Ethernet Switching Portfolio
(Level 3 / Technical Decision Influencer-level
Presentation)
Agenda
1 Data Solutions Vision
2 Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture
3 Delivering Valuable Differentiation
4 Ethernet Switching Product Line
4 Value Statements
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The Avaya Data Solutions Vision
The 3 Network Imperatives for
Plug & Play Communications
Always-On
PLUG & PLAY COMMUNICATIONS
Efficient
Scalable
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Avaya’s Unique Value Proposition
Always-On
Intelligent components &
designs, powerful networking
that can be fully trusted to
deliver
Efficient
Improving the effectiveness of
a business by creating a
simpler & more effective
network
Scalable
Leveraging optimization &
organic versatility to meet
Business-driven Data growth
requirements
Up to 7X better resiliency
100% Call Completion even
during failure scenarios
In-Service Maintenance
Up to 50% better TCO
Up to 40% more energy-efficient
Pioneered best-practice design,
saving 1/3 equipment
Up to 20X better performance
Satisfying Business growth –
scaling from 1G to 100G
Virtualized & integrated
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The Markets We Serve
Ethernet
Switching
Wireless
Networking
Unified
Branch
Access
Control
Unified
Management
Branch
& Remote
Enterprise
Campus
Data Center
Continuing aggressive investment in the Portfolio
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Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network
Architecture
Revolutionary in service delivery, yet uniquely
evolutionary in implementation
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Wouldn’t it be nice…
Have you ever been frustrated by delays in activating new
applications and services..?
• Wouldn’t it be nice to seamlessly deploy applications across
multiple Data Centers in an instant..?
Have you ever experienced an outage due to human-error fault
during change..?
• Wouldn’t it be nice to never again having to configure the Core of
the network..?
Have you ever wondered why, with all of this complexity, that IT
still struggles to respond to the increased rate of change..?
• Wouldn’t it be nice to remove entire layers of complexity and
deliver real business-centric agility..?
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CIO Challenges
Reduce Cost & Improve Time-to-Service
Empowering IT to make the Business more efficient
Effectively supporting business initiatives
Application team & network team coordination
Allow IT the ability to simply say “yes”
Future-proof infrastructure
Eliminating network re-designs
IT as the enabler and not the inhibitor
Consolidation & explosion of content brings heightened visibility & risk
Bigger Data Centers demand improved operational efficiency
More application and added complexity drives cost up
There is an obvious need to simplify without compromising
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Business Needs
Reliably Connecting Users to Content
It’s more than just the Data Center
Accommodating disruptive technologies
Reliable access to content enables business advantage
IT Agility & Optimization
Faster time to service for business collaboration – meeting
the adaptive needs of the Enterprise
Agile business requirements, mergers & acquisitions
Fit-for-Purpose Today – Future-ready for Tomorrow
Delivering the need for increased speed and density within
the network today
Scalability for the future without over-capitalization
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Avaya’s
Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture
 Built on a Virtual Services Fabric
that is extensible, Enterprise-wide
VENA delivers
Open & Transparent Interconnectivity
 Initial deployment in & between
Data Centers to realize the full
potential of compute virtualization
 Increasing the flexibility &
scalability of the network
 Delivering an infrastructure for the
Private Cloud
 Principle characteristics:
– Unmatched simplification
– Operational orchestration
– Improved time-to-service
– Maximized reliability & performance
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VENA Components
Virtual Service Networks
• Mapping of Services to unique virtual networks
• Supports L2 VLANs, plus L3 Routing & VRFs
• Simplifies provisioning & incorporates policy
Virtual Services Fabric
• Built on enhanced IEEE Shortest Path Bridging
• Resiliency, simplicity & consistent interconnect
• Transparently co-existing Services
Products &Tools
• New Data Center Modular & Fixed platforms – i.e. VSP 9000
• Also integrates existing platforms
• Enhanced tools for virtualization management
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VENA Functional Model
Business
Applications
Next-Generation
Collaboration
Disruptive
Technologies
Virtual Service Network
Virtual Service Network
Virtual Service Network
