Dear community,
Kindly ask, what is the most suitable switch for these requirements :
Core Switches
A. Features:
- Support the needs of leaf bones (SDN ready)
- Supports microsegmentation, for the purposes of microservices (kubernetes)
- Support integration with virtualization platforms
- Supports HCI protocols (stacking, link aggregation, LACP, BGP)
- Supports multi-chassis aggregation
- Supports 1GE, 10GE, 40GE and 100GE interfaces
- High performance, non-blocking switching architecture
- Manageable Layer-3 Switch
B. Technical:
- Minimum port requirements:
- 24 40GB ports with 8 units of 40GB MPO QSFP+
- 24 10GB ports with 24 units of 10GB SFP+
- 24 1GB ports with 24 units of 1GB SFP BaseT
- Minimum switching capacity: 40 Tbps
- Minimum forwarding capability: 11,000 Mpps
- Redundant Power Supply and Fan System
- Minimum 4 service/module slots
- Has a port management console
2. Top of Rack (ToR) Switch
A. Features:
- Support the needs of leaf bones (SDN ready)
- Supports microsegmentation, for the purposes of microservices (kubernetes)
- Support integration with virtualization platforms
- Supports HCI protocols (stacking, link aggregation, LACP, BGP)
- Supports multi-chassis aggregation
- Supports 1GE, 10GE, 40GE and 100GE interfaces
- High performance, non-blocking switching architecture
- Manageable Layer-3 Switch
- Line Rate: that all ports can simultaneously achieve uninterrupted throughput.
- Low Latency: minimizes latency between ports, measured in microseconds or nanoseconds.
- Large per-port buffer: handle speed mismatch of uplink without dropping packets/frames.
- Nonblocking, with low or no oversubscription: reduces the chance of packet/frame drops in peak traffic periods.
- Link 10 Gbps or faster: for Nutanix CVM traffic.
B. Technical
- Minimum port requirements (from each ToR Switch):
- 48 10GB ports with 20 units of 10G SFP+
- 6 ports 40GB/100GB with 4 units of 40GB QSFP+
- Includes the required license
- Minimum switching capacity: 1.4 Tbps
- Minimum forwarding capability: 900 Mpps
- Redundant Power Supply and Fan System
- Has an out-of-band management port
3. Distribution Switches
A. Features:
- Supports VLAN tagging (Trunk and Access)
- Supports 512 VLAN and 4094 VLAN ID
-Support STP, RSTP, MSTP, SEP, ERPS and BPDU Guard
- Support Static route, RIP, OSPF.
-Support Stacking, link aggregation
- Support sFlow
- Supports 1GE and 10GE interfaces
- Support 802.1x port authentication
- Supports CoA Radius Protocol
B. Technical requirement:
- Minimum port requirements:
- 48 ports 1GB BaseT
- 4 ports 10GB BaseX
- Minimum switching capacity: 170 Gbps
- Minimum forwarding capability: 130 Mpps
- Has a port management console
Thank you everyone
