Port management

The Extreme device allows the port management of the following features for interface Ethernet ports.

• SLX 9540 port management includes the following:
  • Supports 54 ports in total. Ports 1 - 48 support 10G, 1G and 100 Mbps speed (default is10G).
  • Ports 49-54 support 40G, 100G; and also support 4x10G and 4x25G breakout configurations. Default is 100G.
  • Forward Error Correction (FEC) is supported only in 100G mode.
• SLX 9640 port management includes the following:
  • Supports 36 ports in total. Ports 1 - 24 support 10G and 1G speed (default is10G).
  • Ports 25-36 support 40G, 100G; and also support 4x10G, 4x25G, and 2x50G breakout configurations. Default is 100G.
  • Forward Error Correction (FEC) is supported only in 100G mode.
• SLX 9250/Extreme 8720 port management includes the following:
  • Supports 32 ports of 40G and 100G.
  • Ports may be broken out into 4x10G or 4x25G.
• SLX 9150-48Y/Extreme 8520-48Y port management includes the following:
  • Supports 56 ports in total
  • 48 ports support 1G, 10G, and 25G.
  • 8 ports support 40G, and 100G. These ports are able to break out to 4x10G.
  • 4x25Gb is supported on 2 ports only (0/49 and 0/56).
• SLX 9150-48XT/Extreme 8520-48XT port management includes the following:
  • Supports 54 ports in total.
  • 48 ports support 1G and 10G.
  • 6 ports support 40G and 100G.
  • Ports 49 and 54 support break out configurations of 4x10G or 4x25G.
• Interface Ethernet port management features discussed this section include the following:
  • Port transition hold timer
  • Port flap dampening
  • Link fault signaling