Configuration, Orchestration, Performance, & Flow Management
Access Control
Virtual Services
Platforms
Virtual Service Networks
Virtualization
Provisioning
Service
Ethernet Routing
Switches
Unified
Communications
Compute
Storage
Virtual Service Network
Virtual Service Network
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Delivering Valuable Differentiation
Progressive evolution of our existing
differentiating Ethernet Switching technology
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Virtualizing the Campus Core
 Delivers end-to-end application
availability
User Access
– Extends to Servers, etc
 Solutions that scale Enterprise-wide
– Cost-effective every network
size
Open & interoperable
Leverages simple &
ubiquitous functionality
Switch
Clustering
All Links & Resources
are fully active
 Greatly simplified hardware,
software, configuration, &
maintenance solution
– Simple to deploy, less
complexity & expense
 Industry-leading sub-second failover
& recovery
– Delivers availability & in-service
maintenance
Fault tolerance
& instant recovery
Optimises end-to-end
availability
Applications
& Services
Split Multi-Link Trunking
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Future-proofing Performance
 Standards & feature-requirements
Re-Programmable Packet Processor
are constantly evolving
 Avaya’s unique NPU-based Route
RSP
Switch Processor supports in-life
microcode upgrades
CPU
– Empowers continual evolution
– Maintains full-life optimization
 Traditional ASIC-based designs
All traffic supported by the
fast-path RSP
User
Access
Enterprise
Applications
cannot flexibly adapt
– Capabilities are locked-in during
Traditional ASIC
the product design phase
 Newer applications will need to be
ASIC
diverted to the CPU for processing
– Reducing performance &
increasing latency
CPU
Complex traffic routed
from the ASIC to the CPU
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No-compromise Edge Networking
 FAST delivers a virtual hot-swap
capability
User Access
– Enables in-service maintenance
& restoration
 No single point-of-failure
– Distributed power and
forwarding
 High-capacity virtual backplane
– Industry-leading, pay-as-you-
Stackable
Chassis
Automatic Unit
Replacement
Proportional
scalability
Standards-based
Access features
Distributed
architecture
Bi-directional
multi-path forwarding
grow scalable capacity
 Simplified implementation &
management
Virtualized Core
– Centralised Management, and
automatic software &
configuration control
Flexible Advanced Stacking Technology
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A Case for Positive Discrimination
 Performance is placed at risk by
the chaos of self-regulation
Automatic QoS
– Business-critical applications
are forced to contend with
everything else
 Automatic QoS optimizes
application performance, end-toend
 Configuration is simplified
– 3rd Party applications are
User Access
Private QoS
Generic QoS
Zero-touch Configuration
AQoS-enabled Switch
Configuration simplified
& automated
QoS honoured
end-to-end
Optimises Avaya Data
for Avaya Voice
AQoS-enabled Core
handled as default
Generic Application
Private Application
 Gives tangible benefits to Avaya
Customers
– Applications & Networks are
Application
Access
synchronized
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Comprehensive, not Complex, Security
 Improve security with fully granular
control
Integrated NAC
– Role-based control & network
User Access
compartmentalization
Corporate
or Guest
Wired / Wireless / VPN
 Enhanced Regulatory compliance
Consistent &
granular control
– Partitioning of access &
comprehensive reporting
 Simplicity
– Centralized policy decision,
Consolidates
administration
Centralised &
integrated NAC
defined in plain language
 Reduced costs
– Supporting existing
infrastructure & identity stores,
virtual appliance option
Enhances security
& compliance
Simplifies multiple
Directories & Databases
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Energy-Efficient Networking
 Efficient by Design
– Reducing Campus layers &
Energy Saver
High-priority Phones
remain available
Low-priority Phones
set to power-off mode
devices; less equipment
translates into reduced
consumption
 Optimised power consumption
PC connections
set to power-save mode
ES-enabled Switch
– Drives immediate operational
savings – up to 40% more
efficient than rivals
 Service integration & device
consolidation
– Reduces equipment levels,
optimizes performance, & also
streamlines management
Fully granular or
‘one-click’ configuration
Network stays available,
simply in ‘eco-mode’
Enterprise LAN
Detailed views of
consumption & savings
Enterprise Policy Manager
Network-wide energy
policies & reporting
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Building the better Data Centre
 High bandwidth & low latency
– Optimises Server-to-Server
communication
 Reduces the number of ports
Virtualized Core
Horizontal
Stacking
