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Avaya Networking
Sales Guide
Date: July 2014
Avaya Ethernet Switches
Reference Guide for Sales
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Product Feature Matrix ........................................................................................................6
Virtual Services Platform 9000 Series ...............................................................................10
Virtual Services Platform 8000 Series ...............................................................................12
Virtual Services Platform 7000 Series ...............................................................................13
Virtual Services Platform 4000 Series ...............................................................................15
Ethernet Routing Switch 8800 Series................................................................................17
Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series................................................................................20
Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series................................................................................24
Ethernet Routing Switch 3500 Series................................................................................29
QSFP+ Transceivers .........................................................................................................31
SFP+ Transceivers............................................................................................................32
XFP Transceivers ..............................................................................................................34
SFP Transceivers ..............................................................................................................35
Redundant Power Supply 15.............................................................................................38
Power Cords & Power Cord Ordering................................................................................39

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Introduction
Avaya’s Ethernet Switch product line provides complete coverage, ranging from entry-level
branch office, to high-performance wiring closet and data center server aggregation,
through to network core applications.
This Quick Reference Guide is provided for the Avaya and Business Partner sales
community, providing summary information, in one consolidated document, focusing on
the strategic products from Avaya’s Ethernet Switching portfolio.
Customer Drivers & Challenges
It is predicted that the Enterprise market will be shaped by a need to plan for and
incorporate key information technology drivers
1
:
Redefining Network Intelligence –moving from ‘dumb pipes’to ‘smart pipes’with
intelligence defined in the software associated with applications; a decoupling or
abstraction of ‘service’ from ‘boxes’.
Delivering Automation –a ‘Data Center Fabric’ that has the ability to converge
application and storage traffic, a ‘Network Fabric’ that flattens and meshes the network
for fewer ties with embedded functions; the next wave of investment will be on the ‘End-
to-End Fabric’ that extends across the entire enterprise (e.g. Avaya’s Fabric Connect).
Revisiting Mobility –with consumerization of devices driving new expectations into the
enterprise (the BYOD trend), and the ‘mobile’ tag expands to include nomadic (Wi-Fi),
mobile (3G), and remote (i.e. Branch Office); security and policy enforcement are critical
as the network is the first and last enterprise demarcation point.
With one eye on these corporate drivers, the Enterprise CIO of today is facing an evolving
set of challenges, with the top five being:
24/365 availability
Business continuity and disaster recovery
Cost reduction and/or cost management
Demonstrating business value
Increasing rates of change and pressure to move faster
This shows that there has been a fundamental transition to business-orientated delivery
from what was traditionally a cost-centric mindset; make no mistake, price is still a key
buying criteria, however the focus is now more in terms of strategic purchasing, future-
proofing, sound buying practices, and embedding value-for-money.
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Forrester Research –private strategy briefing for Avaya, January 2012.

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Avaya’s Unique Value Proposition
How does Avaya uniquely address the most crucial requirements of the Enterprise..?
Firstly, intelligent components and designs are at the heart of Avaya’s reputation for
delivering the most distinguished resiliency model in the industry. Besides being fully
scalable across the Enterprise, it has been independently tested to deliver significantly
better resiliency than the market share leader and provides uncompromising end-to-end
availability for real-time applications such as IP Telephony.
Secondly, providing dependability and performance only goes so far if the network is not
efficient in its service delivery. An efficient network is a better performing network. Avaya’s
network is designed with architectures that maximize all resources and investments, doing
away with idle or under-utilized links, equipment, and even entire “architectural tiers”
delivering up to 20x better performance and 1/3 less equipment.
And, last but of course not least, a network that is deterministic and optimized also needs
to have the embedded flexibility to seamlessly scale as business demands evolve and
grow. Through genuine innovation Avaya provides Industry-leading solutions that
maximize capacity utilization, easily accommodate incremental growth, and therefore
avoid unnecessary and costly forklift upgrades
In summary, while Avaya addresses each characteristic uniquely, the most impressive
advantage is that Avaya excels at all three simultaneously
Product Positioning
Avaya has progressively tuned and evolved our portfolio to provide highly versatile and
feature-rich alternatives that will fully satisfy the real-world requirements for mainstream
Enterprise customers.
Focusing on the development of our strategic products, we’re able to partition the portfolio
by Access and Core
functionality, and by Modular
and Stackable Chassis form-
factor.
There is an intentional element
of crossover, ensuring that
those Customers that are
evolving and growing can
purchase with the confidence
knowing they have invested in a
flexible and future-ready
portfolio.
Fabric Connect-enabled
1–10GbE 1–40GbE 1–100GbE
Features&Func onality
ERS3500
ERS5000
ERS8800
VSP7000 VSP8000
VSP9000
Conven onal
ERS4500
VSP4000
ERS4800

