Enterasys Matrix N1 - Deployment Scenarios

123.145.2.23islocatedonswitch5port3andintheeventofa
security breach take some form of action against that device. This node
and alias functionality is unique to Enterasys and reduces the time to
pinpoint the exact location of a problem from hours to minutes.
FororganizationslookingtodeployVoiceoverIP(VoIP)technologies
the Matrix N-Series provides significant capabilities through its support
fortheindustrystandarddiscoveryprotocolLLDP-MED(LinkLayer
DiscoveryProtocolforMediaEndpointDevices).Thisprotocolallows
for the accurate representation of network topologies within Network
ManagementSystems(NMS),N-seriesswitchesareabletolearnabout
all the devices connected to them understanding whether, or not, they
areaVoIPphone,tellthephonewhichVLANtouseforvoiceandeven
negotiatethepowerthatthephonecanconsume.LLDP–MEDalso
enables911emergencyserviceslocationfunctionswherebythelocation
of a phone can be determined by the switch port to which
it is connected.
N-SeriessupportforNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)providesa
practicalsolutionfororganizationswhowishtostreamlinetheirIP
addressing schemes. NAT operates on a router connecting two networks,
simplifyingnetworkdesignandconservingIPaddresses.NATcanhelp
organizationsmergemultiplenetworkstogetherandenhancesnetwork
security by helping to prevent malicious activity initiated by outside hosts
from entering the corporate network, improving the reliability of local
systems by stopping worms and augments privacy by discouraging scans.
Within server farm environments Matrix N-series can help to increase
reliabilityandperformanceviatheimplementationofLoadSharing
NetworkAddressTranslation(LSNAT).BasedonRFC2391,LSNATuses
a number of load sharing algorithms to transparently offload network load
on a single server and distributes the load across a pool of servers.
Matrix N-series also supports a comprehensive portfolio of port protection
capabilities,suchasSPANguardandMACLockwhichprovidetheto
detectunauthorizedbridgesinthenetworkandrestrictaMACaddress
toaspecicport.OtherportprotectionfeaturesincludeLinkFlap,
BroadcastSuppressionandSpanningTreeLoopprotectionwhich
protects against mis-configuration and protocol failure.
From the Edge to the Core
Today’s enterprise networking customers demand highly reliable, feature-
rich networking devices to fulfill their requirements across all layers of
thenetwork,providingthescalability,returnoninvestment(ROI)and
securityrequiredofa21stcenturybusinessenvironment.
Enterasys Networks’ Matrix N-Series switches provide industry leading,
high performance distributed switching for enterprise networks,
providing customers with the scalability, performance and application
controltomeetthegrowingneedsoftoday’senterprises.Builtonthe
awardwinningnTERAASICarchitecture,MatrixN-Seriessolutions
providehigh-performance,feature-rich,andhighlyscalable10/100,
10/100/1000,Gigabitand10GigabitEthernetconnectivity.This
allows them to scale from the desktop right to the heart of the network
core where they are well positioned to meet emerging high bandwidth
requirements for core routing implementations.
High performance distributed computing increases the demand for
secure campus networks, at the same time business critical systems and
services are becoming increasingly dependant upon enterprise backbone
infrastructures. Matrix N-series solutions have the capacity, scalability
andQoSfunctionalityrequiredtodealwiththesenewdemands.
ArchitectedtoensurenosinglepointoffailurewithindustryleadingN+6
highavailability,MatrixN-SeriesutilizingDiamondDFE’saretheperfect
solution for core routing and secure data center applications.
Atthedistributionlayer,PlatinumDFEsdelivergranular,end-to-end
visibility and control over individual users, services and applications,
Deployment Scenarios
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