High-capacity
Stacking & Uplinks
required on the Core
– Reduces costs & complexity
 Simplifies cabling between Server &
Switch
– Reduces complexity &
maintains rack cooling integrity
Fault-tolerant
connectivity
Flexible
designs
 Easily scale capacity (Switches &
Uplinks)
– Zero network downtime for
maintenance or failure
Space
efficient
Racked Servers
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Simple, Innovative, & Economical VPNs
 Operates over any IP network
– Quickly deployable & easily
IP VPN-Lite
supportable
 Simplified management,
administration & maintenance
– Stark contrast with complex,
Enterprise-class
simplicity
Metro Network
(Native IP)
IP VPN-Lite
multi-layered MPLS
Complete flexibility
End-to-end
connectivity
 Provides ultimate resiliency,
simplicity, & performance
IP VPN-Lite / MPLS Router
– Leverages Avaya’s proven
resiliency technology
Wide Area Network
(MPLS)
Service Provider-class
complexity
 Co-exists & interoperates with
Service Providers (MPLS)
– Standardized extensions for
maximum flexibility & scalability
*Deployment Options:
- IP VPN-Lite only
- IP VPN-Lite & MPLS
- MPLS only
MPLS Routers
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Virtualizing the Infrastructure
 New Standards enable the network
infrastructure to be virtualized
– Enables any service to be
Network
Virtualization
provisioned in any location
 Returns control in a Virtual Server
Optimised reliability
& performance
Campus
Network
End-to-end
connectivity
environment
– Simplifies mapping services to
user communities
 Enhanced end-to-end reliability &
performance
Complete flexibility in
service provisioning
Metro
Network
Simplified
Core network
– Leverages simplified, optimised
core routing & loop protection
– Any-to-any connectivity
De-mystifies Virtual
Server operations
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Scaling for tomorrow’s Data Centre
 Delivers the ‘Application VPN’
infrastructure
 Optimises network failure recovery
– Instantaneous re-route
Uplinks transitioning
From 1G to 10G
User Access
Virtual Services
Platform
 Future-proofed scalability
– 10G today & path to 40/100G
 Continuity-of-Operations features
– Flight recorder, process
Intraconnects to
transition from
10G to 40/100G
Enterprise Core
Switching capacity
beyond 100Tbps
separation, memory protection
– System-level health check & self
healing to ensure system
stability
– In-service control plane integrity
checking, live patching
Server Access
Connections transitioning
From 1G to 10G
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Spanning Voice, Data & Applications
 Offers a common look & feel across
applications
Unified Communications Management
 Enables navigation to all
management applications with single
sign-on & centralized authentication
 Provides integrated workflows for
managing unified communications
networks
 Decreases the learning curve for IT
personnel
 Delivers simplified deployment and
system administration configuration
 Offers deployment flexibility
LAN + Wireless LAN + WAN + Security + IP Telephony
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Ethernet Switching Portfolio
Benefits, features & characteristics, and
positioning
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Highlights
 High-performance resiliency
Core
Modular Chassis
Ethernet Switching
 Pioneering Switch Cluster high-
availability solution
 Large Core installed-based
 1st & only to break through the
Access
Stackable Chassis
Terabit Stackable boundary
 True end-to-end high-availability
solution
 Refreshed portfolio
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Investment Strategy for Ethernet Switching
• PoE for IP Phones &
WLAN Access Points
• ‘Stackable Chassis’
model for Edge
• Introduction of PoE+
Standard
• Continued shift of
R&D to Stackable
Chassis at the Edge
• Introduction of next
generation core
platform: VSP 9000
• Introduction of
Avaya’s Virtual
Enterprise Network
Architecture
• PoE+ at the Edge
• Virtual Service
Networks & Wireless
Services support on
the VSP 9000
• Introduction 40G &
100G
• Interface with
Security, CCTV, &
Environmental
systems
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What’s New
 VSP 9000 v3.0 released in November 2010
– New, Carrier-grade platform for the Data Center & Campus Core
 ERS 8800 v7.0 released in April 2010
– New 8800 hardware, and Multicast & IPv6 enhancements
 ERS 8300 v4.3 releases in 2011
– IPv6 Routing, eBGP-Lite Routing, & high-capacity PoE PSU
 ERS 5000 v6.2 released in July 2010
– Energy Saver, Static IPv6 Routing, & Multicast enhancements
 ERS 4500 v5.4 released in May 2010
– Dynamic Layer 3 Routing and Energy Saver
 ERS 2500 v4.3 released in March 2010
– Advanced QoS and Automatic QoS
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What’s Coming
VSP 9000 v3.1
Launch of VSP 9000
8800 v7.0
8800 v7.1
8300 v4.3
1Q10
2Q10
3Q10
4Q10
2500 v4.3
Note: Calendar Year timeline.
