Layer 3 chassis-type switch (crossover switch)AX4600S Series

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Large Size Campus Network

Core switch

2U-sized compact body with high scalability and high flexibility (modular-type switch that eases device replacement and system enhancement)

Suitable for use in an environment in which 1G and 10G are mixed (interface cards are replaceable)

High reliability (VRS, full link aggregation)

Virtualization ensuring security for individual departments (network partition)

Field-proven layer 3 functionality (OSPF/BGP, IPv6, multicast, etc.)

Small/medium Size Campus Network

Core switch

2U-sized compact body with high scalability and high flexibility (modular-type switch that eases device replacement and system enhancement)

Suitable for use in an environment in which 1G and 10G are mixed (interface cards are replaceable)

High reliability (VRS, full link aggregation)

Virtualization ensuring security for individual departments (network partition)

Field-proven layer 3 functionality (OSPF/BGP, IPv6, multicast, etc.)

Data Center

Aggregation switch

2U-sized compact body with high scalability and high flexibility (modular-type switch that eases device replacement and system enhancement)

High performance (Max. switching capacity: 1.92 Tbps)

Possible to aggregate many ToR switches by 10G connection

High reliability (VRS, full link aggregation)

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High Cost Efficiency and High Scalability

Crossover switch combining chassis/box

• Features of a box-type switch (compact body and cost efficiency) and a chassis-type switch (flexibility and scalability)
• 2U height with four network interface card (NIF) slots
• Mixture of 1G/10G

High port density

• Max. 1.92 Tbps switching capacity
• Support of various Ethernet interfaces
  • 1G or 10G : 96 ports

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    The number of usable 1G/10G ports on a NIF is reduced by four each time you use one 40G backside port.

Large Entry Capacity

Enhanced ARP entry capacity

• Larger capacity than that of a traditional box-type switch
• ARP table entries increased to 45K

Fault Tolerant Network

Non-stop network

• STP-free redundancy with full link aggregation prevents trouble associated with system complexity and enhances network stability.

Virtual Redundant System (VRS)

• Two switches can be logically integrated into a single unit (simple redundancy and easy operation management).
• Dual Active doubles the bandwidth of a system.
• Four 40 Gpbs ports for VRS links are provided on the back of the switch.

Protocol Accelerator (PA)

• Hardware called Protocol Accelerator enables hardware-assisted switchover.

VXLAN (Virtualization)

Network virtualization for the age of cloud

• VXLAN (Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network), an RFC standard, is supported.
• L2 extension (L2-VPN) among multiple locations, using the existing networks and carrier services, is possible.
• Multi-tenant network across multiple locations/data centers can be configured at lower cost than the networks using the conventional techniques (VPLS/MPLS).

Network Partition (Virtualization)

Simple low-cost network virtualization

• Combination of VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) and VLAN (Virtual LAN) logically splits a network.
• Secure, highly reliable virtual networks (partitions) can be configured at low cost.

Virtual Router (VRF)

• Makes it possible to configure a virtual network by having multiple independent routing tables in a single unit.

Flexible networking

• Possible to consolidate networks based on wide area Ethernet by distributing resources to multiple sites on a LAN.
• Possible to use the same IP address for each partition (enables flexible configuration without being nervous about address duplication).
• Use of triple authentication enables secure login to partitions.

High Reliability and High Availability

ALAXALA Ring

• ALAXALA proprietary L2 redundancy protocol enables fast failover with 1 sec. (minimum time).
• Multi-ring topologies are also supported (increases flexibility in network configuration).

Loop detection

• Detects miscabling to avoid loop faults.

Storm control

• Prevents total system failure that may be caused by storm.

QoS

• Provides fine-tuning QoS: priority control to give higher priorities to important packets and delay-sensitive packets (e.g., voice packets), bandwidth control to allocate a set amount of bandwidth to switch ports, and so on

Hot-swappable power supply

• The built-in redundant power supply makes it possible to replace a power supply unit without interrupting services.

Stable High-Functionality Routing

Reliable field-proven routing functionality

• The AX4630S employs high-reliability routing software equivalent to that of a carrier-grade router.

IPv6

High-speed IPv4/IPv6 routing

• Hardware-based fast routing for IPv4/IPv6
• Various IPv6 protocols: Static, RIPng, OSPFv3, and BGP4+

High Speed and High Performance

Low-cost 10G network

• Possible to use direct attach cables (not require expensive optical transceivers).

Power-Saving and Eco-Friendly Design

Power-saving design

• The AX4630S employs power-saving architecture, circuits and modules.

Airflow suited to data centers

• The AX4630S provides front-to-back airflow for data centers' cooling systems.

Simple Operation Management and Maintenance

Unified CLI

• Supports command line interfaces common to all the models of the AX series (consolidated operation management and maintenance).

Command-free maintenance

• SD Card Script enables automatic log saving / firmware update.

Related Solutions

• Fault Tolerant Network
• ALAXALA Ring
• Network Partition
• Dynamic Power Saving

Technical Documents

• Brochures

Image archive

• AX4600S (ZIP, 756KB)