384
192

Line-rate 10 GbE XFP
64
32

Chassis Size
13 Rack Units

3 Units/19" Rack
9 Rack Units

4 Units/19" Rack

Hardware Redundancy
Power, Route Processor, Switch Fabric,
Passive Copper Backplane

Operating System
Fully Modular

C-Series Line Cards:

10 Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet Fiber

48-port GE w/ Pluggable Optics

Gigabit Ethernet Copper

C-Series Specifications

Chassis

C300

8 Line card slots
2 Switch fabric and route processor module slots
8 Power supply module slots
1 Fan tray slot
Size:
13 RU, 22.7 h x 17.4 w x 14.4" d
(57.66 h x 37.58 w x 44.20 cm d)
Weight with factory-installed components: 55 lbs (24.95 kg)
Weight fully loaded: 152.27 lbs (69.07 kg)
AC Power

Nominal input voltage:
100 - 240 VAC 50/60 HZ
Maximum thermal output:

9,328 W (8,089 BTU/h) at 100/120 VAC
9,111 W (7,895 BTU/h) at 200/220 VAC

Maximum input current per module:

14 A at 100 VAC
12 A at 120 VAC
7 A at 200 VAC
6 A at 240 VAC

Maximum system power input:

9.4 KVA at 100/120 VAC
9.2 KVA at 200/240 VAC

Maximum power consumption:

9,428 W at 100/120 VAC
9,211 W at 200/240 VAC

C150

4 Line card slots
2 Switch fabric and route processor module slots
6 Power supply module slots
1 Fan tray slot
Size:
9 RU, 15.7 h x 17.5 w x 15.3" d
(39.88 h x 44.45 w x 38.86 cm d)
Weight with factory-installed components: 38 lbs (17.24 kg)
Weight fully loaded: 86.63 lbs (39.29 kg)
AC Power

Nominal input voltage:
100 - 240 VAC 50/60 HZ
Maximum thermal output:

4,899 W (4,647 BTU/h) at 100/120 VAC
4,785 W (4,536 BTU/h) at 200/220 VAC

Maximum input current per module:

14 A at 100 VAC
12 A at 120 VAC
7 A at 200 VAC
6 A at 240 VAC

Maximum system power input:

4.9 KVA at 100/120 VAC
4.8 KVA at 200/240 VAC

Maximum power consumption:

4,949 W at 100/120 VAC
4,835 W at 200/240 VAC

Common

19" front rack mountable
Maximum operating specifications:
- Temperature: 32° to 104°F
  (0° to 40°C)
- Altitude: no performance degradation to 10,000 feet
  (3,048 meters)
- Relative humidity: 5 to 85 percent, noncondensing
- Shock: Bellcore GR-63
- Vibration: Bellcore GR-63
Maximum non-operating specifications:
Temperature: -40° to 158°F (-40° to 70°C)
Maximum altitude: 15,000 feet (4,572 meters)
Relative humidity: 5 to 95 percent, noncondensing
Vibration: Bellcore GR-63

Redundancy/Availability

1+1 redundant Switch Fabric & Route Processor Modules (RPM)
C300:
- 2+1 redundant system power supply modules
- 4+1 redundant PoE Power Supply Modules supporting up to 384 PoE ports at 15.4W with deterministic failure mode
C150:
- 1+1 redundant system power supply modules
- 2+2 redundant PoE Power Supply Modules supporting up to 192 PoE ports at 15.4W with deterministic failure mode
Online insertion and removal of all components Environmental self-monitoring

Performance

Layer 2 MAC addresses: 16K
Layer 3 forwarding entries: 12K
Switching fabric capacity:

C300: 1,536 Tbps
C150: 768 Gbps

Forwarding performance:
- C300: 952 Mpps
- C150: 476 Mpps
Jumbo frame support: 9252 bytes
Link aggregation: 8 links per group & 128 groups per chassis
Queues per port: 4 queues
VLANs: 4096
Line-rate Layer 2 switching: all protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6
Line-rate Layer 3 routing: IPv4
LAG load balancing based on Layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers

IEEE Compliance

802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
802.1D Bridging, STP
802.1p L2 Prioritization
802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP
802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
802.1X Network Access Control
802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
802.3af Power over Ethernet
802.3ak 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-CX4)
802.3i Ethernet (10BASE-T)
802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX)
802.3x Flow Control
802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)

RFC Compliance

OSPF

1587 NSSA option
2154 OSPF MD5
2328 OSPF v2
2370 Opaque LSA option

RIP

1058 RIP v1
2453 RIP v2

General Routing and Switching Protocols

768 UDP
783 TFTP
791 IP
792 ICMP
793 TCP
826 ARP
854 Telnet
959 FTP
1027 Proxy ARP
1305 NTP v3
1519 CIDR
1542 BootP (relay)
1591 DNS client
1812 IPv4 routers
2131 BootP/DHCP helper
2338 VRRP
3176 sFlow
ietf-draft Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

IP Multicast

ietf-draft IGMP Snooping

Security

1492 TACACS+
2865 RADIUS
3128 Protection Against a Variant of the Tiny
Fragment Attack
Secure Copy (SCP)
SSH v1/v2

SNMP/MIBs

1157 SNMP v1
1213 SNMP v2 (MIB-II)
1215 Traps for use with SNMP
1493 Bridges
1573 Interfaces group MIB
1757 RMON
1907 MIB for SNMPv2
2011 SNMPv2 IP MIB
2012 SNMPv2 TCP MIB
2013 SNMPv2 UDP MIB
2233 Interfaces MIB
2574 SNMPv3 USM
2575 SNMPv3 VACM
2576 Coexistence between SNMPv1/v2/v3
2665 Ethernet-like interfaces
2787 VRRP MIB
Fault management (alarms & status reporting)
Force10 Link aggregation MIB
Force10 chassis MIB
Force10 SNMP copy MIB
Force10 monitoring MIB
Force10 interface extensions MIB

Compliances

Safety

CUS 60950, 3rd edition (US NRTL through CSA)
CSA 60950, 3rd edition
CE Mark (EN 60950-1)
CB Report, all country deviations
EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products-Part 1:
- Equipment Classification Requirements and User's Guide
EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products-Part 2:
- Safety of Optical Fibre Communications Systems
21 CFR 1040.10 / 1040.11 FDA laser device requirements

EMC

USA: FCC Part 15, Class A
Canada: ICES-003, Class A
Europe: EN55022 1998, Class A
Japan: VCCI Class A
ANZ: N17576
EN 55024 1998

RoHS Compliance

All C-Series components are EU RoHS compliant with the exception of lead, which is exempt from the directive for network equipment.

Order Number
Description

CH-C150
C150 4-slot Chassis with Backplane

CH-C300
C300 8-slot Chassis with Backplane

CC-C150-FAN
C150 Fan Subsystem

CC-C300-FAN
C300 Fan Subsystem

LC-CB-RPM
C300 Switch Fabric and Route Processor Module
(series CB)

LC-CB-10GE-4P
4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line-card, XFP modules required (series CB)

LC-CB-10GE-8P
8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line-card, XFP modules required (series CB)

LC-CB-GE-48P
48-port Gigabit Ethernet line card, SFP modules required (series CB)

LC-CB-GE-48T
48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ45 interfaces (series CB)

LC-CB-GE-48V
48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ45 interfaces and PoE (series CB)

CC-C-1200W-AC*
1200W Power Supply Module

SW-CB-LATEST
FTOS software

Optics
See Optics Specifications for more details.

* Country-specific power cables are additional
* Only Force10 power cables are supported

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