2H11
5000 v6.3
5000 v6.2
4500 v5.4
1H11
4500 v5.5
2500 v4.4
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Modular Product Positioning
VSP 9000
Ideal as:
 Core Switch for large/very large Enterprise campus and Data Center
 High performance & high 10GbE port density
 Ultra-resiliency, scalability & 40/100GbE future-ready
 Where there is a need for sophisticated IP Routing & Network
Virtualization
Ideal as:
 Core Switch for mid-large Enterprise Campus & Data Center
 Environments that value high-availability & high-performance
 Where there is a need for sophisticated IP Routing & Network
Virtualization
ERS 8800
ERS 8300
Ideal as:
 Core Switching solution for mid-sized network & Access Switch for
large Enterprises: high-performance Gigabit-to-the-Desktop
 Aggregation (Distribution) Switch in multi-tier networks
 Where there is a need for straightforward IP Routing & Device
Virtualization
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Virtual Services Platform 9000
 Core networking for transparent
Cloud Computing
– high-density 10G & 1G
– high availability L2 & L3
– full device Virtualisation
 Switch Clustering
 High-performance resiliency
 Simpler design options
 Integrated QoS & security
 Interoperable for end-to-end
service delivery
– creates a virtual core
– simplifies configuration &
deployment
– extends availability end-to-end
– reduces equipment costs
 Enables 99.999% reliability
– Deterministic millisecond failover
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Features of the VSP 9000
 Flexibility for investment
protection
– Programmable Data Path
– Flexible 10Gbps architecture for
ingress & egress packet
manipulation
– Packet filtering for ingress &
egress traffic
 Scalability for high-performance
Campus Core & Data Center
– 240 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 480
x Gigabit ports
– Thousands of ACLs
– Scalable Multicast
 Security
– IEEE 802.1X, Radius-based
Authentication
– SNMPv3, SSH Management
– IP Spoofing prevention
 Performance for demanding
applications
– Flexible, multi Terabit-scale
Switch Cluster configurations
– Hardware-based Multicast
replication, designed for video
surveillance & TV distribution
applications
– Lossless architecture with
minimum jitter
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Hardware Overview - Chassis
 Mid-Plane design
 Separates Control &
Switching, allows for
optimized performance
 Redundant Control Processors
 10 Interface Module slots
 Maximizing Ports/RU density
 Redundant Cooling
 Provides side-to-side cooling
 14 RU-high Chassis
 Allowing up to 3 Chassis per
Rack
N+1
CP Modules
Up to
10 I/O Modules
Side-to-Side
Cooling
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Hardware Overview – Chassis Rear
 Mid-Plane design
Up to 6
Power Supplies
 Separates Control &
Switching, allows for
optimized performance
 Redundant Switching Fabrics
 Up to 6 for N+1 capacity
 Redundant Power
 Up to 6 hot-swappable PSUs
 Redundant Cooling
 Provides front-to-back
cooling
 Auxiliary Modules
 Reserved for future use
* Reserved for future use.
