Huawei CX916 Quick reference guide

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About This Document
Overview
This document describes the functions, advantages, appearance, specifications, internal
networking, standards, and certifications of the CX916 switch module.
Intended Audience
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lChannel partner presales engineers
lEnterprise presales engineers
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Contents
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1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Functions........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Advantages................................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.3 Appearance................................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.4 Ports.............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
1.5 Indicators...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
1.6 Internal Networking of a Chassis................................................................................................................................. 21
1.7 Software and Hardware Compatibility......................................................................................................................... 24
1.8 Technical Specifications............................................................................................................................................... 26
2 Standards and Certifications.....................................................................................................29
2.1 Standards Compliance.................................................................................................................................................. 30
2.2 Certifications................................................................................................................................................................ 32
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1 Overview
1.1 Functions
1.2 Advantages
1.3 Appearance
1.4 Ports
1.5 Indicators
1.6 Internal Networking of a Chassis
1.7 Software and Hardware Compatibility
1.8 Technical Specifications
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1.1 Functions
The CX916 is a switching control unit that provides data switching functionality for compute
nodes in the blade server chassis and centrally provides service and management ports to
connect to external devices. The Ethernet and FC switching planes of the CX916 are
physically isolated from each other and work independently.
The CX916 is installed in a rear slot of the E9000 chassis and is connected to compute nodes
and management modules through the chassis midplane. It exchanges internal data packets
and control and management packets through high-speed data transmission.
Table 1-1 describes the functions of the Ethernet switching plane. Table 1-2 describes the
functions of the FC switching plane.
Table 1-1 Functions of the Ethernet switching plane
Function Description
Ethernet features Ethernet lFull-duplex and autonegotiation working
modes
lEthernet ports support 10GE, 25GE, and
40GE.
NOTE
lDownlink ports connected to compute nodes
operate at 10GE. Uplink ports connected to
aggregation switches operate at 10GE, 25GE, or
40GE.
l25GE ports support 25GE passive direct attached
cables, 25GE multi-mode or single-mode optical
modules, 10GE passive cables, and 10GE multi-
mode or single-mode optical modules.
l40GE ports support multi-mode and single-mode
optical modules and passive cables. A 40GE port
can be split into four 10GE ports.
lPort traffic control
lJumbo frames
lLink aggregation
lLoad balancing among links of a trunk
lPort isolation and forwarding restriction
lBroadcast storm suppression
l40GE port splitting
l25GE ports can operate at 10GE.
lProtocol-based packet statistics
lM-LAG
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Function Description
Virtual Local
Area Network
(VLAN)
lMultiple access modes: access, trunk, and
hybrid
lPort-based, MAC-based, and IP subnet-based
VLANs
lVLAN aggregation
lMultiplex VLAN (MUX VLAN)
lTransparent transmission of protocol packets
in a VLAN
lBatch configuration of VLANs
QinQ (802.1Q in
802.1Q)
lBasic QinQ
lFlexible QinQ
VLAN mapping l1 to 1
l2 to 1
l2 to 2
GARP VLAN
Registration
Protocol (GVRP)
GVRP
Media Access
Control (MAC)
lSticky MAC
lAutomatic MAC address learning and aging
lStatic, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address
entries
lFiltering based on source MAC addresses
lMAC address limiting
Link Layer
Discovery
Protocol (LLDP)
LLDP
Ethernet loop
protection
Multiple
Spanning Tree
Protocol (MSTP)
lSpanning Tree Protocol (STP)
lRapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
lMSTP
lVLAN-based Spanning Tree (VBST)
lBridge protocol data unit (BPDU), root, and
loop protection
lPartitioned STP and Layer-2 protocol
transparent transmission
Ethernet Ring
Protection
Switching (ERPS)
G.8032 v1/v2
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Function Description
IP features Address
Resolution
Protocol (ARP)
lStatic and dynamic ARP entries
lARP in a VLAN
lARP entry aging
lGratuitous ARP
lProxy ARP
lARP-Ping
lARP gateway anti-collision
IPv6 lIPv4/IPv6 dual-stack
lNeighbor Discovery (ND)
lIPv6 over IPv4 manual tunnel
lIPv6 over IPv4 GRE (Generic Routing
Encapsulation)
l6to4 tunnel
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
lDHCP server
lDHCP snooping
lDHCP relay
lDHCPv6 relay
IP forwarding Unicast routing lIPv4 and IPv6 static routing
lRouting Information Protocol version 1/2
(RIP-1/RIP-2) and Routing Information
Protocol Next Generation (RIPng)
lOpen Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2)
and OSPFv3
lIntermediate System to Intermediate System
(IS-IS)
lBorder Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGP4)
and BGP4+
lRouting policies
lPolicy-based routing
lUnicast Reverse Path Forwarding (URPF)
check
Virtual Private
Network (VPN)
features
lMulti-VPN-Instance CE (MCE) and IPv6
MCE
lGRE tunneling
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Function Description
Multicast routing lInternet Group Management Protocol Version
1/2/3 (IGMPv1/v2/v3)
lProtocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode
(PIM-SM) IPv4 and IPv6
lProtocol Independent Multicast Source-
Specific Multicast (PIM-SSM) IPv4 and IPv6
lMulticast Listener Discovery version 1
(MLDv1) and MLDv2
lMLD Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
Mapping
lMultiprotocol BGP (MBGP)
lMulticast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
lMulticast routing policies
lReverse Path Forwarding (RPF)
lBidirectional PIM IPv4 and IPv6
Reliability Bidirectional
Forwarding
Detection (BFD)
lBFD IPv4 and IPv6
lAssociation between BFD and Eth-Trunks
lAssociation between BFD and OSPF
lAssociation between BFD and OSPFv3
lAssociation between BFD and IS-IS
lAssociation between BFD and IS-IS IPv6
lAssociation between BFD and BGP
lAssociation between BFD and BGP4+
lAssociation between BFD and PIM IPv4
lAssociation between BFD and PIM IPv6
lAssociation between BFD and IPv4 static
routing
lAssociation between BFD and IPv6 static
routing
lAssociation between BFD and Virtual Router
Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
lAssociation between BFD and VRRP6
Other lVRRP and VRRP6
lDevice Link Detection Protocol (DLDP)
lSmart Link
lEthernet in the First Mile (EFM) 802.3ah
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