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Sales Guide DGS-8000 Series Chassis Switch D-Link HQ, Feb 2011 D-Link confidential

Contents Business Challenge Product Overview Hardware Overview High Performance and Advanced Switching/Routing Technologies Technology Briefing Target Market Product Application Guide Competitive Comparison & Analysis

Business Challenge

Minimize Network Downtime Business must run continuously Enhance Network Performance Files’ size is getting larger than before (mail’s attachment and multi-media transmission) “Gigabit on client” pushes faster switching in core network Increase Network Security Against inside and outside threats Realize Real-time Applications IP telephony and Video streaming applications need faster response and guaranteed “QoS” level Protect Return on Investment 10GE requirement for backbone bandwidth increase rapidly IPv6 application development Business Challenge

Premium Offerings of DGS-8000 Modular Switch Maximized Network Uptime Redundant H/W design (switch fabric, power, CPU..) Resilient switching & routing technologies (VRRP, MSTP..) Network Performance improvement High port density for mission-critical wiring closets, core and distribution network requirements Maximum port count (384 GE copper port,192 GE SFP slots, 64 10GE SFP+ slots) Comprehensive Security Network access control Denial of service prevention CPU protection policy Application Awareness VoIP-enabled network by multi-layer QoS classification and prioritization Video-enabled network by advance multicast routing and switching mechanisms Flexible deployment by PoE modules Return on Investment Ease of expansion to increase bandwidth and deploy mixed transmission media network Upgradeable to enable new applications / services Superior performance at affordable price Future-proofing IPv6 features Business Challenge

Value Proposition “Modular Flexibility” + ”High Density GE/10GE” + “Superior Features”. Deploy DGS-8000 as –Core Switch of Medium Enterprise Network –Distribution Switch of Mid./Large Enterprise Network D-Link DGS-8000 series switches deliver resilient, high performance, multilayer Gigabit and 10Gigabit connectivity, fulfilling the needs of enterprise, carrier and data center. Business Challenge

Product Overview

DGS-8000 Hardware Overview  Scalable H/W Architecture –Flexible modular design –6 and 10-slot chassis models –Switch fabric capacity up to 2.56Tbps (DGS-8010)  High Resilient H/W Design –Dual active load-sharing redundant switch fabrics –1+1 power redundancy –Hot-swappable modular design  Superior Performance –Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet –System performance up to 1,905Mpps (DGS-8010)  Power over Ethernet (PoE) –IEEE 802.3af standard PoE (up to 384 ports) Product Overview DGS-8006 DGS-8010

DGS-8000 highlights (compared to DES-7200)  DGS-8000 Series is a 1GE/10GE non-blocking forwarding chassis-based switch  New appearance design (1)  Decreased chassis height: DGS-8006 from 21.5U to 21U (compared to DES-7206), DGS-8010 from 14.5U to 11U (compared to DES-7210)  New Enterprise (E) and Carrier (C) series I/O Modules (2)  New CM engine boards  DGS-8000-CM1 on DGS-8006 for 80GE bandwidth for each I/O module  DGS-8000-CM2 on DGS-8010 for 80GE bandwidth for each I/O module  New power supply with power monitoring function  New fan supports speed automatic adjustment function  New temperature display and alarm function  New power management and monitoring functions for I/O modules, and permit the power on/off control for I/O modules  Up to 160Gbps odd-direction bandwidth per slot (3)  Distributed MPLS/VPLS/IPFIX on Enterprise/Carrier I/O modules (4)  Carrier I/O modules support high capacity ACL/Routing table/MAC table Product Overview

DGS-8000 System Capacity (compared with DES-7200) DGS-8006DGS-8010DES-7206DES07210 Total Open Slots6106 Slots for I/O Modules4848 Slots for Control Modules2222 PERFORMANCE Packet Forwarding Rate953Mpps1.905Gpps142Mpps286Mpps Fabric Bandwidth (Single/Dual)CM1:320G/640Gbps CM2: 640G/1.28Tbps CM3:1.28T/2.56Tbps 96G/192Gbps192Gbps/384Gbps Passive Backplane Capacity1.28Tbps2.56Tbps0.8Tbps1.6Tbps PORT CAPACITY 10 Gigabit Ethernet (XFP/SFP+) Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/100M) Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000M) PoE Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) Product Overview

