Virtual Service PLatform 7024XT Ethernet Switch

Avaya Virtual ServicesPlatform 7024XT

Energy and space-efficient platform built around a next-generation chipset, delivering wire-speed 10GBASE-T Ethernet for today’s connectivity requirements.

The VSP 7000 Series is uniquely future-ready with the embedded flexibility to seamlessly support 40 and 100Gbps Ethernet, and has been built to support network-wide fabric-based virtualized services, lossless environments, and Storage convergence via a software-defined SAN capability.

The new VSP 7024XT model features 24 fixed RJ45 ports supporting the 10GBASE-T standard. In addition the VSP 7024XT also features the VSP 7000’s versatile Media Dependent Adapter (MDA) slot that delivers support for a range of high-speed expansion options, such as additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (SFP+ sockets or 10GBASE-T via RJ45) and 40 Gigabit Ethernet ports (QSFP+ sockets) ; and is also future-ready for a 100 Gigabit Ethernet MDA. An innovative design helps ensures that the appropriate portion of the switching fabric’s powerful 1,280Gbps performance is dedicated to supporting MDA-based connections, while still providing for wire-speed throughout for all front panel and high-capacity fabric interconnections.

The design of the VSP 7000 Series is sympathetic to the evolving requirements for precisely planned environmental implementations and it offers both front-to-back and back-to-front cooling options for the field-replaceable fans tray and power supplies; this gives the flexibility to conform to a variety of hot-aisle/ cold-aisle design requirements. The new VSP 7024XT model complements the existing VSP 7024XLS 24-port 10GBASE-SFP+ version.

The VSP 7024XT Switch is new variant of the Virtual Services Platform 7000 Series portfolio. This Switch provides 24 fixed ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, as per the IEEE 802.3ae standard for 10GBASE-T, and presents with RJ45 ports. This Switch, when deployed with other VSP 7000 Series devices provides very high-density, high-capacity
connectivity solutions, particularly suited to high-performance Data Center Top-of-Rack deployments. The Avaya VENA Distributed Top-of-Rack technology creates a virtual backplane optimizing local traffic flows by always forwarding packets along the shortest path between source and destination, using dedicated high-speed interconnections. This is particularly beneficial in a Data Center environment creating a flatter, latency-free network that encompasses multiple racks of highly virtualized servers. Distributed Top-of-Rack is flexibly available as a scale-out implementation of our FAST-based Stackable Chassis technology (scaling up to 8 Switches, supporting up to 256 ports across 5.12 Tbps), or leveraging our SPB-based Fabric Connect technology (scaling up to 500 Switches, supporting up to 16,000 ports across 280 Tbps).    

The VSP 7024XT adds significant new flexibility to the VSP 7000 Series portfolio, and is compatible will all existing hardware and software-based functionality.

System Compatibility

From a software perspective, the VSP 7024XT was introduced via the VSP 7000 Series 10.3.1 software release, and therefore this is the minimum level of software available to operate the Switch.

The VSP 7024XT Switch is compatible with existing VSP 7000 Series hardware components, such as Media Dependent Adaptors, both Front-to-Back and Back-to-Front Power Supply Units and matching Fan Trays.

Manufacturer Part Number
AL7000S2F-E6
Full Product Specifications

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Components

  • VSP 7024XLS 24-port 10GBASE-SFP+ Ethernet Switch with MDA Slot
  • VSP 7024XT 24-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet Switch with MDA Slot
  • 7002QQ 2-port 40GBASE-QSFP+ Media Dependent Adapter
  • 7008XLS 8-port 10GBASE-SFP+ Media Dependent Adapter
  • 7008XT 8-port 10GBASE-T Media Dependent Adapter
  • Fabric Interconnect Cables

Highlights

  • Reduces server-to-server latency
  • Improves application performance
  • Offloads east-west traffic burden from the Core
  • Automation through orchestration / controller capabilities
  • Extensible architecture

Deployment Applications

  • Top-of-Rack Switch
  • Core Switch
  • Aggregation Switch

Supported Technologies

  • Avaya Distribution Top-of-Rack
  • Avaya Fabric Connect
  • Avaya Switch Cluster
  • Conventional IP Routing
  • Software-Defined Storage Area Networking

System Attributes

  • Non-blocking 1,280Gbps Switching Fabric
  • Up to 640Gbps of Distributed Top-of-Rack bandwidth per Switch
  • Distributed Top-of-Rack scalability of up to 500 Switches
    • Delivering up to 16,000 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet
    • Leveraging up to 280Tbps of virtual backplane capacity

Physical Attributes

  • 1 RU high
  • Front-to-Back or Back-to-Front cooling
  • Field-Replaceable HA Power and Fans
  • Front-panel Media Dependent Adapter slot
  • Rear-panel Fabric Interconnect ports