Layer 3 box-type switchesAX3660S Series

Network Configuration Example

Example of Campus LAN

Example of Rapid Switchover Ring

Fault Tolerant Network

Non-stop network

• Link-aggregation-only redundant system without STP avoids troubles that might be caused due to system complexity and enhances network stability.

Stack

• Possible to handle multiple switches as a single switch (protocol-less redundancy, centralized management).
• Link aggregation with multiple switches allows route diversion if a link/device failure occurs (non-stop communication) .
• Stack by Ethernet port enables stacking of remotely separated switches.

Virtualization (VXLAN)

Network virtualization solution of the cloud era

• Supports the RFC-standard VXLAN (Virtual eXtensible Local area Network) function.
• Allows you to apply L2 extension (L2-VPN) to multiple sites over existing networks or carrier networks.
• Costs less to build a multi-tenant (with multiple sites/DCs) environment than the conventional techniques (VPLS/MPLS)

Virtualization (Network Partition)

Simple and low cost network virtualization

• Logical network segmentation by VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) and VLAN (Virtual LAN)
• Secure and high reliability virtual network (partition) at low cost

Virtual Router (VRF function)

• Realizes a virtual network by managing multiple separate routing tables in a single device.

Flexible networking

• Possible for large enterprises and local government organizations to build an integrated network system on a wide area network where switches are located at multiple sites.
• Possible to set an independent IP address space for each partition (no address overlap, flexible network design).
• Cooperation with triple authentication enables secure login to partitions.

High Reliability & High Availability

Ring protocol

• ALAXALA-proprietary L2 redundancy protocol realizes a ring network that allows rapid switchover within 50 ms.
• A multi-ring configuration using multiple rings realizes flexible network topologies.
• Combination of Stack and Ring simplifies switch redundancy on each site.

High reliability functionality

• The functions such as link aggregation, STP/VRRP, GSRP (Gigabit Switch Redundancy Protocol), Uplink Redundant, Graceful Restart (helper), UDLD, and EtherOAM enhance the reliability of interfaces/routes.
• Switch redundancy enables in-service software update.

Loop prevention

• Supports the loop detection function, by which you can automatically prevent a loop that may be caused by misconnection.

Storm control

• The storm control function prevents an entire system down when a storm occurs.

QoS functionality

• Granular QoS control is possible (e.g., prioritization for mission-critical packets and voice packets vulnerable to delay, bandwidth control) .

Hot-swappable power supply unit

• The internal redundant power supply unit of the AX3660 Series is hot-swappable, thus non-stop replacement is possible.

Stable High-functionality Routing

Experience rich, field proven routing functionality

• High reliability, mission-critical level routing software (field-proven by ISPs/carriers) is installed.
• Using BGP4 and BFD together enables faster path switchover.

Policy-based routing

• Policy-based routing (IPv4) selects a best routing path for each traffic.
• Supports the tracking function, which facilitates communication failure detection and automatic path switchover.
• Combined use of Policy-Based Routing and Network Partition is possible.

IPv6 Support

High-speed IPv6 routing

• As with IPv4 routing, the AX3660S Series supports high-speed IPv6 routing by hardware.
• Rich functionality (e.g., static, RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP4+, multicast) helps build various IPv6 networks.

Cooperation with IPv6 multicast

• MLD Snooping is available that controls the output of IPv6 multicast packets.

Power Saving

Power saving design

• Focused on low power consumption, the AX3660S Series is designed on power-saving architecture/circuits using components that consume less electricity.

Security

Policy-based mirroring (PBM)

• Extracts and mirrors the data flow of specific users/applications.
• Reduces the total system cost by optimizing the bandwidth/performance of security devices.
• Supports Network Forensics, which assists a security device handling a large amount of data traffic.

Triple authentication

• Supports IEEE802.1X, Web-based authentication and MAC authentication. Thus, it is possible to perform user authentication in an environment containing various types of OS and terminal devices.

DHCP Snooping

• Rejects unauthorized fixed IP clients by blocking communications other than the IP addresses output from DHCP servers.

Quarantine solution

• Blocks the terminals that do not match the network policy in cooperation with authentication/quarantine servers.

Filtering

• Possible to block unauthorized traffic by ACL (Access Control List) of L2/L3/L4.

VLAN functionality

• Various VLAN features (Port VLAN, Tag-VLAN, Protocol VLAN, MAC VLAN) are available.

Operation Management & Maintenance

CLI common through the AX Series

• Supports the command line interface common through the AX Series, which realizes uniformed operation management and enhances maintenance operability.

Commandless maintenance

• Possible to automatically save logs and update firmware just by inserting an SD card.

Network management

• Supports the GUI management tool (AX-Network's Utility) to enhance operability.

Long Life Solution

Long-term stable operation

• Trouble resolution and maintenance parts delivery service for up to 10 years.
• Supports long life solution that enables long-term stable network operation.