Highly Reliable Hardware Architecture (DGS-8006) DGS-8006 Rear Replaceable FAN Modular DGS-8006 Front Dual Switch Fabrics Hot Swappable I/O Modules (3,4) Hot Swappable I/O Modules (1,2) 1+1 Redundant Power Supplies Dimension Height: 486 mm Width: 436 mm Depth: 500 mm Product Overview

High Reliable Hardware Architecture (DGS-8010) DGS-8010 Rear Eight Hot swappable I/O Modules Replaceable FAN Modular Dual Switch Fabrics Dimension Height: 930mm Width: 437mm Depth: 450mm 1+1 Redundant Power Supplies DGS-8010 Front Product Overview

Components of DGS-8000 Series 8000-CM1 CPU Module for DGS-8006 & DGS G Switching Capacity Load sharing and wire-speed performance Out-of-band management 800MHz CPU 2GB RAM 8000-CM2 CPU Module for DGS G Switching Capacity Load sharing and wire-speed performance Out-of-band Management 800MHz CPU 2GB RAM Console port USB port 10/100M out-of-band MGMT port Product Overview Coming soon 8000-CM3 CPU Module for DGS-8006/DGS T Switching Capacity Load sharing and wire-speed performance Out-of-band Management 800MHz CPU 2GB RAM Planning

Components of DGS-8000 Series (Cont.) I/O Modules: Enterprise(E) Module TC-E 12 10/100/1000 and 12 combo (10/100/1000 or GE SFP) SC-E 12 GE SFP and 12 combo (10/100/1000 or GE SFP) TC-E 44 10/100/1000 and 4 combo (10/100/1000 or GE SFP) PC-E 44 10/100/1000 PoE and 4 combo (10/100/1000 PoE or GE SFP) XG-E 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (XFP) SC2XG-E 12 GE SFP and 12 combo (10/100/1000 or GE SFP) and 2 10GE XFP Product Overview Coming soon XS-E 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+)

Components of DGS-8000 Series (Cont.) I/O Modules: Carrier(C) Module TC-C 44 10/100/1000 and 4 combo (10/100/1000 or GE SFP) XG-C 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (XFP) SC2XG-C 12 GE SFP and 12 combo (10/100/1000 or GE SFP) and 2 10GE XFP Product Overview XS-C 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) Coming soon XS-D 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) XS-D 48-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) QXS-D 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet (QSFP) I/O Modules: DataCenter(D) Module Planning

Key features of I/O modules E ModulesC Modules 7200 Modules (HW: V3) MAC32K512K32K IPV4host LPM 16K 12K 16K 512K 8K 12K IPV6hots LPM 8K 6K 8K 256K 4K 6K IP Multicast / L2 Multicast 4K/1K 2K/1K ACL (ingress/egress)2K/4K2K/256K1K/4K WREDSupport Not support VRF2K 64 VLAN translation16K (8Kin/8Kout) 768 MAC32K512K32K IPV4 host LPM 16K 12K 16K 512K 8K 12K IPV6 host LPM 8K 6K 8K 256K 4K 6K Product Overview

8000-ASE-IPFIX Advanced Service Engine : IPFIX module* Planning Components of DGS-8000 Series (Cont.) Advanced Service Engines Product Overview

AC AC Power Supply 1400Watt AC AC Power Supply 2000Watt DC DC Power Supply 1200Watt You may learn how to propose the power supply for projects by using the “Power Configuration Tool” on PMD server For 1+1 redundancy, the type of power supply should be the same. Components of DGS-8000 Series (Cont.) Product Overview

8006-FAN FAN tray with 6 high-speed fans Components of DGS-8000 Series (Cont.) FAN Tray 8010-FAN FAN tray with 6 high-speed fans Product Overview Ventilation/Heat Dissipation Solution of the DGS-8006 & DGS-8010 Blue: Air Flow by FAN module Green: Power Air Flow

Power Supply (1+1) Integrated Hardware Redundancy Hot Swappable I/O Modules(slot 1,2) Slot1 A B Control Module (1+1) X X Power Supply (1+1) Hot Swappable I/O Modules(slot 3,4) Replaceable FAN Power Circuit Redundancy Hardware Redundancy for most important components Product Overview Slot2 Slot4 Slot3 rear

Switching Technology Comparison Dumb Line Card without capabilities to determine switching path All traffics MUST be processed by “Control Card” Switching performance relies on “Control Card” Packets always be transmitted back and forth between Control Cards and Line Cards Intelligent Line Card with capability to determine switching path Synchronized switch/route information on Control Card and Line Card Layer 2/3/4 Local on board switching capability Fastest forwarding, near zero-wait Centralized Switching V.S Distributed Switching Legacy Catalyst 6500 HP A7500 with SA mudules Product Overview

