
some form of action against that device. This node and alias functionality
isuniquetoEnterasysandreducesthetimetopinpointtheexact
location of a problem from hours to minutes.
FororganizationslookingtodeployVoiceoverIP(VoIP)technologies
the N-Series provides significant capabilities through its support
fortheindustrystandarddiscoveryprotocolLLDP-MED(LinkLayer
DiscoveryProtocolforMediaEndpointDevices).Thisprotocolallows
for the accurate representation of network topologies within Network
ManagementSystems(NMS),N-Seriesswitchesareabletolearnabout
all the devices connected to them understanding whether or not they
areaVoIPphone,tellthephonewhichVLANtouseforvoice,andeven
negotiatethepowerthatthephonecanconsume.LLDP–MEDalso
enables911emergencyserviceslocationfunctionswherebythelocation
of a phone can be determined by the switch port to which
it is connected.
N-SeriessupportforNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)providesa
practicalsolutionfororganizationswhowishtostreamlinetheirIP
addressing schemes. NAT operates on a router connecting two networks,
simplifyingnetworkdesignandconservingIPaddresses.NATcanhelp
organizationsmergemultiplenetworkstogetherandenhancenetwork
security by helping to prevent malicious activity initiated by outside hosts
from entering the corporate network, improving the reliability of local
systems by stopping worms, and augments privacy by discouraging scans.
Within server farm environments N-Series can help to increase reliability
andperformanceviatheimplementationofLoadSharingNetwork
AddressTranslation(LSNAT).BasedonRFC2391,LSNATusesa
number of load sharing algorithms to transparently offload network load
on a single server and distributes the load across a pool of servers.
N-Series also supports a comprehensive portfolio of port protection
capabilities,suchasSPANguardandMACLockwhichdetect
unauthorizedbridgesinthenetworkandrestrictaMACaddresstoa
specicport.OtherportprotectionfeaturesincludeLinkFlap,Broadcast
Suppression,andSpanningTreeLoopprotectionwhichprotectsagainst
mis-configuration and protocol failure.
From the Edge to the Core
Today’s enterprise networking customers demand highly reliable, feature-
rich networking devices to fulfill their requirements across all layers of
thenetwork,providingthescalability,returnoninvestment(ROI),and
securityrequiredofa21stcenturybusinessenvironment.
Enterasys N-Series switches provide industry-leading, high-performance
distributed switching for enterprise networks, providing customers with
the scalability, performance, and application control to meet the growing
needsoftoday’senterprises.BuiltontheawardwinningnTERAASIC
architecture, N-Series solutions provide high-performance, feature-rich,
andhighlyscalable10/100,10/100/1000,Gigabit,and10Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity. This allows them to scale from the desktop right
to the heart of the network core where they are well positioned to meet
emerging high-bandwidth requirements for core routing implementations.
High-performance,distributedcomputingincreasesthedemandfor
secure campus networks, at the same time business-critical systems and
services are becoming increasingly dependant upon enterprise backbone
infrastructures. N-Series solutions have the capacity, scalability, and
QoSfunctionalityrequiredtodealwiththesenewdemands.Architected
toensurenosinglepointoffailurewithindustry-leadingN+6high-
availability,N-SeriesutilizingDiamondDFE’saretheperfectsolutionfor
core routing and secure data center applications.
Atthedistributionlayer,PlatinumDFEsdelivergranular,end-to-end
visibility and control over individual users, services, and applications, as
well as firewall-like security on every port for downstream devices through
Deployment Scenarios
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