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Key Feature & Benefits
Avaya’s Ethernet Switch solutions can claim a number of Industry firsts and/or exclusives:
Fabric Connect –an end-to-end virtualization capability that enables creative and
flexible network designs; allowing networks to evolve with a dynamic and demanding
business environment and delivers substantial time-to-service improvements.
Switch Cluster –delivering that unique combination of superior availability, improved
performance, and simplified design; available on products that are fit-for-purpose in
small, medium, and large network environments.
Stackable Chassis –offering an exceptionally high feature level and value-for-
money proposition; making the choice between our Stacking solutions and
competitive alternatives –even Modular options –a no-brainer. Also referred to as
‘Horizontal Chassis’ when deployed horizontally, typically in server racks in the Data
Center.
Distributed ToR –a highly scalable Top-of-Rack solution, both in terms of the
number of devices that can be networked and the capacity of the virtual backplane;
delivering multi-hop low latency that genuinely optimizes application performance.
Unified Access –integrates the wireless data plane directly into the wired
networking infrastructure, completely decoupled from the classic WLAN components.
In effect, this makes the hardware burden for switching WLAN traffic simply
disappear.
Access Control –combining the complimentary requirements of network access
control and host integrity checking; ensuring that only the right people gain access,
and only from those devices that have proven that they are in compliance with
corporate standards.
Avaya Automatic QoS –a simplified network optimization for enhanced
convergence delivery.
Avaya Energy Saver –the next generation of energy efficiency has again been
pioneered by Avaya; low-priority devices are dimmed during off-peak providing
substantial incremental savings.
Dynamic Power Management & Energy-Efficient Design –Avaya’s expertise as a
provider of total Core-to-Desktop solutions is again proven with our leading Power-
over-Ethernet products that minimize power consumption and heat dissipation;
ensuring lower operational expense, and complementing lower initial capital costs.
Simplified Architecture –bringing together a number of our unique capabilities
enables us to promote an architectural design concept that is elegant in its simplicity;
having multiple knock-on effects and advantages –reducing device count, better
device and resource utilization (CAPEX), reducing operational and management
effort and therefore reduced demand and drain on precious technical skills (OPEX).
Avaya Unified Management –a fully integrated, single point-of-contact, providing a
unified view of the network.

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Product Feature Matrix
The following table provides an overview summary of the most commonly used and/or
discussed product features; it is not an exhaustive listing and specific product
documentation should be used as the ultimate source of relative compliance.
Certain features may require additional licensing over-and-above Base-licensed
functionality; features that are classified as Advanced or Premier are indicated as
applicable.
Products / Features1
VSP
9000
VSP
8000
VSP
7000
VSP
4000
ERS
8800
ERS
5000
ERS
4000
ERS
3500
Fabric Connect (aka SPB, extended & enhanced)



2

F
11
-
Switch Cluster (aka SMLT)



-


-
-
Stackable Chassis (aka FAST)
-
-

-
-



Top-of-Rack (DToR)
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
Unified Access (aka Split-Plane)
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
Custom Auto-Negotiation Advertisements (CANA)








Energy Saver
-
-
F
-
-



Automatic QoS


-
-




Identity Engines


-
-




SLAMonTM



F




Unified Management









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Layer 1 –2 / Physical Layer
VSP
9000
VSP
8000
VSP
7000
VSP
4000
ERS
8800
ERS
5000
ERS
4000
ERS
3500
Speeds, Feeds, & Connectivity
100BASE-FX
-
-



4


10/100BASE-TX
-
-
-
-
-
-


1000BASE-T
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10/100/1000BASE-T

