Enterasys Matrix N1 - System Summary

The Matrix N Stand Alone(NSA)solutionprovidesapremiumedge
switch for smaller wiring closets or data center server clusters. This
productprovides48-portsof10/100/1000connectivityplusfour
modularGigabituplinkports(SFP).Itisa2RUstandaloneswitchthat
supportsallN-SeriesPlatinumDFEfeaturesandincludesredundant
AC power supplies.
Matrix N1 System Bundles–Two24port,triplespeedxed
congurationN1solutionbundlesprovidecosteffective,advanced
functionality solutions for smaller wiring closet or data center
applications.OnebundleincorporatesmodularGigabitEthernet
uplink support.
Unlikecompetingsolutions,theMatrixN-Seriesimplementsagranularowbasedarchitectureto
intelligentlymanageindividualuserandapplicationconversations—notjustportsorVLANs.Policy
rules combined with deep packet inspection can intelligently sense and automatically respond to
securitythreatswhileimprovingreliabilityandqualityoftheuserexperience.NetFlowdatacanbe
collected at wire-speed without sacrificing performance or requiring sampling techniques. Matrix
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N-Series is also the only enterprise switch to support multi-user, multi-method authentication on
every port — absolutely essential when you have phones, computers, printers, copiers, security
cameras and badge readers on the network. When security matters, there is no better choice than
the Matrix N-Series.
System Summary
Multiple Platforms to Fit Any Environment
The Matrix N-Series family of flow-based switches bring high performance distributed switching to
the wiring closet, distribution layer, enterprise core and data center. The N-Series portfolio consists
ofthe7-slotMatrixN7,5-slotMatrixN5,3-slotMatrixN3andthe1-slotMatrixN1chassis
offeringsthatacceptDiamond,PlatinumandGoldDFEbladesandNetworkExpansionModules.
Deliveringsomeofthehighestswitchingportdensitiesavailableinthemarkettodayandscaling
toprovideoverallsystemcapacitiesof1.68Terabits,allchassissupportstandardsbasedPower-
over-Ethernet, either via an external power shelf or as a fully integrated power system in the Matrix
N5.DistributedForwardingEnginescanbeinstalledinanychassisandtheirinnovativedesign
dramatically reduces startup costs since there is no need to purchase additional components such
as supervisor engines, router modules or management modules. Matrix
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N-Series deliver next
generationperformancewith10GigabitEthernetuplinksandaggregation.
Matrix N1 Matrix N3 Matrix N5 Matrix N7
DFE Module Slots
1 3 5 7
Switching Throughput
13.5Mpps 40.5Mpps 67.5Mpps 94.5Mpps
Total Backplane Capacity
80 Gbps 240 Gbps 800 Gbps 1.68 Tbps
10/100 ports per system
72 216 360 504
100 Base-FX ports per
system
54 162 270 378
10/100/1000 ports per
system
72 216 360 504
10/100/1000 PoE ports per
system
48 144 360 336
1000 Base-X ports per
system
24 72 120 168
10 Gigabit ports per system
4 12 20 28
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