- Non-Blocking Scalability
- Up to 672 GbE Ports in a Single Chassis
- Full L2 Switching and IPv4/IPv6 Routing

48-port Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards with Pluggable SFP Modules Overview
The 48-port Gigabit Ethernet line card for the Force10 E-Series
E1200 and E600 is based on the innovative Force10 TeraScale™
ASICs. Pluggable SFP modules support distances up to 80km
and pluggable 1000Base-T modules support distances up to
100m over Cat5 UTP for mixed fiber/copper installations.
This line card provides industry-leading density of up to
672 line-rate, non-blocking 1000Base-T ports in a single chassis.
Additionally, the TeraScale ASICs and E-Series architecture enable
line-rate performance with QoS and Access Control Lists (ACLs)
enabled, jumbo frame support, with simultaneous L2 switching,
IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
Key Features
- Full line-rate throughput for 64 to 9252 byte Ethernet frames on all ports
with all features enabled
- Pluggable SFP modules providing support for SX, LX, ZX and 1000Base-T
interfaces
- Guaranteed packet delivery through virtual output queues that minimize
latency and eliminate head-of-line blocking
- Wire-speed security features including up to 4K L2, 26K IPv4 and 8K IPv6
Access Control Lists (ACLs) per line card (using default CAM profiles)
- Fully functional switching and routing with up to 64K MACs, 256K IPv4
addresses or 192K/6K IPv4/IPv6 addresses per series
EF line card, or 512K IPv4 addresses and 32K
IPv6 addresses per series EG line card
(using default CAM profiles)
- Configurable CAM profiles for
IPv4/IPv6 FIBs, and ACLs that allow
flexible CAM allocation based on
network requirements
48-port Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards with Pluggable SFP Modules Specifications
Physical
- 48 full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports
with pluggable SFP modules
- Occupies a single slot in the Force10
E600/E1200 chassis
- Dimensions: 18.75" x 16.06" x 1.067" (47.6 cm x 40.79 cm x 2.7 cm)
- Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg)
- Insertion force: 32.5 lbs
(14.7 kg) maximum
- Power dissipation:
- 275W maximum (series EF)
- 295W maximum (series EG)
- Operating temp: 32º F to 104º F (0º C to 40º C)
- Relative humidity: 5 to 90% non-condensing
- Maximum altitude: 10,000 ft (3048 m)
Management
- Link status and link activity LEDs per port
- Line card status LED
- Onboard diagnostic capability
Protocols
- 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- 802.1ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
- 802.1D Bridging
- 802.1p L2 Prioritization
- 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging
- 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
- 802.1X Network Access Control
- 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
- 802.3x Flow Control
- 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-X)
- 9252 byte MTU
Designed for NEBS
- On board thermal and voltage monitoring
- Isolated, on board power supplies
- GR-1089-Core EMC and Electrical Safety
Safety
- NRTL- ANSI/UL Std No 60950-1
- CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1
- CB Scheme - IEC 60950-1
- EN 60950-1
EMC
- FCC Class A
- VCCI Class A
- EN 55022 Class A
- ICES 003 Class A
- CISPR 22 Class A (up to 1 GHz)
Immunity
- EN 61000-4-2 ESD
- EN 61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity
- EN 61000-4-4 EFT
- EN 61000-4-5 Surge
- EN 61000-4-6 Low Frequency Common Immunity
- ETSI EN300 386 V1.3.1 (2001-2009) Switching Equipment
- EN 61000-4-11 Voltage Dips and Interrupts
SFP Support
Any combination of Force10 pproved
SX, LX, ZX or 1000Base-T SFPs may be
populated. SFP modules are sold separately.
See Optics Specifications for more details.
Ordering Information
- LC-EF-1GE-48P
- 48-port GbE line card – SFP optics required (series EF)
- LC-EG-1GE-48P
- 48-port GbE high capacity line card – SFP optics required (series EG)
- GP-SFP2-1S
- Qualified SX GbE SFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-SFP2-MTRJ-1S
- Qualified SX GbE SFP optics module, MTRJ connector
- GP-SFP2-1Y
- Qualified LX GbE SFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-SFP2-1Z
- Qualified ZX GbE SFP optics module, LC connector
- GP-SFP2-1T
- Qualified 1000Base-T GbE SFP module, RJ45 connector
Force10 Networks line cards meet the requirements of demanding Layer 2 and Layer 3 applications. They support
Layer 2 applications that require line rate performance and high port densities, and Layer 3 applications that demand
robustness at low per-port prices.
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