Front-to-Back
Cooling
Up to 6
Switch Fabrics
Auxiliary
Modules*
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Resilient Architecture
 Active-Active independent
Control Processor & Switch
Fabric design
Hardened Carrier-class
Operating System
All resources are actively
utilised, maximising return
on investment
Interface Module
connections load-shared
across Switch Fabric
Modules
Hot-swappable
components for simplified
maintenance
– Maximises switching capacity
– CPs operate in high-availability
Online / Standby mode
 Stateful millisecond fail-over
– Layer 2 MAC Tables, VLANs,
SMLT, 802.1x, L2 Multicast
– Layer 3 RSMLT, RIP, OSPF,
VRRP, IP Filters
 Hitless downtime during
Software upgrades
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Business-centric Value Proposition
 Deterministic sub-second network resiliency ensuring always-on
Uninterrupted
Business
Operation
Simple Network
Virtualization
Services
networking
 Traffic monitoring, filtering and security capabilities to protect
against malicious attacks for maximum application uptime
 Sophisticated QoS capabilities for the converged network that
ensures high user experience and productivity
 Simple, resilient and cost-effective virtual infrastructure with logical
separation to support M&A and network consolidation
 Cost-effective IP VPN services across Campus
 High 10 Gigabit Ethernet port density & diversity in future-ready
Highly-Scalable
Platform
Sources: Gartner Group and Yankee Group research.
architecture
 Clustering of Switches enables effective scaling: supporting
business, network and application growth
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Ethernet Routing Switch 8800
 Core networking for successful
Convergence
– high-density 10G & 1G
 High-performance resiliency
 Simpler design options
– high availability L2 & L3
 Integrated QoS & security
– full device & network Virtualisation
 Interoperable for end-to-end
 Switch Clustering
service delivery
– creates a virtual core
– simplifies configuration &
deployment
– extends availability end-to-end
– reduces equipment costs
 Enables 99.999% reliability
– Deterministic sub-second failover
for any IPv4 & IPv6 failure
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What is the ERS 8800..?
 A new solution that consolidates the field-proven reliability of the ERS 8600
with the enhanced virtualized functionality and improved scalability that a
new generation of software delivers
 Has been developed to match the transition occurring in Customer networks:
the progressive move to emerging, highly-virtualized networking
infrastructures from what was largely a single dimension environment
 Is simply the latest evolution of the venerable ERS 8000 Series: which has
already delivered the ERS 8100 Edge Switch, ERS 8300 Edge/Core Switch,
and of course the ERS 8600 Core/Edge Switch on which the ERS 8800 is
based
 Is the go-forward solution for new Customers seeking the most reliable and
versatile Campus LAN Core Switch, additionally new software ensures high
levels of investment protection and continuity of service for returning ERS
8600 Customers
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ERS 8800 Market Positioning
New Avaya Customers
 ERS 8800 is the default solution for the
Enterprise Campus Core
 Investment protection for 8692SF, via upgrade
Recent
ERS 8600 Customers
Returning
ERS 8600 Customers
with SuperMezz
 Investment protection for R/RS Modules
 Support for v7.x Software
 Always a progressive & seamless evolution
from 8600 profile to 8800
 Partial investment protection (Chassis, PSUs)
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Features of the ERS 8800
 Flexibility for investment
protection
– Programmable Data Path
– Flexible 10 Gbps architecture for
 Security
– IEEE 802.1X, Radius-based
Authentication
ingress & egress packet
– SNMPv3, SSH Management
manipulation
– IP Spoofing prevention
– Packet filtering for ingress &
egress traffic
 Performance for demanding
– 10-, 6- & 3-Slot Chassis options
applications
 Scalability for high-performance