-

5

5
5
5
1000BASE-SFP

-

5

5
5
5
10GBASE-XFP
-
-
-
-

6
6
-
10GBASE-SFP+



6

-
6
13
40GBASE-QSFP+
F


-
-
-
-
-
802.3af Power-over-Ethernet
-
-
-

-



802.3at Power-over-Ethernet
-
-
-

-
-


MAC Addresses
128k
224k
128k
32k
64k
16k
8k
16k
Switch Fabric (bps, up to)
8.4T
2.56T
1.28T
184G
512G
384G
184G
52G
Forwarding Rate (Mpps, up to)
1,050
1,428
960
102
380
172.7
102
38.7
Virtual Backplane (bps, up to)
-
-
280T
-
-
1.152T
384G
80G
802.1D Spanning Tree (STP)








802.1s Multiple STP








802.1w Rapid Reconfiguration STP








Avaya Multiple Spanning Trees








802.1Q VLANs
4k
4k
1k
4k
4k
1k
1k
256
802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging





F
11
-
Fabric Connect –L2 Virtual Service Network





-
11
-
IPv6 VLANs








Hardware Queues
8
8
8
8
64
8
8
4
802.1p/DSCP Quality of Service (QoS)








Advanced QoS Filtering & Remarking








802.1Qbb Priority-based Flow Control

-
F
-
-
-
-
-
802.3x Pause-based Flow Control

-
F





Avaya Auto Discovery & Auto Configuration
-
-
-
-




802.1AB Core
F
F

F
F



802.1AB Media End-point Discovery
-
-
-
-
-



802.1AB Location TLV
-
-
-
-
-



Layer 3 / Network Layer
VSP
9000
VSP
8000
VSP
7000
VSP
4000
ERS
8800
ERS
5000
ERS
4000
ERS
3500
Routing
IP Static/Default Routing








IP RIP v1/v2 Routing







F
IP OSPF Routing







-
IP BGP Routing

-
-
12

7,8
-
-
IP VRRP







-
IP VRRP Back-Up Master

-

-

-
-
-
IP ECMP





9

-
IPv6 Routing

-
P
F
10
8
F
F
Content-Based Forwarding



-

8
-
-
Avaya IP VRF-Lite


-
F
10
8
-
-
Fabric Connect –L3 Virtual Service Network

F
-


-
-
-
Fabric Connect –Inter-VSN IP Routing


-


-
-
-
Fabric Connect –IP Shortcut Routing


-


-
-
-
RFC 2547/4364 IP VPN
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
Microsoft Network Load-Balancing (NLB)

-
-
-

-
-
-
Multi-Homing


-
-

-
-
-
Multi-Netting


-
-



-

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Layers 4-7
VSP
9000
VSP
8000
VSP
7000
VSP
4000
ERS
8800
ERS
5000
ERS
4000
ERS
3500
Security
DHCP Snooping / ARP Inspection
F
F
F
-




BPDU Filtering
F
F
F
-




IP Source Guard
F
F
F
-




802.1X EAPoL (Single Host Single Authentication)

F
-
F




802.1X Multiple Host Single Authentication (MHSA)
-
-
-
-
-



802.1X MH Multiple Authentication (MHMA)
-
-
-
-
-



802.1X MHMA Multi-VLAN
-
-
-
-
-


F
802.1X Guest VLAN
-
-
-
-
-



802.1X Non-EAP
-
-
-
-




802.1X/NEAP & Guest VLAN support
-
-
-
-
-



802.1X/NEAP Last Assigned RADIUS VLAN
-
-

-
-



802.1X/NEAP Fail-Open VLAN
-
-

-
-



802.1X/NEAP with VLAN Names
-
-
-
-
-



RADIUS Accounting








802.1AE MACsec
F
F
-
-
-
-
F
-
Identity Engines



-




Multicast
IGMPv1



F




IGMPv2



F




IGMPv3


F
F




PIM-SM

F
F
-

8
11
-
PIM-SSM

-
-
-

8
F
-
DVRMP
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
MSDP
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
Fabric Connect –Multicast
F
F
F

2
-
F
-
Resiliency
802.1AX Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)








Avaya Virtual LACP








Multi-Link Trunking (MLT)








Distributed MLT



-




Avaya Switch Cluster (SMLT)



F


-
-
Avaya L3 Switch Cluster (Routed SMLT)


-
F

-
-
-
Avaya Single Link Trunking (SLT)


F
-


-
-
Avaya Simple Loop Prevention Protocol (SLPP)






