Gigabyte RS16000 User Manual

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GIGABIT ETHERNET ROUTER: RS 16000

RS 16000 High Density Gigabit Ethernet Router

Product Overview

The RS 16000 is a new generation of aggregation router designed to aggregate Gigabit Ethernet at line rate while enabling 10 Gigabit metro networks. It provides full Metro service-creation capabilities through a hardware-based architecture in the industry’s highest density chassis for Gigabit Ethernet aggregation. The RS 16000 delivers 60 wirespeed Gigabit Ethernet ports in a 5-rack unit chassis, saving rack space and decreasing operational complexity by reducing the number of deployed network elements. The modular chassis is designed to grow as customers are added — the RS 16000 can be deployed with as few as 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and is expandable up to 60 full wirespeed Gigabit Ethernet ports. In addition, the RS 16000’s bandwidth capacity will scale as the network grows by supporting 8 Gigabit/CWDM and will support 10 Gigabit Ethernet as the standard is finalized.

Like all Riverstone RS routers, the RS 16000 features full-function routing capabilities — OSPF, BGP-4, and IS-IS — as well as an unmatched range of service-enabling features, including on-demand bandwidth provisioning

Private

Backbone

Data Center

Metro Access

Core Edge

Aggregation

Metro

Aggregation

Metro

Aggregation

Metro

Access

Ring

Internet

Backbone

Metro

Backbone

RS 38000

RS 16000

RS 8000

and hardware-based MPLS VPNs. By supporting Riverstone’s Metro-optimized MPLS implementation, the RS 16000 serves as an ideal Label Edge Router (LER) or Label Switch Router (LSR) for deployment of an MPLS VPN, Transparent LAN, or Virtual Leased Line solution. Riverstone’s Lightweight Flow Accounting Protocol (LFAP) enables reliable, real-time billing with wire-speed data collection to turn network services into profit generating revenue. Overall, the RS 16000 is designed for maximum capabilities at a minimum size for the most demanding points in a service provider’s network.

Applications and Positioning

The RS 16000 is designed for high-density aggregation of Gigabit Ethernet traffic in the metro POP or data center. Whereas the RS 8000 and RS 8600 are positioned as versatile aggregation and access routers capable of processing traffic over any media type, the RS 16000 is targeted specifically at Gigabit aggregation opportunities. With 10 Gigabit Ethernet and CWDM uplinks, the RS 16000 is also suitable for building out a metro core and providing high-speed uplinks to the Internet core edge. The RS 16000 features the same core technology as the rest of the RS family, including a common set of ASICs and the same system software, enabling it to support the full range of service applications available with other Riverstone products.

Key Benefits and Selling Points

Highest Gigabit Ethernet port density on the market: Higher port density means

reduced colocation costs and greater revenue potential per rack. Dense routers also enable service providers to reduce the number of network elements, leading to simpler networks and lower operating costs. The RS 16000 is the densest Gigabit aggregation platform on the market by far.

• 60 wire-speed GbE ports in a 5-rack unit form factor (8.75 inches) – over 70% more ports per rack-inch than the nearest competitor

• Up to 540 GbE ports in a standard 7-foot rack – almost 90% greater capacity than the nearest competitor

Massive scalability and uplink capacity: Service providers need substantial uplink capacity to backhaul their metro POP and data center traffic, and to build out regional transport networks. The RS 16000 meets this need with a choice of high-capacity uplink options.

• Wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet, scheduled for release in the near future

• CWDM links delivering 4 Gbps of bi-directional data over a single pair of fiber and transport

over distances up to 70 km

• Modular, chassis-based platform that allows scaling from 4 to 60 wire-speed GbE ports

• 170 Gbps switch fabric capacity, ensuring wire-speed performance even when router is

fully populated

Cutting-edge service capabilities: The RS 16000 supports an unrivalled range of service-enabling technologies, allowing service providers to seamlessly extend value-added services across the metro to the core edge. Hardware implementations ensure wire-speed performance with all features enabled. Key service-enabling technologies include:

• Carrier-class routing, featuring Tier 1-certified implementations of OSPF, BGP-4, and IS-IS

• Metro-optimized MPLS in hardware, enabling the RS 16000 platform to act as an LER or

LSR to extend VPN and traffic prioritization services across the metro, across the country, or around the world

• Reliable support for the full 4,096 VLANs specified in 802.1q, and VLAN to LSP mapping

• Hardware-based rate limiting on every port, enabling dynamic bandwidth provisioning at

the wholesale level

• Irrefutable services accounting at wire-speed, featuring the industry’s only connection-oriented accounting solution with full RMON I and II on every port in hardware

