SLX 9740, SLX 9640, SLX 9540, and Extreme 8820 Scalability Comparison

This section describes scalability metrics that are common to the three platforms.


Support Type	SLX 9740/Extreme 8820	SLX 9640	SLX 9540
LAYER 2 SWITCHING
Trunk groups supported	77 groups for 1U (1 to 256 IDs) 153 groups for 2U (1 to 256 IDs)	Default profile: 256 groups with 64 ports	Default profile: 256 groups with 64 ports
Ports per trunk group	64	64	64
Maximum LACP trunk threshold	64	64	64
Maximum MAC addresses per switch	600000 (default profile) 190000 (route profile)	750000	750000
Jumbo frames	9216 bytes	9216 bytes	9216 bytes
Number of VLANs	4096	4096	4096
Maximum bridge domains	4000	4000	4000
RSTP
Maximum Spanning- Tree instances (RSTP)	RSTP is 1 instance only RPVST/PVST 128, MSTP 32	RSTP is 1 instance only RPVST/PVST 128, MSTP 32	RSTP is 1 instance only RPVST/PVST 128, MSTP 32
MULTICAST
Maximum IGMP v2/v3 L3 entries	16000	16000	16000
L2 multicast cache	16000	16000	16000
IPv4 software multicast cache for PIM/SM	20000	20000	20000
IPv4 hardware multicast entries	20000	20000	20000
Maximum IGMP snooping VLANs	500	500	500
Maximum static entries (IGMPv2) with uplink - IPv4	1000	1000	1000
Maximum static entries (IGMPv3) with uplink - IPv4	1000	1000	1000
Snoop multicast IGMP join/leave rate per port	1000 per sec	1000 per sec	1000 per sec
IGMP join/leave rate (with PIM-SM)	4000 per sec	4000 per sec	4000 per sec
PIM SM maximum local receivers (IGMP)	4000	4000	4000
PIM SM maximum OIFs per system	64000	64000	64000
PIM SM maximum OIFs per S,G	128	128	128
Maximum VLAN replications per entry	128	128	128
Maximum multicast VRFs	50	50	50
Maximum IGMP groups per system	16000	16000	16000
Maximum IGMP groups per interface	128	128	128
Maximum IGMP OIFs per system	8000	8000	8000
Maximum multicast prefixes advertised by an RP	250	250	250
Maximum BSR RP per multicast domain	56	56	56
Maximum static RPs per system	56	56	56
Maximum RPset x RP per system	56	56	56
Maximum PIM Anycast RPs per system	56	56	56
Maximum Anycast RP peers per system	8	8	8
PIM fast hello	Min Hello: 1 sec Neighbor Removal: 3 sec	Min Hello: 1 sec Neighbor Removal: 3 sec	Min Hello: 1 sec Neighbor Removal: 3 sec
Multicast ECMP paths	32	32	32
LAYER 3 FEATURES - IPv4
Maximum IP interfaces per system (IPv4, IPv6)	8000	4090	4090
Maximum virtual Ethernet interfaces per system	8000	4090	4090
Maximum ARP entries	Default profile: 102000 Route profile: 95000	96000	96000
Maximum static ARP entries	Default profile: 102000 Route profile: 95000	96000	96000
Maximum directly connected host routes (or IP next-hops)	64000	48000	48000
Possible secondary IP addresses	255	255	255
Maximum loopback interfaces	255	255	255
Maximum OSPF areas (per VRF)	200	200	200
OSPF routers in a single area	200	200	200
OSPF adjacencies	200	200	200
Maximum OSPF routes	100000	100000	100000
Maximum static route entries	32000	25000	25000
Maximum BGP peer groups	1024	1024	1024
Maximum BGP routes in RIB	9M in, 14M out	9M in, 14M out	9M in, 14M out
BGP peers (IPv4 and IPv6 concurrent)	2400	2400	2400
BGP dynamic listen range supported (IPv4 and IPv6 concurrent including all VRFs)	2400	2400	2400
Maximum BGP additional paths for received prefixes	128	64	64
Maximum IS-IS routes	25000	25000	25000
IS-IS adjacencies	Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024	Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024	Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024
IS-IS LSPs	255	255	255
Maximum IPv4 routes	Default profile: 2M Route profile: 3.5M	Default profile: 4M	Default profile: 1M (with compression)
Maximum VEs per system	8000	4000	4000
Maximum VRFs per system (BGP VRF IPv4/ IPv6)	1024	1024	1024
Maximum VRFs per system (OSPF VRF IPv4/IPv6)	1024	1024	1024
Maximum VRFs per system (static VRF IPv4/IPv6)	1024	1024	1024
IS-IS routers in a level	255	255	255
Maximum ECMP paths	128	64	64
VRRP/VRRPe instances per system (IPv4, IPv6)	1000	1000	1000
VRRP instances per IP interface	10	16	16
VRRP/VRRPe instances with time scale	128	128	128
Maximum GRE tunnels	1024	1024	1024
Maximum IS-IS interfaces	Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024	Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024	Broadcast: 255 P2P: 1024
LAYER 3 FEATURES - IPv6
Maximum IPv6 static route entries	32000	32000	32000
Maximum IPv6 routes	Default profile: 2M Route profile: 3.5M	Default profile: 256000 routes v4-v6 profile: 700000 routes IPv6-route profile: 1M routes	OptiScale profile LPM: 64000 (routes except /47 and /48) LEM: 180000 (routes with /47 and /48 )
