This section describes scalability metrics that are specific to SLX 9150 and SLX 9250.
| Support Type | SLX 9150 | SLX 9250 | 
|---|---|---|
| LAYER 2 SWITCHING | ||
| Number of trunk groups supported | Default profile: 80 groups (1 to 256 IDs) | Default profile: 128 groups (1 to 256 IDs) | 
| Number of ports per trunk group | 64 | 64 | 
| Max LACP trunk threshold | 64 | 64 | 
| Maximum MAC addresses per switch | 64000 | 64000 | 
| Jumbo frames | 9216 bytes | 9216 bytes | 
| Number of VLANs | 4096 | 4096 | 
| Maximum bridge domains | 4000 | 4000 | 
| Maximum port-VLAN associations | 15500 | 15500 | 
| RSTP | ||
| Maximum Spanning-Tree instances (RSTP) | RSTP is 1 instance only | RSTP is 1 instance only | 
| Maximum physical ports supported with STP/RSTP | Equal to max number of front-end ports | Equal to max number of front-end ports | 
| MSTP | ||
| Maximum instances | 32 | 32 | 
| Maximum VLANs per instance | 4090 | 4090 | 
| Maximum physical interfaces participating per instance | Equal to max number of front-end ports | Equal to max number of front-end ports | 
| Maximum LAG interfaces participating per instance | 64 | 128 | 
| PVST | ||
| Maximum VLANS | 254 | 254 | 
| Maximum interfaces | Equal to max number of front-end ports | Equal to max number of front-end ports | 
| Maximum instances | 254 | 254 | 
| Maximum port-VLAN associations | 2032 | 2032 | 
| MULTICAST | ||
| IPv4 software multicast cache for PIM/SM | 8000 | 8000 | 
| IPv4 hardware multicast entries | 8000 | 8000 | 
| Maximum (IGMP/MLD) snooping VLANs | 512 | 512 | 
| Maximum (IGMP/MLD) snooping VLANs (MCT) | 512 | 512 | 
| Maximum static entry (IGMPv2 and MLDv1) with uplink - IPv4 | 8000 | 8000 | 
| Snoop multicast IGMP join rate per port | 500/s | 500/s | 
| Snoop multicast IGMP leave rate per port | 500/s | 500/s | 
| PIM SM maximum OIFs per system | 15500 (Max VLAN-port combination) | 15500 (Max VLAN-port combination) | 
| PIM SM maximum OIFs per entry | 128 | 128 | 
| PIM join/prune rate | 1500/s | 1500/s | 
| Maximum VLAN replication per entry | 128 | 128 | 
| Maximum multicast VRFs | 50 | 50 | 
| Maximum IGMP/MLD groups per interface | No restriction | No restriction | 
| Maximum IGMP/MLD OIF per entry | 128 | 128 | 
| Maximum multicast prefix advertised by an RP | 250 | 250 | 
| Maximum BSR RP per multicast domain | 56 | 56 | 
| Maximum static RP per system | 56 | 56 | 
| Maximum RPset x RP per system | 56 | 56 | 
| Maximum PIM Anycast RPs per system | 56 | 56 | 
| Maximum Anycast RP peers per system | 8 | 8 | 
| Multicast ECMP paths | 64 | 64 | 
| LAYER 3 FEATURES - IPv4 | ||
| Maximum IP interfaces per system (Ipv4, Ipv6) | 4000 | 4000 | 
| Maximum Virtual Ethernet Interfaces per system | 8000 | 8000 | 
| Maximum ARP entries | 47000 | 47000 | 
| Maximum ND entries | 33000 | 33000 | 
| Maximum static ARP entries | 47000 | 47000 | 
| Maximum IP next-hops | 48000 | 48000 | 
| Possible secondary IP addresses | 254 | 254 | 
| Maximum loopback interfaces | 255 | 255 | 
| Maximum OSPF areas (per VRF) | 200 | 200 | 
| OSPF routers in a single area | 200 | 200 | 
| Maximum OSPF routes | 64000 | 64000 | 
| Maximum static route entries | 24000 | 24000 | 
| Maximum BGP peer groups | 250 | 250 | 
| Maximum BGP routes in RIB | 3.25M (in + out) | 3.25M (in + out) | 
| BGP peers (IPv4 and IPv6 concurrent) | 512 | 512 | 
| Maximum IS-IS routes | 25000 | 25000 | 
| 
                                 Number of adjacencies  | 
                            
                                 Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024  | 
                            
                                 Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024  | 
                        
| Number of IS-IS LSPs | 255 | 255 | 
| Number of IS-IS routers in a level | 255 | 255 | 
| 
                                 Maximum IS-IS interfaces  | 
                            
