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Ethernet Switching Portfolio

Ethernet Switching Portfolio. ( Level 3 / Technical Decision Influencer-level Presentation ). Agenda. 1. Data Solutions Vision. Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture. Delivering Valuable Differentiation. Ethernet Switching Product Line. Value Statements. 2. 3. 4. 4. Always-On.

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Ethernet Switching Portfolio

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  1. Ethernet Switching Portfolio (Level 3 / Technical Decision Influencer-level Presentation)

  2. Agenda 1 Data Solutions Vision Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture Delivering Valuable Differentiation Ethernet Switching Product Line Value Statements 2 3 4 4

  3. Always-On Efficient Scalable The Avaya Data Solutions Vision The 3 Network Imperatives for Plug & Play Communications PLUG & PLAY COMMUNICATIONS

  4. Avaya’s Unique Value Proposition Always-On Efficient Scalable • Up to 7X better resiliency • 100% Call Completion even during failure scenarios • In-Service Maintenance • Intelligent components & designs, powerful networking that can be fully trusted to deliver • Up to 50% better TCO • Up to 40% more energy-efficient • Pioneered best-practice design, saving 1/3 equipment • Improving the effectiveness of a business by creating a simpler & more effective network • Up to 20X better performance • Satisfying Business growth – scaling from 1G to 100G • Virtualized & integrated • Leveraging optimization & organic versatility to meet Business-driven Data growth requirements

  5. The Markets We Serve Ethernet Switching Wireless Networking Unified Branch Access Control Unified Management Branch& Remote Enterprise Campus Data Center Continuing aggressive investment in the Portfolio

  6. Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture Revolutionary in service delivery, yet uniquely evolutionary in implementation

  7. Wouldn’t it be nice… Have you ever been frustrated by delays in activating new applications and services..? • Wouldn’t it be nice to seamlessly deploy applications across multiple Data Centers in an instant..? Have you ever experienced an outage due to human-error fault during change..? • Wouldn’t it be nice to never again having to configure the Core of the network..? Have you ever wondered why, with all of this complexity, that IT still struggles to respond to the increased rate of change..? • Wouldn’t it be nice to remove entire layers of complexity and deliver real business-centric agility..?

  8. CIO Challenges Reduce Cost & Improve Time-to-Service Empowering IT to make the Business more efficient Effectively supporting business initiatives Application team & network team coordination Allow IT the ability to simply say “yes” Future-proof infrastructure Eliminating network re-designs IT as the enabler and not the inhibitor Consolidation & explosion of content brings heightened visibility & risk Bigger Data Centers demand improved operational efficiency More application and added complexity drives cost up There is an obvious need to simplify without compromising

  9. Business Needs Reliably Connecting Users to Content It’s more than just the Data Center Accommodating disruptive technologies Reliable access to content enables business advantage ITAgility & Optimization Faster time to service for business collaboration – meeting the adaptive needs of the Enterprise Agile business requirements, mergers & acquisitions Fit-for-Purpose Today – Future-ready for Tomorrow Delivering the need for increased speed and density within the network today Scalability for the future without over-capitalization

  10. Built on a Virtual Services Fabric that is extensible, Enterprise-wide Initial deployment in & between Data Centers to realize the full potential of compute virtualization Increasing the flexibility & scalability of the network Delivering an infrastructure for the Private Cloud Principle characteristics: Unmatched simplification Operational orchestration Improved time-to-service Maximized reliability & performance Avaya’sVirtual Enterprise Network Architecture VENA delivers Open & Transparent Interconnectivity

  11. VENA Components • Virtual Service Networks • Mapping of Services to unique virtual networks • Supports L2 VLANs, plus L3 Routing & VRFs • Simplifies provisioning & incorporates policy • Virtual Services Fabric • Built on enhanced IEEE Shortest Path Bridging • Resiliency, simplicity & consistent interconnect • Transparently co-existing Services • Products &Tools • New Data Center Modular & Fixed platforms – i.e. VSP 9000 • Also integrates existing platforms • Enhanced tools for virtualization management

  12. VENA Functional Model Business Applications Next-Generation Collaboration Disruptive Technologies Unified Communications Compute Storage Virtual Service Network Virtual Service Network Virtual Service Network Virtual Service Network Virtual Service Network Configuration, Orchestration, Performance, & Flow Management Access Control Virtual Services Fabric Virtual Service Networks Virtual Services Platforms Virtualization Provisioning Service Ethernet Routing Switches