Ports Control Card Line Card Drawback of Centralized Switching All traffics MUST go through control card even traffic in/out on the same line card. 2 Route and VLAN forwarding information is stored in control card. Before sending packets, dumb line card needs to ask control card 1 Ports Poor performance is resulted from waiting transmit permit while sending packets 3 Product Overview

Distributed switching architecture –DGS-8000 consists of chassis, Control Modules, and I/O Modules. –Control Module and I/O Modules comprise –ASIC for switching functions –CPU for management and module control –Synchronized switch/route information on control modules and I/O modules. –Switch/route information on I/O modules is periodically updated from the Control Module. –L2/L3/L4 ACL/QoS intelligent switching on I/O modules –On-board crossbar fabric comes fastest switching performance. Distributed Switching on DGS-8000 Product Overview

Dual active load-sharing CM Distributed ASIC + Crossbar Design (Ex: DGS x 8000-CM1 + 4 E/C modules) DGS-8000 Switching Architecture E/C Module ASIC Crossbar Backplane E/C Module Control Module (CM1/CM2) (Crossbar Chip ) ASIC Crossbar E/C Module ASIC Crossbar E/C Module ASIC Crossbar Control Module (CM1/CM2) (Crossbar Chip ) Scalable by abundant bandwidth Non-blocking on-board crossbar for local switching Intelligent I/O ASIC provides on-board L2/L3/L4 local switching 40G Channel Product Overview 40G Channel

Distributed ASIC + Crossbar Design (Ex: DGS CM3 x 2 + DataCenter I/O modules x 8) DGS-8000 Switching Architecture (Highest Performance) * Backplane D Module Control Module (CM3) (Crossbar Chip ) ASIC Crossbar 80G Product Overview 80G Channel x 8 Control Module (CM3) (Crossbar Chip ) D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G D Module ASIC Crossbar 80G 80G Channel x 8

Future-Proofing Switching Technologies on DGS-8000 I/O Module ASIC Crossbar Backplane I/O Module Control Module (Crossbar Chip ) ASIC Crossbar I/O Module ASIC Crossbar I/O Module ASIC Crossbar Control Module (Crossbar Chip ) Ports Unparalleled performance - on-board local switching Unparalleled performance - inter-module switching Optimized traffic flow Product Overview

Crossbar Fabric ASIC CHIP TCAM Distributed HW Table Design: –Unparalleled performance for high-speed packet forwarding –External Multi-TCAM accelerate L2/L3/L4/ACL/QoS processing –ACL support SPOH –Delay is minimized –Scalable content address table fulfills modern applications Distributed H/W Table Design I/O Module Product Overview

L3 table MMU CBP ASIC Chip GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP GPIC FFP CMIC vlan table IPMC table L2 table IPIC SPOH (Secure Processing over H/W) Design FFP (Fast Filter Processor)  Stores ACLs & QoS policies  Decides if frame should be forwarded  Ensures wire-speed forwarding Product Overview

Advance Service Engine for Investment Protection I/O Module ASIC CROSSBAR Backplane I/O Module Control Module (CROSSSBAR Chip ) ASIC CROSSBAR I/O Module ASIC CROSSBAR ASE-IPFIX NP CROSSBAR Control Module (CROSSSBAR Chip ) Service Integration Flexibility  Integrates advanced service (IPFIX) engine  Converging ASIC & NP (Network Processor) technology  Expansibility of future needs  Investment protection Product Overview

Data Channel Management Channel Control Channel Control Module ASE Module I/O Module Separated channels and dedicated bandwidth for 3 planes respectively  Data Plane Protection  Management Plane Protection  Control Plane Protection Right architecture for highest network stability Separated channel design for 3 Planes Product Overview

IPv6 to IPv4 – H/W Wire-speed Processing IPv4 Network IPv4 core Network IPv6 Network IPv6 Network ISATAP Tunnel Manual Tunnel IPv6 6to4Dynamic Tunnel IPv6 IPv6 Network IPv4 to IPv6 will experience a fairly long time of co-existence IPv4/IPv6 Dual Support across Nodes Accomplish Immigration from IPv4 to IPv6 Tunneling IPv6 IPv4Data H/W based IPv6 IPv6 Network IPv4 NAT-PAT Product Overview