                                 Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024  | 
                            
                                 Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024  | 
                        
| Maximum IPv4 routes | 128000 | 128000 | 
| Maximum VRFs per system (BGP VRF IPv4/IPv6) | 1024 | 1024 | 
| Maximum VRFs per system (OSPF VRF IPv4/IPv6) | 1024 | 1024 | 
| Maximum VRFs per system static VRF IPv4/IPv6) | 1024 | 1024 | 
| ECMP FEC scale | 16000 | 16000 | 
| Maximum ECMP paths | 64 | 64 | 
| Number of VRRP/VRRPe instances per system (IPv4, IPv6) | 255 | 255 | 
| Number of VRRP instances per IP interface | 16 | 16 | 
| LAYER 3 FEATURES - IPv6 | ||
| Maximum IPv6 static route entries | 10000 | 10000 | 
| Maximum IPv6 routes | 10000 | 10000 | 
| Maximum OSPFv3 routes | 64000 | 64000 | 
| Maximum OSPFv3 interfaces | 200 | 200 | 
| Maximum OSPFv3 neighbors | 200 | 200 | 
| Maximum OSPFv3 areas per VRF | 10 | 10 | 
| Maximum BGPv6 routes in the RIB | Same as IPv4 | Same as IPv4 | 
| Maximum BGPv6 neighbors | 512 | 512 | 
| RATE LIMITING AND TRAFFIC POLICING FEATURES | ||
| Granularity | 1kbps | 1kbps | 
| Number of rate-limiters/traffic-policers per system | 8000 in SW | 8000 in SW | 
| ACL | ||
| 
                                 Maximum shared IPv4 ACLs per system  | 
                            
                                 2000 ACL groups with 2000 ACL statements each (SW) IPv4 ACL DB standard ingress count: 767/768, egress count 245/246 Extended ingress count: 767/768 egress count 245/246 Same DB is shared by PBR, ACL rate limiters and RACL  | 
                            
                                 2000 ACL groups with 2000 ACL statements each (SW) IPv4 ACL DB standard ingress count: 767/768, egress count 245/246. Extended ingress count: 767/768 egress count 245/246 Same DB is shared by PBR, ACL rate limiters and RACL  | 
                        
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                                 Maximum shared IPv6 ACLs per system  | 
                            
                                 2000 ACL groups with 2000 ACL statements each (SW) IPv6 ACL DB standard: 767/768. Extended: 767/768 Same DB is shared by PBR, ACL rate limiters and RACL  | 
                            
                                 2000 ACL groups with 2000 ACL statements each (SW) IPv6 ACL DB standard: 767/768. Extended: 767/768 Same DB is shared by PBR, ACL rate limiters and RACL  | 
                        
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                                 Maximum shared L2 ACLs per system  | 
                            
                                 2000 ACL groups with 2000 ACL statements each (SW) MAC ACL DB standard ingress count: 501/502, egress count: 245/246 Extended ingress count: 501/502, egress count 245/246 L2 rate limiter shares same DB  | 
                            
                                 2000 ACL groups with 2000 ACL statements each (SW) MAC ACL DB standard ingress count: 501/502, egress count: 245/246 Extended ingress count: 501/502, egress count 245/246 L2 rate limiter shares same DB  | 
                        
| Policy Based Routing (PBR) | 767 (TCAM entries shared with v4 ACL) | 767 (TCAM entries shared with v4 ACL) | 
| IPv6 PBR | 767 (TCAM entries shared with v6 ACL) | 767 (TCAM entries shared with v6 ACL) | 
| Maximum configurable PBR route maps | 200 | 200 | 
| Maximum configurable stanzas in PBR | 1024 | 1024 | 
| Maximum number of IP receive ACLs | Same as IPv4 ACL | Same as IPv4 ACL | 
| Maximum number of IPv6 receive ACLs | Same as IPv6 ACL | Same as IPv6 ACL | 
| MULTI-CHASSIS TRUNKING (vLAG support) | ||
| vPorts: (# of VLANs) times (# of ports) | 15500 | 15500 | 
| VLANs for logical port (single port or LAG) | 4000 (4000 VLAN  or 4000 BD)  | 
                            4000 (4000 VLAN  or 4000 BD)  | 
                        
| Maximum MCT clients | 62 | 126 | 
| Maximum VLANs for ICL | 4090 VLAN + 4000 BD (VxLAN tunnels) | 4090 VLAN + 4000 BD (VxLAN tunnels) | 
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                                 Maximum L2 / unified bridging instances (VPLS, EVPN, L2, VXLAN) with MCT  | 
                            
                                 4000 VLAN + 4000 BD (EVPN-VXLAN) VPLS not supported  | 
                            
                                 4000 VLAN + 4000 BD (EVPN-VXLAN) VPLS not supported  | 
                        
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                                 Maximum L2 / unified bridging instances (VPLS, EVPN, L2, VXLAN) with MCT and BUM RL  | 
                            