Campus Core & Data Center
– Up to 96 10G Ethernet or 384
Gigabit ports
– Thousands of ACLs
– Scalable Multicast
– Flexible Terabit-scale Switch
Cluster configurations
– Hardware-based Multicast
replication, designed for video
surveillance & TV distribution
applications
– Minimum jitter
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Features of the ERS 8800
 Network services virtualization to  Detailed Statistics, Packet
simplify networks and reduce
cost
– IP VPN-Lite*, VRF-Lite (Unicast &
Multicast), MPLS
 Traffic Management, Congestion
Management
– WRED, dual leaky bucket for
–
–
–
–
traffic re-coloring, granular
policing/shaping
640 queues per 10G lane/ 15,000
independent hardware queues
per system
Bandwidth reservation capabilities
Remarking of TOS, DSCP, IEEE
802.1p
Independent IP Unicast & IP
Multicast hardware queues
Capturing
– Per flow, queue, filter statistics
– Online packet capturing (each port)
– Ingress/egress mirroring
 Reliability for highest network
availability
– Resilient sub-second Switch Cluster
– NEBS compliant Central Office
Chassis
– Hot-swap capability for all active
hardware components
– Fully redundant Switch Fabric and
Control Plane with hitless failover
support
– Industry leading resiliency features
• DMLT, SMLT*, RSMLT*, VRRP,
VRRP-Backup Master*, ECMP,
VLACP*
* Avaya Intellectual Property
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Hardware Overview
8003R
8010co
8010
8006
8895SF
RS-Series Modules
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Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
 Versatile & reliable Medium Core
– sub-second failover
– Core option for medium-size
performance requirements
– device Virtualisation
 Convergence-quality Access
– 10/100/1000 to the Desktop
 Cost-effective performance for
the Core and/or Access
 High-density 10G & 10/100/100
with PoE
 Efficiency of integrated Uplinks
 Enhanced network admission
control
– Power-over-Ethernet, QoS, &
integrated Access Control
– Modular advantages
 Delivers high-reliability to the
Network Core and/or Access
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Features of the ERS 8300
 10 & 6 slot Chassis options
 High-density solution:
– 68 x 10G XFP
– 384 x 10/100/1000 Copper
– 400 x 1000 SFP & 192 x 100 FX
 Dual Switch Fabric option
– Integrated I/O ports
 464Gbps real-life throughput
 High-available Core option
– Switch Clustering & VRF-Lite
 802.1AB Auto-Discovery & Auto-
Topology
 802.3af-compliant PoE
– Auto-discovery of PoE devices
– Dynamic power management
 End-point access control
 RIP, OSPF, PIM-SM, & BGP-Lite
– Comprehensive 802.1X
 N+1 Power Supply option
– User-Based Policy
 Multi-Link Trunking
– Avaya Secure Network Access
– 31 Groups & 8 Trunks per Group
 2,000 VLANs & 64 Spanning Tree
Groups
 Traffic Policing & Shaping, Filtering,
DiffServ & 802.1p Prioritisation
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Hardware
PoE I/O Modules
I/O Modules
8310
8394 Switch Fabric
8306
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Stackable ERS Product Positioning
ERS 5000
ERS 4500
ERS 2500
Ideal as:
 Access Switch for Large Enterprises: high-performance Gigabit-tothe-Desktop
 Aggregation (Distribution) Switch
 Core Switching solution for small Enterprises
 Top-of-Rack/Horizontal Stacking for the Data Centre
 Where 10GbE is required today
Ideal as:
 Access Switch for mid-to-large Enterprise
 Environments with either FE or GbE connectivity at the Edge, or
both
 Where 10GbE Uplinks will become important
Ideal as:
 Access Switch for Branch Office or smaller Enterprise Campus:
when Fast Ethernet-only is acceptable
 Low intensity convergence deployments
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Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series
 Scalable solution to empower
Convergence
– zero-loss, fail-safe FAST 640 &
1152
 10/100/1000, Advanced QoS, &
Power-over-Ethernet
– high-speed local switching
 Enable the Converged Desktop
 Comprehensive access control
options
 High-availability locally and to