DGS-8000 Hardware Architecture Advantages Product Overview FeatureAdvantage On-board intelligent local L2/L3/L4 wire-speed switching Faster switching performance Eliminating unnecessary backplane traffic Packet-In/Packet-Out directly without Fabrics Distributed crossbar fabric Right architecture at reasonable cost Lower latency High performance Load sharing Control Module Both Control Module actively work together and backup each other Better use of capital investment Faster network convergence Various media GE modules Higher flexibility for network requirement Pay only for port type/performance required Non-blocking forwarding for each I/O module * Ultra high 160Gbps bandwidth between Control Module and each I/O module slots. All I/O modules can run non-blocking wire speed. Up to 16 10GE ports per slot running at non-blocking rate, helping enterprises migrate to 10G back bone.* Robust control plane design Right architecture for highest network stability Future-proofing backplane architecture Investment Protection

Comprehensive Enterprise-class Features DGS-8000 series provides comprehensive and enterprise-class features covering Security, QoS, Resiliency to enrich your network. Product Overview Network FoundationMultiple-ServiceSecurity  IPv6 Routing (H/W based)  BGP4+  Policy Based Route  VRRP  OSPF v2/v3  ECMP, WCMP  ERPS & RERP (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching ; Rapid Ethernet Ring Protection 50~200ms convergence)  Traffic Classification  Advanced QoS  Bandwidth Control (minimum granularity 64Kbps)  Hardware Multicast Routing (lower latency)  PIM-SM, PIM-DM Access Control  802.1x Access Control  MAC Authentication Bypass  L2/3/4 Advanced ACL’s Robust Infrastructure  Anti-DDoS Attack  Protocol Verification Traffic Management  CPP (CPU Protection Policy)  L3 Protocol Authentication  Bandwidth Rate Limiting  Port Mirror / Traffic Redirect Secure Management  SNMPv3 Management  SSH v2 Secure Shell Client

BW Data Plane I/O Module Interface Control Plane CPU RAM CPU Protection I/O Module Interface Attack Benefits: Stability of CPU Feature Highlight – CPP Product Overview

You Need to Know Functionalities May lack of some xStack feature set (ZD, SIM, WAC, MAC, 802.1X, sFlow ). Similar function but with different term (CPP vs Safeguard), & different behavior Similar term but with different behavior (IMPB) Longer response time for new feature request User Interface Incomplete MIB support currently (future upgradable) Web UI support in the future Cisco like command, same as DES-7200, but won’t be 100% the same with DGS-6600 CLI Product outlook Different outlook with existing/future D-Link business switches Product Overview

Product Application Guide

Campus Network Rich access optionFE,GE Unmgm, Smart, Mgm, xStack switches Rich aggregation option DGS-3120, DGS-34/3620 Rich WLAN option Standalone/ Unified AP Wireless Switching Unique Solution on DV6 E2ES, Unified WLAN, NetDefend Options of core Low cost: DGS-6600 HA: DGS-8000

DGS-6604 Modular resiliency VRRP, ERPS Mpps throughput DGS-8006 Modular resiliency VRRP, ERPS 477 Mpps throughput DGS-6604 Modular resiliency VRRP, ERPS Mpps throughput DGS-8006 Modular resiliency VRRP, ERPS 477 Mpps throughput DGS-8010 Modular resiliency Fiber aggregation Advance IP route 953Mpps throughput Large LAN (Fortune 500) Core Aggregation Wiring-closet DGS-3420, DES-3528/52 L2/3/4 ACL 8 priority queues Advance security DGS-3620 L3 series 10GE uplinks Fiber/Copper aggregation VRRP resiliency Advance IP route DGS-6604 Function-completed GbE/PoE/Secu./QoS Investment Protection Mid/Large LAN Small/Mid LAN DGS-3420 Function-completed GbE/PoE/Secu./QoS Investment Protection DGS-3420 L2+ series 10GE stacking Fiber/Copper aggregation Static routing DGS-3120, DES-3028/52 L2/3/4 ACL Advance security Features, Functions, Scalability Product Application Guide

DGS-8000 Advantages HA by dual CPU engines High performance with advanced distributed switching architecture Advanced features ( ERPS, IPv6 Routing, BGP, MPLS ) 10GbE Fiber Trunks Building DGS-8006 Core Switch xStack Edge Switches DGS GbE Fiber Trunk Internet xStack Edge Switches Computing Center DGS GbE Ring Product Application Guide