Testing Reports

Force10 ExaScale E-Series E1200i Core Switch/Router -
Energy Consumption Evaluation

Force10 Networks, Inc. commissioned Tolly to evaluate the energy consumption of its ExaScale E1200i Core Switch/Router, a chassis-based system with 14 line-card slots, in both Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) configurations.

Test highlights

• Force10 provides higher density line-rate GbE and 10GbE configurations than Cisco or Juniper.
• With Gigabit Ethernet, Force10 consumes 52% less power than Cisco and 22.5% less power than Juniper in Watts per Gbps of throughput.
• With 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Force10 consumes 56% less power than Cisco and 29% less power than Juniper in Watts per Gbps of throughput.