Penguin Artica Switch Podcast

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Penguin Arctica Network Switches

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The Network World is changing

Traditional Network Switches

The New Approach

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• Open source initiative ONIE defines a standardized SW install environment for bare

metal network switches

• Control plane functionality is defined by the switch SW

• Route distribution

• VLAN management

• Link aggregation negotiation

• ONIE enables installation of control plane SW

• Penguin Arctica supports ONIE and installation of ONIE compliant control plane software

Open Network Install Environment

Data PlaneControl Plane

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• Lower CapEx

• Industry-standard, bare metal switch hardware will enable economies of scale

• Lower OpEx

• Open standards foster ecosystems of open software tools for automation and management

• More Flexibility

• Open network software stacks makes it easier for organizations to customize these software stacks to meet their requirements

Benefits of Open Network Stacks

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10GbE for the price of 1GbE

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Portfolio of 1/10/40GigE interconnect solutions:• High performance L2/L3 switches• Cabling / transceiver accessories• Software options for single switches and

large complex SDN deployments• Penguin support for complete solution –

‘One throat to choke’

Penguin Computing Arctica

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Family of 1/10/40GigE data center switches:

• Utilizing Broadcom Trident+ chipsets

• Defines data plane functionality such as packet lookup/manipulation

• 1RU ToR form factors

• F-R or R-F airflow options

• Redundant Power Supply

• Interoperable 1/10/40g product lines

• Generic SFP+ module compatibility

• Cost effective L2/L3 switching solution

Penguin Arctica – Switch Hardware

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Brand name Penguin

Model name Arctica 4804i

Port Configuration 48x gigE 4 x SFP+ uplinks

Switching Capacity 176Gbps

Dimension 1RU, 17" deep

Airflow F2B or B2F

Redundant power? Yes

AC/DC Option AC or DC

N+1 hot swap fans 3+1 fixed

In/Out band mgmt? Yes

MAC 128K

Packet buffer 9MB

Arctica 4804i : 48x gigE switch with 4x SFP+ Uplinks

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Brand name Penguin

Model name Arctica 4804x

Port Configuration 48x 10G(SFP+) 4x 40G (QSFP)

Switching Capacity 1.28Tbps

Maximum forwarding rate 960mpps

Dimension 1RU, 15.5" deep

Airflow F2B or B2F

Redundant power? Yes

AC/DC Option AC or DC

N+1 hot swap fans 3+1 fixed

In/Out band mgmt? Yes

MAC 128K

Packet buffer 9MB

Arctica 4804x: 48x SFP+ switch with 4x QSFP Uplinks

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Brand name Penguin

Model name Arctica 3200xl

Port Configuration 32x QSFP

Switching Capacity 2.56Tbps

Maximum forwarding rate 960mpps

Dimension 1RU, 17.5" deep

Airflow F2B or B2F

Redundant power? Yes

AC/DC Option AC or DC

N+1 hot swap fans 3+1 fixed

In/Out band mgmt? Yes

MAC 128K

Packet buffer 9MB

Arctica 3200xl : 32x QSFP switch (late Q4 2013)

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Connectivity options: • Direct Attached Cables (passive copper, aka “twinax”)• Cat6 / RJ45 for GigE connections• Active Optical Cables with built-in transceivers• Optical SR transceivers (up to 300m)• Optical LR transceivers (up to 10km) • Optical 40GigE transceivers in QSFP form factor

Penguin Arctica does not lock the customer to costly proprietary transceivers and cables.

Penguin Arctica Accessories

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Brand name Penguin Arista

Model name Arctica 4804x 7050-64s

Port Configuration 48x 10G(SFP+) 4x 40G (QSFP)48 1/10GbE(SFP+) +4 40GbE

(QSFP)

Switching Capacity 1.28Tbps 1.28Tbps

Maximum forwarding rate 960mpps 960mpps

Dimension 1RU, 15.5" deep 1RU 16" deep

Airflow F2B or B2F F2B or B2F

Redundant power? Yes Yes

AC/DC Option AC or DC AC only

N+1 hot swap fans 3+1 fixed 3+1 w/hot swap

In/Out band mgmt? Yes Yes

MAC 128K 128k

Packet buffer 9MB 9MB

Comparison

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• The world of network switches is ‘opening up’• Industry standard hardware now accessible to end customers• An new open SW ecosystem is evolving• A standardized Open Network Installation Environment enables network SW options

• Penguin Arctica switches are part of this new ecosystem providing choice• HW and SW support for Arctica switches provided by Penguin Computing• Arctica enables drastic cost savings• Current SW options Cumulus and Broadcom• Current HW options

• 48 port GbE• 48 port 10GbE• 32 port 40GbE (late Q3 ‘13)

Summary

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