Maximum ND entries	Default profile: 102000 Route profile: 95000	32000	32000
Maximum OSPFv3 routes	64000	64000	64000
Maximum OSPFv3 interfaces	256	256	256
Maximum OSPFv3 neighbors	256	256	256
Maximum OSPFv3 areas	10	10	10
Maximum BGPv6 routes in the RIB	Same as IPv4	Same as IPv4	Same as IPv4
Maximum BGPv6 neighbors	2400	2400	2400
Maximum DHCPv6 Delegated Prefixes	Per System: Maximum Scale - 20000 Default Maximum Scale - 8000 Per Interface: Maximum Scale - 20000 Default Maximum Scale - 1000	Per System: Maximum Scale - 20000 Default Maximum Scale - 8000 Per Interface: Maximum Scale - 20000 Default Maximum Scale - 1000	Per System: Maximum Scale - 20000 Default Maximum Scale - 8000 Per Interface: Maximum Scale - 20000 Default Maximum Scale - 1000
BGP FLOWSPEC
Maximum local flowspec rules alone	1000	1000	1000
Maximum remote flowspec rules alone	1000	1000	1000
Maximum local and remote flowspec rules together	1000	1000	1000
BGP LARGE-COMMUNITY
Maximum largecommunity that can be added/replaced/deleted for incoming route updates (NLRI) using set directive	32	32	32
Maximum largecommunity standard/ extended ACL type	1024 rules per list. Max seq # is 65535	1024 rules per list. Max seq # is 65535	1024 rules per list. Max seq # is 65535
Maximum largecommunity ACL that can be matched in route-map	32	32	32
Maximum largecommunity attributes that can be received per route update (including in bound set large community)	64	64	64
MPLS
Maximum MPLS labels	15000	15000	15000
Maximum label stacking depth	3	3	3
Maximum target LDP sessions	100	100	100
Maximum ingress	5000	5000	5000
Maximum transit LSPs	20000 cross-connects	20000 cross-connects	20000 cross-connects
Maximum point-to-point per system with MCT	500	500	500
Maximum point-to-multipoint per system with MCT	8000	8000	8000
Maximum endpoints per point-to-point per system	1000	8000	8000
Maximum endpoints per point-to-multipoint per system (non-MCT, MCT)	20000	20000	20000
Maximum point-to-multipoint MACs per system (max vpls mac table)	Default profile: 600000 Route profile: 190000	750000	750000
Total point-to-multipoint VC labels per system	8000	8000	8000
Maximum routes per VRF/VPN	Default profile: 2M Route profile: 3M	Same as the default VRF	256000
Maximum MPLS VPNs (IPv4) per system	512	512	512
Maximum MPLS VPNs (IPv6) per system	512	512	512
Maximum adaptive LSP (ingress/egress)	5000	5000	5000
Maximum FRR instances	5000 facility or 2000 1- to-1 detour	5000 facility or 2000 1- to-1 detour	5000 facility or 2000 1- to-1 detour
Maximum point-to-multipoint LSP load balance	16	16	16
Maximum LDP ECMP paths	16	16	16
RSVP LSP history support	Max 32 events per LSP at ingress router	Max 32 events per LSP at ingress router	Max 32 events per LSP at ingress router
Maximum autobandwidth templates	100	100	100
Maximum recorded samples per autobandwidth LSP	1500	1500	1500
Single-hop LSP accounting	5000	5000	5000
Maximum point-to-multipoint instances with IPv4/IPv6 VE VRF support (MCT)	8000	2600	2600
Maximum bypass LSP per system	512	512	512
Maximum LDP sessions	100	100	100
Maximum LDP FEC	5000	5000	5000
Maximum LSPs with OSPF shortcuts	1000	1000	1000
RATE LIMITING AND TRAFFIC POLICING FEATURES
Granularity	22kbps	22kbps	22kbps
Rate-limiters/trafficpolicers per system	1000/32000	1000/32000	1000/32000
ACL
Maximum named L2 ACL statements	2000	2000	2000
Maximum IP receive ACLS	200	200	200
Maximum IPv6 receive ACLs	50	50	50
Max configurable PBR route maps	200	200	200
OAM
Maximum BFD sessions	1000 (16 sessions multihop)	250 (16 sessions multihop)	250 (16 sessions multihop)
802.1ag sessions	4000	4000	4000
Y.1731 SLM/DM sessions	127	100	100
EVPN-VXLAN SCALING (IP Fabric)
VxLAN Tunnel (such as ToR, DCI, hybrid cloud)	1000	512	512
L2 VNI (bridge domains)	8000	4000	4000
L3 VNI	1024	512	512
Maximum VRFs	1024	512	512
LAYER 2
Maximum VLANs	4090	4090	4090
Maximum bridge domains	4000	4000	4000
Maximum MAC entries	Default profile: 600000 non-MCT (256000 MCT/ EVPN) Route profile: 190000	168000	168000
Maximum VNIs	8000	256 (IPv4 only)	256 (IPv4 only)
LAYER 3
Maximum VEs	8000	4000	4000
Maximum VRFs	1024	512	512
SNMP
Maximum communities	256	256	256
Maximum contexts	256	256	256
Maximum community maps	256	256	256
Maximum SNMP v3 users	10	10	10
Maximum groups	10	10	10
Maximum views	10	10	10
Maximum v1/v2c trap hosts	12	12	12
Maximum v3 trap hosts	6	6	6