Network equipment chassis Force10

CH-C150 - C150 4-slot chassis with backplane The Force10 Networks C-Series are resilient chassis-based switches that deliver reliability, network control and scalability. The C-Series is designed to support mission critical applications with very low latency across converged networks. Comprehensive management capabilities make the C-Series a cost-effective and flexible deployment option.

Key Applications
- Low cost 100/1000 Mbps server aggregation for small- to medium-sized data centers (100s to 1,000s of servers)
- Cost-effective LAN core switch for small- and medium-campuses (100s to 1,000s of PCs)
- High density GbE aggregation for distribution into a multiple Gbps or 10 GbE backbone
- Cost-effective PoE-enabled 10/100/1000Base-T wiring closet aggregation of VoIP phones, wireless access points, video cameras or other IEEE 802.3af-compliant devices

Key Features
- The Force10 C-Series is designed to provide inherent reliability, network control, and scalability for high performance Ethernet environments.
- Up to 384 line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T ports with full 15.4 W Class 3 PoE support in a 13-RU chassis
- Up to 64 line-rate 10 GbE ports with pluggable XFP modules
- Suite of security, access control and wiring closet edge features for enterprise networks
- VirtualView real-time network and application traffic monitoring for virtualized data centers
- PowerSmart intelligent power management features provide automatic sensing, provisioning and management of PoE power
- Full complement of standards-based Layer 2, IPv4 and IPv6 features for unicast and multicast applications
- 5 microsecond switching latency under full load for 64 byte frames
- Switch fabric capacity of up to 1.536 Tbps and up to 952 Mpps L2/L3 packet forwarding capacity