Features V to X

Table 1. Virtual LAN Services (VLAN) Services: VLANs, VMANs

Feature

Product

Release introduced

IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridge Network, virtual MANs (vMANs)

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

IEEE 802.1AK MVRP and MRP

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

IEEE 802.1v: VLAN classification by Protocol and Port

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

MAC-based VLANs

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Multiple STP domains per VLAN

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Multicast Support for PVLAN

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Multicast Support for VLAN Aggregation

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Port-based VLANs

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Port-Specific VLAN tag

5320 Series

Not supported

5420 Series

Not supported

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Protocol-based VLANs

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

vMAN Ethertype Translation/Secondary vMAN Ethertype

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

vMAN Ethertype Translation/Secondary vMAN Ethertype

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VLAN Aggregation

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VLAN Bridging

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Table 2. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

Feature

Product

Release introduced

IPv6 VRRP

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

RFC 2338 VRRP

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

RFC 2787 VRRP MIB

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

RFC 3768 VRRPv2

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VRRP

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VRRPv3 for IPv4

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VRRPv3 for IPv6

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Table 3. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)

Feature

Product

Release introduced

Virtualization with IPv4 VRF

  • ARP

  • DHCP Relay

  • Inter-VRF Routing (static, dynamic, and policy)

  • Local routing

  • OSPFv2

  • RIPv1 and v2

  • Route policies

  • Static routing

  • VRRP

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

Only 5320-48P-8XE and 5320-48T-8XE support more than one VRF with IP configuration.

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

IBGP over user-created VRFs

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

Only 5320-48P-8XE and 5320-48T-8XE support more than one VRF with IP configuration.

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

IPv6 Virtualization for the following features and functions:

  • IPv6 Interfaces and IPv6 Static Routes in VRFs and Layer 3 VSNs

  • ECMP and Alternative route

  • Route redistribution for static and direct routes

  • VRRPv3 for IPv6

  • DHCP Relay

  • IPv6 Reverse Path Forwarding

  • ICMP Ping and Traceroute

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

Only 5320-48P-8XE and 5320-48T-8XE support more than one VRF with IP configuration.

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

IPv6 Virtualization for the following features and functions:

  • Open Shortest Path First for IPv6 (OSPFv3)

  • IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)

  • IPv6 route redistribution enhancements

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

Only 5320-48P-8XE and 5320-48T-8XE support more than one VRF with IP configuration.

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Table 4. Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)

Feature

Product

Release introduced

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Learning over Tunnels

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Suppression

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Assisted Replication

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Dynamic Virtual Networks

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Edge Automation

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Load Balancing

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP) support for VXLAN

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Policy and VXLAN

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Policy and VXLAN with static provisioning

5320 Series

Switch Engine 32.6.1

5420 Series

Switch Engine 32.6.1

5520 Series

Switch Engine 32.6.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.6.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.6.1

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.6.1

OSPFv2 VXLAN Extensions

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Overlay Routing for VXLAN

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Quality of Service

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Redundant Access

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Underlay multicast (multicast tunnel)

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Unicast and Multicast

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Virtual Network Flood Modes

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VXLAN + VMAN Customer Edge Ports

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

VXLAN Learning

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

Table 5. Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS)

Feature

Product

Release introduced

draft-ietf-l2vpn-vpls- mib-02.txt VPLS MIB

5320 Series

Not applicable

5420 Series

Not applicable

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Not applicable

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.5

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.5

draft-ietf-l2vpn-vpls- mib-02.txt VPLS MIB

5320 Series

Not applicable

5420 Series

Not applicable

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Not applicable

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.5

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.5

RFC 4762 VPLS using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling

5320 Series

Not applicable

5420 Series

Not applicable

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Not applicable

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.5

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.5

Table 6. ExtremeXOS Network Virtualization (XNV)

Feature

Product

Release introduced

XNV

5320 Series

Switch Engine 31.6

5420 Series

EXOS 31.3

5520 Series

EXOS 31.1

5720 Series

Switch Engine 32.1

7520 Series

Switch Engine 32.4

7720 Series

Switch Engine 32.4