Cisco ME-C6524GS-8S User Manual download pdf (Page 5)

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• Optimal Gigabit Ethernet density: With up to 32 Gigabit Ethernet ports, all fiber-based, the Cisco

ME 6524 can aggregate multiple customers who require Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. The uplink

interfaces offer flexible connectivity options by accommodating a broad range of SFP optics,

including coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wavelength-division

multiplexing (DWDM) optics.

• Flexible network deployment options: The switch features highly scalable Layer 2 services with

features such as intelligent 802.1Q tunneling and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling. The PFC3C daughter

card enables in-hardware MPLS technologies for MPLS VPNs, and Ethernet over MPLS

(EoMPLS). For service offering facing an increasing demand for IP address space, hardware-

enabled IPv6 protocols provide a scalable and high-performing end-to-end IP service delivery.

Cisco ME 6524 Features and Benefits

Features

Benefits

Layer 2 Switching

IEEE 802.1Q

802.1Q Tunneling

Layer 2 Protocol

Tunneling (L2PT)

802.1Q and L2PT are the service enablers to offer Layer 2 VPNs. By encapsulating users'

data frames in an outer 802.1Q tag and by tunneling users' PDUs, 802.1Q tunneling allows

to segregate users' traffic and to scale the number of users beyond the 4096 VLAN

boundary

Cisco Discovery

Protocol

VLAN Trunk

Protocol (VTP)

Cisco Discovery Protocol and VTP ease the network and service configuration by detecting

peer capability and by propagating the VLANs information within the network.

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