the Core, plus Switch Clustering
 Scalable, pay-as-you-grow
 Integrated Access Control
– 802.1X with extensions
– Identity Engines for role-based
network access
 Delivers 99.999% reliability to the
Network Edge
5500 Switches
5600 Switches
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Features of the ERS 5000 Series
 10 Switch options
– 5510-24T & 5510-48T
– 5520-24T & 5520-48T with PoE
– 5530-24TFD with 10G
– 5632FD
– 5650TD & 5650TD-PWR
– 5698TFD & 5698TFD-PWR
 High density solution:
– 400 10/100/1000 Copper & PoE
option
– SFP & 10G options
 802.3af-compliant PoE
– Auto-sensing 10/100/1000
– Auto-discovery of PoE devices
– Dynamic power management
 End-point access control
– 802.1X plus extensions (MHMA,
Guest VLAN
– Identity Engines solutions
 Automatic Unit Replacement
 Up to 384 Gbps of local switching &
 Traffic Policing, DiffServ & 802.1p
 Switch Clustering
 IP Filtering
144 Gbps Stacking per Switch
– Stacked SMLT & SLT
– 32 Groups & 8 Trunks per Group
Prioritisation
 Field-replaceable PSUs or Redundant
PSU option
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Hardware
5500 Switches
5510-24T & 5510-48T
5520-24T-PWR & 5520-48T-PWR
5530-24TFD
5600 Switches
 5632FD
 5650TD & 5650TD-PWR
 5698TFD & 5698TFD-PWR
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Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
 Scalable solution to empower
Convergence
 Enable the Converged Fast or
Gigabit Desktop
– Fast or Gigabit to the Desktop,
 Comprehensive Routing &
100FX, SFP, & XFP options
Access Control options
– Power-over-Ethernet & QoS
 Reduce costs with Energy Saver
– zero-loss, fail-safe FAST 320
 Scalable, pay-as-you-grow
– high-speed local switching &
Dynamic Layer 3 Routing
– Energy Saver
 Integrated Access Control
– 802.1X with extensions
 Delivers 99.999% reliability to the
Network Edge
10/100/1000 &
10/100 Switches 10G Switches
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Features of the ERS 4500 Series
 11 Switch options
– 4526FX
– 4526T & 4526T-PWR
 Dynamic RIP & OSPF Routing plus
Route Policies
 802.3af-compliant PoE
– 4550T & 4550T-PWR
– Auto-sensing 10/100/1000
– 4524GT & 4524GT-PWR
– Auto-discovery of PoE devices
– 4526GTX & 4526GTX-PWR
– Dynamic power management
– 4548GT & 4548GT-PWR
 High density solution:
– 400/384 ports of 10/100 or
10/100/1000 Copper with PoE
option
– XFP, SFP, & FX options
 184 Gbps of local switching & 40
 End-point access control
– 802.1X plus extensions (SHMA,
MHMA, Guest VLAN, etc)
 Automatic Unit Replacement
 Traffic Policing, DiffServ & 802.1p
Prioritisation
 IP Filtering, Policies, & Offset
Gbps Stacking throughput per Switch  Redundant PSU option
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Hardware
Fast Ethernet Switches
4526FX
4526T & 4526T-PWR
4550T & 4550T-PWR
Gigabit Ethernet Switches
4524GT & 4524GT-PWR
4526GTX & 4526GTX-PWR
4548GT & 4548GT-PWR
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Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
 Workhorse solution to empower
Convergence
– 10/100 to the Desktop
 Enable the Converged Desktop
 Highly-available local Stacking &
connections to the Core
– Power-over-Ethernet & QoS
 Scalable, pay-as-you-grow
– High-speed local switching &
 Enterprise-class QoS & access
Static Layer 3 Routing
control capabilities
– entry-level fail-safe FAST 32
 Integrated Access Control
– 802.1X with Extensions
– 802.1AB auto discovery for
network & devices
 Delivers flexibility to the Network
Edge
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Features of the ERS 2500 Series
 4 Switch options
– 2526T & 2526T-PWR – 24
10/100 Desktop ports, plus 2
active Uplinks, PoE option
– 2550T& 2550T-PWR – 48
10/100 Desktop ports, plus 2
active Uplinks, PoE option
 Uplink options of SFP, 1000T, or
10/100/1000T
 802.3af-compliant PoE
– Auto-sensing 10/100
– Auto-discovery of PoE devices
– Dynamic power management
 End-point access control
– 802.1X SHSA, Guest VLAN,
RADIUS Authentication
 PoE available on 50% of Desktop  DiffServ & 802.1p Prioritisation
ports – Green..!