-
-
Avaya SLPP Guard
-
-

-
-



Bi-Directional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
Avaya Stackable Chassis (FAST)
-
-

-
-



Avaya Auto Unit Replacement (AUR)
-
-

-
-



External High Availability Power
-
-
-
-
-


-
Internal High Availability Power







-
High Availability Fans



-

-
-
-
Management & Miscellaneous
Standardized CLI








GUI Management








SNMPv3


-





SSHv2








TACACS+
F
F

F




RADIUS Authentication








IPv6 Management



-




802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)


F


-
-
-
IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)


F
-



F
Multi-Port Mirroring


F




F
Layer 2 Remote Port Mirroring



-

8

-
Layer 3 Remote Port Mirroring


-
-
-
-
-
-
Packet Capture (PCAP)


-
-

-
-
-
802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
-
-
F
F
-
-
F
F
SLAMonTM Agent

F

F




Software Licensing

-
-




-
Legend:
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Notes:
1. Based on the following product releases:
VSP 9000 3.4
VSP 8000 4.0
VSP 7000 10.3.2
VSP 4000 3.1
ERS 8800 7.2
ERS 5000 6.6
ERS 4000 5.8
ERS 3500 5.1
2. Fabric Connect features are distributed across the three License tiers; see tables for more details
3. Distributed ToR supports different deployments options –Stack-mode and Fabric-mode; each offer unique capabilities and characteristics
4. Supported on the ERS 5632TFD only
5. Network Link Combo ports support 1000BASE-SFP or 1000BASE-T Gigabit
6. Network Link ports support 10GBASE-X (XFP or SFP+) 10 Gigabit
7. Partial implementation; that is, iBGP
8. Supported on the ERS 5600 models, but not 5500 models
9. Supported on ERS 5600, and 5520, 5530 models, but not the ERS 5510 (refer to product documentation)
10. Requires the 8895SF, or the earlier 8692SF with the Enhanced CPU Daughter Card (SuperMezz) upgrade
11. Supported on the ERS 4800 models, but not 4500 models
12. BGP on VSP 4000 does not support iBGP or Route Reflectors; consult Release Notes for full details
13. Supported on the ERS 3549 models only

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Virtual Services Platform Products
Virtual Services Platform 9000 Series
Avaya’s premium modular, chassis-based solution for the large Data Center and very large
Enterprise Campus Core. Delivering the highest levels of performance and scalable software
features, the VSP 9000 is the strategic platform for Customers whose business is reliant upon a
highly resiliency Data Center.
The latest release –VOSS 3.4 –introduces the new 9010 10-slot Chassis alternative, specifically
developed for environments with demanding airflow requirements.
Typical Configuration: Chassis (includes Fans & Rack Mount Kit, etc), two Control Processor modules (N+1 redundancy), three
Switch Fabric modules (up to a maximum of 6), four Power Supplies (up to a maximum of 6) & Power Cords, Base Software License
Kit. Add Interface Modules & Transceivers as required.
Product
Name/Code
Description
Application
9010 Chassis
EC1402002-E6
10-Slot Chassis, with 8 I/O Slots.
Includes Chassis, Front-to-Rear
Fan Trays, Rack Mount Kit, and
Cable Guide Kit.
Requires at least one (1) Power
Supply, one (1) 9080CP and three
(3) 9095SF Modules, plus I/O
Modules as required
Enterprise & Service Provider
Data Centre networking, and
very large Campus Core: high
performance and high port
density applications.
The 9010 Chassis is biased
towards those environments
that enforce strict hot aisle/cold
aisle layouts. The lower slot
density means lower total port
counts, but also delivers
marginally higher per-slot
performance.
The 9010 also support up to 8
PSUs ensuring that it can deliver
full A/B power feed resiliency.
9012 Chassis
EC1402001-E6
12-Slot Chassis, with 10 I/O Slots.
Includes Chassis, Front & Rear Fan
Trays, Rack Mount Kit, and Cable
Guide Kit.
Requires at least one (1) Power
Supply, one (1) 9080CP and three
(3) 9090SF Modules, plus I/O
Modules as required
Enterprise & Service Provider
Data Centre networking, and
very large Campus Core: high
performance and high port
density applications.
The 9012 Chassis is suitable for
environments that do not
employ hot aisle/cold aisle
layouts. The higher slot density
higher lower total port counts.