                                 4000 VLAN + 1000 BD (EVPN-VXLAN) VPLS not supported  | 
                            
                                 4000 VLAN + 1000 BD (EVPN-VXLAN) VPLS not supported  | 
                        
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                                 Maximum endpoints in MCT for L2/bridging (VPLS, EVPN, L2, VXLAN)  | 
                            
                                 VPLS not supported 6000 VXLAN VNIs L2: 15000  | 
                            
                                 VPLS not supported 6000 VXLAN VNIs L2: 15000  | 
                        
| Maximum MAC addresses for MCT | 64000 | 64000 | 
| EVPN-VXLAN Scaling (IP Fabric) | ||
| VxLAN tunnel (such as ToR, DCI, hybrid cloud) | 250 | 250 | 
| L2 VNI (bridge domains) | 4000 VLAN + 2000 BD | 4000 VLAN + 2000 BD | 
| L3 VNI | 128 | 128 | 
| Layer 2 | ||
| Maximum VLANs | 4090 | 4090 | 
| Maximum bridge domains | 
                                
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| Maximum MAC entries | 64000 | 64000 | 
| Maximum ARP entries | 47000 | 47000 | 
| Maximum VNI | 4000 + 2000 + 128 | 4000 + 2000 + 128 | 
| Layer 3 | ||
| Maximum BGP peers (IPv4+IPv6) | 1000 | 1000 | 
| Maximum VE | 8000 | 8000 | 
| Maximum BD VE | 4000 | 4000 | 
| Maximum VRF | 1024 | 1024 | 
| ND entries | 34000 | 34000 | 
| SAG per switch | 8000 | 8000 | 
| SAG address per interface | 64 | 64 | 
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                                     BGP EVPN IPv4 and IPv6 route  | 
                                
                                     HW IPv4: 128000 HW IPv6: 10000 SW: 2M  | 
                                
                                     HW IPv4: 128000 HW IPv6: 10000 SW: 2M  | 
                            
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                                     BGP EVPN MAC IP routes  | 
                                
                                     HW: 47000 SW: 2M  | 
                                
                                     HW: 47000 SW: 2M  | 
                            
| BGP EVPN MAC routes | 
                                     HW: 47000 SW: 2M  | 
                                
                                     HW: 47000 SW: 2M  | 
                            
| QoS | ||
| Maximum traffic classes | 8 | 8 | 
| On chip buffers per ASIC (shared between ingress and egress) | 32MB | 32MB | 
| Maximum schedulers on system | 80 | 128 | 
| Maximum shapers on system | 80 | 128 | 
| Maximum policy-map config on system (Created in SW globally) | 1000 | 1000 | 
| Maximum class-map config per policy | 4000 | 4000 | 
| Maximum policy-map config per interface | 1 | 1 | 
| Service policy per interface | 1 per direction | 1 per direction | 
| Maximum class-map config on system (Created in SW globally) | 32000 | 32000 | 
| Default class-map per policy | 1 | 1 | 
| Match ACL class-map per policy | 4000 non-default class map per policy-map | 4000 non-default class map per policy-map | 
| Port-based in service-policy on system | 64 | 128 | 
| Match ACL class ACL in service-policy on system | 4000 non default-class map per policy-map | 4000 non default-class map per policy-map | 
| Port-based in service-policy on system | 64 | 128 | 
| Maximum ACL tables per class | 1 | 1 | 
| Number of policers | 1024 | 1024 | 
| Maximum unique RED profiles configured (SW) | 120 | 120 | 
| Maximum unique RED profiles configured (HW) | 128 | 128 | 
| QoS priority queues (per port) | 8 | 8 | 
| PCP-->TC, DSCP-->TC | 61 | 61 | 
| DSCP-->DSCP | 10 | 10 | 
| DSCP-->CoS, TC-->CoS | 12 | 12 | 
| TC-->DSCP | Not applicable | Not applicable | 
| Maximum per-port priority pause level | Pause and PFC not applicable in 20.2.3 | Pause and PFC not applicable in 20.2.3 | 
| SNMP | ||
| Maximum communities | 256 | 256 | 
| Maximum contexts | 256 | 256 | 
| Maximum community maps | 256 | 256 | 
| Maximum SNMP v3 users | 10 | 10 | 
| Maximum groups | 10 | 10 | 
| Maximum views | 10 | 10 | 
| Maximum v1/v2c trap hosts | 12 | 12 | 
| Maximum v3 trap hosts | 6 | 6 | 
| NETCONF | ||
| Maximum SSH concurrent sessions | 16 | 16 | 
| REST/RESTCONF | ||
| Maximum REST/RESTCONF sessions | 30 | 30 | 
| BFD | ||
| IPv4 Hardware Sessions | 1000 | 1000 | 
| IPv6 Hardware Sessions | 600 | 600 | 
| IPv4/IPv6 Concurrent Hardware Sessions | 
                                    
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| Software sessions supported (combined IPv4 and IPv6 sessions) | 500 | 500 |