NEC SIGMABLADE

BLADE Network Technologies offers the following switch module for the NEC SIGMABLADE blade server enclosure:

NEC 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch

The 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch provides line rate layer 2 switching to the SIGMABLADE while minimizing the number of cables required to connect the enclosure to the network. It can be deployed in pairs for high availability and maximum uplink bandwidth.

The 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch is designed to work with SIGMABLADE-H/M enclosure and database-ready dual and quad core blade servers, or Web, Email or front-end server-optimized Express5800 enclosure models.

Features:

• Five Gigabit RJ-45 uplink ports
• 16 internal server downlinks
• Two internal cross-connects in a single low cost blade switch
• 100% line rate—no dropped packets
• Standards-based Layer 2 features including:
  • VLANs
  • Spanning Tree
  • Rapid Spanning Tree
  • Multiple Spanning Tree
  • Uplink Failure Detection
  • 2048 ARP entries
• Proven Interoperability in Cisco networks
• High-Availability
• Security
• Low Power Consumption: 25W
• Up to 10x savings over external switches

NEC 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch

The 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch provides line rate layer 2 switching and Layer 3 IP routing to the SIGMABLADE while minimizing the number of cables required to connect the enclosure to the network. It can be deployed in a pair for high availability and maximum uplink bandwidth. The 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch builds on the robust features of the 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch with the addition of Layer 3 routing, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol-based high availability features and SFP Fiber uplink ports

The 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch is designed to work with SIGMABLADE-H/M enclosure and database-ready dual and quad core blade servers, or Web, Email or front-end server-optimized Express5800 enclosure models.

Features:

• Five Gigabit RJ-45 uplink ports
• Four optional external 1000SX fiber Uplinks
• 16 internal downlinks
• Two internal cross-connects in a single low cost blade switch
• 100% line rate—no dropped packets
• Standards-based Layer 2 and Layer 3 features including:
  • VLANs
  • Spanning Tree
  • Rapid Spanning Tree
  • Multiple Spanning Tree
  • Uplink Failure Detection
  • IP forwarding
  • 256 IP interfaces
  • 2048 ARP entries
  • Global default route
  • Static routing support with 128 routing table entries
  • Dynamic routing support with entries in routing table (512 entries)
  • Dynamic Routing protocols (OSPF, RIPv1/v2)
  • VRRP
• Proven Interoperability in Cisco networks
• High-Availability
• Security
• Low Power Consumption: 30W
• Up to 10x savings over external switches