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    LABS GALLERY: Crossbeam X80 Security Switch Is Versatile, Scalable

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    Matthew Sarrel
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    October 15, 2009
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      1LABS GALLERY: Crossbeam X80 Security Switch Is Versatile, Scalable

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      by Matt Sarrel

      2Rack-Mounted Switch

      2

      Shown here is a rack-mounted Crossbeam X80 security switch. This unit is populated with four NPMs (Network Processor Modules), eight APMs (Application Processor Modules) and one CPM (Control Processor Module).

      3APM

      3

      This is an APM. Across the bottom you can see the connection to the chassis backplane. At top left are heat sinks covering two quad-core CPUs, at bottom left is RAM and at top right is one hard drive with room for a second.

      4NPM

      4

      This NPM includes a 16-core MIPS64 security processor, high-speed NPU and a Crossbeam-designed switch fabric FPGA (field-programmable gate array). This NPM is equipped for 10G-bps fiber.

      5Late-Night Testing

      5

      The Crossbeam X80 took on a psychedelic aura during late-night testing.

      6Easy App Deployment

      6

      Any application that can be compiled under Red Hat Linux can be stored on the CPM and deployed to an APM quickly and easily via the GUI. The Show Application command lists apps and versions.

      7Single Virtual App

      7

      Within the CLI, the Show AP-VAP-Mapping command displays which APMs are assigned to which VAP group. This way, a physical module running an application becomes part of a pool treated as a single virtual application.

      8Show Chassis

      8

      The Show Chassis command displays chassis and module status.

      9Detailed Traffic Stats

      9

      Again in the CLI, the Show Switch-Data-Path command displays detailed traffic statistics including packets in and out, errors in and out, and dropped packets in and out.

      10GUI

      10

      The current GUI is fairly plain. Here you can view the status and location of each module. This is essentially a graphical representation of the Show Chassis command from the CLI.

      11Moving on Up

      11

      Small enterprises can start with an X45 chassis and migrate modules, applications and configurations to an X80 as traffic demands increase.

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