 32 Gbps Stacking architecture
– Up to 384 10/100 ports
 Wire-speed local switching &
integrated Stacking
 Traffic Marking & Re-Marking
 Port Mirroring & Rate Limiting
 802.3ad Link Aggregation (6
Groups / 4 Links)
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Hardware
26-port Switches
 2526T
 2526T-PWR
50-port Switches
 2550T
 2550T-PWR
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Summary
The simple fact: Avaya is the informed choice
for Convergence-friendly networking solutions
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Tested & Verified
 Commitment to Standards &
Interoperability
– Avaya Core & Access
– Avaya Core & 3rd Party Access
– Avaya Edge & 3rd Party Core
 Independently testing Avaya’s
claims & Competitors
 Open and transparent, real testing
& real performance numbers
 Ongoing programme of validation
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Trusted & Valued
 Consistently winning business
where Convergence is being
leveraged for strategic advantage
 The most challenging &
demanding verticals: Healthcare,
Media, Education, Banking &
Finance, Retail, Utilities, & Public
Sector
‘We chose Avaya because it could
deliver a solution that was
technologically superior, higher in
performance and simply more costeffective than anything offered by its
competitors.’
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Driven to Succeed
 Leveraging historical success for
future growth
 Focussed on being an innovation
leader
 Understanding the market &
business needs
 Compliments our leadership in
Unified Communications
 Partnering with Customers for the
journey ahead
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Modular Competitive Landscape
Cisco: Catalyst 6500-E claims to
preserve investment for Core;
Catalyst 4500-E offers advanced
functions & performance for
Aggregation
HP ProCurve/3Com: 8200zl &
5400zl claims to provide the
performance/density/scalability
combined with low pricing to
build their networks
Juniper: EX 8200 claims to offer
high performance, line rate 10G &
common Juno OS
 6500-E has limited compatibility between Chassis,
Supervisors, Line Cards, & Software causing high TCO;
ERS 8600 provides excellent investment protection
 4500-E lacks the performance, 10G density & scalability
compared to ERS 8300 that offers higher performance &
10G port density
 It is true that 8200zl & 5400zl are priced lower than ERS
8600 & ERS 8300 but Customers pay big penalties for
getting less denser & resilient platforms as well as lower
performance
 The 3Com acquisition will add more advanced products
but product rationalization in the progress
 EX 8200 is a year old platform that competes more with
our VSP 9000 & will ship in 2H10. VSP 9000 will offer
much higher switching architecture, 10G port density &
ultra-resiliency.
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Stackable Competitive Landscape
 Stacking capacity is limited, only 32Gbps for the 3750 and
Cisco: 3750 is the Stackable
option; the 3750-E offers
additional capacity; 2960 & 3560
are standalone-only
HP ProCurve/3Com: Broad range
offering typical but
unspectacular functionality;
3Com is more advanced but the
acquisition complicates things
marginally more for the 3750-E: compared to 1.152Tbps
for the ERS 5600, and even 32Gbps for the entry-level
2500
 Cisco places a lot of emphasis on Layer 3 at the Edge: this
increases complexity, cost, & makes restoration more
difficult
 ProCurve doesn’t offer any genuine Stacking, just
consolidated Management
 3Com products are more advanced, with real Stacking
 But the acquisition will ultimately force product
rationalization
 Stacking capacity on the 4200 is good and Layer 3 is
Juniper: EX 4200 is high-end &
Stackable; 2200 & 3200 are
Standalone; 2500 is a Top-ofRack option
strong across the board, however Juniper do not have any
unique high-availability solution
 Emphasis on L3 increases costs, complexity, and makes
restoration more difficult
 Warranty is very uncompetitive
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