RS 16000

RS 38000

RS 16000

RS 3000

Ordering Information

RS 16000 Base Module

Part Number Description

R16-CHS Chassis, which includes backplane,

switching fabric, clock

R16-CM4EG-04 Control module with 256 MB

(upgradeable to 512 MB), 1 RJ-45 10/100 port, and 4 non-MPLS Gigabit Ethernet ports

R16-CM4EF-12 Control module with 256 MB

(upgradeable to 512 MB), 1 RJ-45 10/100 port, and 12 10/100 ports

through a telco adapter R16-PDC DC power supply R16-PAC AC power supply

RS 16000 Ethernet Modules

R16-GSFEM-08 8-port SFP GbE Card (requires SFP GBICs) R16-GSFNM-08 8-port GbE SFP Card MPLS (requires SFP GBICs) SFP-SX* 1-port MMF SFP SX (Quantity 4) SFP-LX* 1-port SMF SFP LX (Quantity 2) SFP-LH* 1-port SMF SFP LH R16-WDME8B-02 CWDM bi-directional R16-WDME8U-02 CWDM uni-directional

Other Components

SYS-OS-16 RS Router Services: Include IP routing (RIP v2, OSPF, BGP), QoS services.

One required with every RS chassis, shipped on 16 MB PCMCIA card SYS-PCM16 RS 8x00, 16000, and 38000 16 MB PCMCIA card –

(ships with SYS-OS-16, second required for redundant CM configuration)

*SFP small form factor plugable or mini GBIC

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GIGABIT ETHERNET ROUTER: RS 16000

Riverstone RS 16000

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

540 Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Foundry BigIron 4000

Yes No Yes No No

288 No No

No No

Foundry BigIron 8000

Yes No Yes No No

256 No No

No No

Extreme Alpine 380x

No Yes No No No

128 No No

No No

Extreme Black Diamond 6808

No Yes No No No

128 No No

No No

Cisco Catalyst 6509

Yes Yes Partial* No No***

128** No No

No***

No No

Competitive Matrix

Features

Service-Enabling Technologies

Hardware-based MPLS Hardware-based rate limiting Support for 4,096 VLANs 20,000 ACLs at wire speed Hardware-based NAT

Superior Connectivity

GbE ports per rack 10 GbE support CWDM support

Accounting Features

Real time billing data

(wire speed accounting features on all ports)

Full RMON I and II in hardware Protection against lost accounting

data

(connection-oriented accounting)

BGP accounting at wire speed

Available media interfaces and port densities

Technical Specifications

(See tables on pages 9–12 for additional platform features)

Platform Features

Hardware-based MPLS IP routing, unicast, and multicast Routing in hardware on each line card LSR and LER MPLS support in hardware RSVP-TE and LDP-CR traffic engineering support Security (ACLs, L2 filters) Layer 4 application-flow switching and QoS Network Address Translation (NAT) Hardware-based Rate Limiting Jumbo Frame support VLANs based on port or protocol Managed Services Server Load Balancing (LSNAT)

Highly Fault Tolerant

Redundant CPU, power supplies Hot-swappable media modules Standards-based VRRP Layer 2 and 3 redundant protocol support

Extensive Management

Wire-speed full RMON/RMON2 SNMP manageable SSH and Telnet client secured by: RADIUS TACACS+ RS-232 (out-of-band management) Command Line Interface (CLI)

Interfaces

• 10/100 Base-TX (on control module)

• 1000 Base-SX (with or without MPLS)

• 1000 Base-LX (with or without MPLS)

• 1000 Base-LH (with or without MPLS)

• 4 GbE Lambda on bi-directional CWDM

(intermediate range)

• 4 GbE Lambda on uni-directional CWDM (long range)

• 10 GbE (scheduled for release)

Specifications

Up to 4,096 VLANs Up to 250,000 routes Up to 20,000 security/access control filters Up to 1,600,000 Layer 2 MAC addresses Up to 8,000,000 Layer 4 application flows Up to 170 Gbps non-blocking switching fabric Up to 90 million packets-per-second

routing throughput

MTBF (predicted) > 200,000 hours

Capacity and Performance

Up to 170 Gbps non-blocking switching fabric Up to 90 million packets-per-second

routing throughput

MTBF (predicted) > 200,000 hours

Physical

Dimension: 8.75" H x 17" W x 22" D

(22.2 cm x 43.2 cm x 55.9 cm)

Weight: approx. 50 lbs (20 kg)

RS 16000

Minimum Configuration

• Base chassis

• Power supply

• Control module

• System OS

• Line card and SFPs

* Certain configurations of the 6509 can support 4096 VLANs, but many do not. ** Based on vertical slot model with 256 Gbps backplane. Increasing port count would require use of non-NEBS-compliant horizontal slot model or smaller (30 Gbps)

switch fabric, which is insufficient to handle high port counts.

*** This functionality is available through an additional specialized line card that increases expense and decreases port density.