  13. Delivering Valuable Differentiation Progressive evolution of our existing differentiating Ethernet Switching technology

  14. Virtualizing the Campus Core • Delivers end-to-end application availability • Extends to Servers, etc • Solutions that scale Enterprise-wide • Cost-effective every network size • Greatly simplified hardware, software, configuration, & maintenance solution • Simple to deploy, less complexity & expense • Industry-leading sub-second failover & recovery • Delivers availability & in-service maintenance User Access Open & interoperable Leverages simple & ubiquitous functionality All Links & Resources are fully active Switch Clustering Optimises end-to-end availability Fault tolerance & instant recovery Applications & Services Split Multi-Link Trunking

  15. Future-proofing Performance Re-Programmable Packet Processor • Standards & feature-requirements are constantly evolving • Avaya’s unique NPU-based Route Switch Processor supports in-life microcode upgrades • Empowers continual evolution • Maintains full-life optimization • Traditional ASIC-based designs cannot flexibly adapt • Capabilities are locked-in during the product design phase • Newer applications will need to be diverted to the CPU for processing • Reducing performance & increasing latency RSP CPU All traffic supported by the fast-path RSP User Access Enterprise Applications Traditional ASIC ASIC CPU Complex traffic routed from the ASIC to the CPU

  16. No-compromise Edge Networking • FAST delivers a virtual hot-swap capability • Enables in-service maintenance & restoration • No single point-of-failure • Distributed power and forwarding • High-capacity virtual backplane • Industry-leading, pay-as-you-grow scalable capacity • Simplified implementation & management • Centralised Management, and automatic software & configuration control User Access Standards-based Access features Stackable Chassis Automatic Unit Replacement Distributed architecture Proportional scalability Bi-directional multi-path forwarding Virtualized Core Flexible Advanced Stacking Technology

  17. A Case for Positive Discrimination • Performance is placed at risk by the chaos of self-regulation • Business-critical applications are forced to contend with everything else • Automatic QoS optimizes application performance, end-to-end • Configuration is simplified • 3rd Party applications are handled as default • Gives tangible benefits to Avaya Customers • Applications & Networks are synchronized Automatic QoS User Access Private QoS Generic QoS Zero-touch Configuration AQoS-enabled Switch Configuration simplified & automated QoS honoured end-to-end Optimises Avaya Data for Avaya Voice AQoS-enabled Core Generic Application Private Application Application Access

  18. Comprehensive, not Complex, Security • Improve security with fully granular control • Role-based control & network compartmentalization • Enhanced Regulatory compliance • Partitioning of access & comprehensive reporting • Simplicity • Centralized policy decision, defined in plain language • Reduced costs • Supporting existing infrastructure & identity stores, virtual appliance option Integrated NAC Corporate or Guest User Access Wired / Wireless / VPN Consistent & granular control Consolidates administration Centralised & integrated NAC Enhances security & compliance Simplifies multiple Directories & Databases

  19. Energy-Efficient Networking • Efficient by Design • Reducing Campus layers & devices; less equipment translates into reduced consumption • Optimised power consumption • Drives immediate operational savings – up to 40% more efficient than rivals • Service integration & device consolidation • Reduces equipment levels, optimizes performance, & also streamlines management High-priority Phones remain available Energy Saver Low-priority Phones set to power-off mode PC connections set to power-save mode ES-enabled Switch Fully granular or ‘one-click’ configuration Enterprise LAN Network stays available, simply in ‘eco-mode’ Detailed views of consumption & savings Enterprise Policy Manager Network-wide energy policies & reporting

  20. Building the better Data Centre • High bandwidth & low latency • Optimises Server-to-Server communication • Reduces the number of ports required on the Core • Reduces costs & complexity • Simplifies cabling between Server & Switch • Reduces complexity & maintains rack cooling integrity • Easily scale capacity (Switches & Uplinks) • Zero network downtime for maintenance or failure Virtualized Core Horizontal Stacking High-capacity Stacking & Uplinks Fault-tolerant connectivity Flexible designs Space efficient Racked Servers

  21. Simple, Innovative, & Economical VPNs • Operates over any IP network • Quickly deployable & easily supportable • Simplified management, administration & maintenance • Stark contrast with complex, multi-layered MPLS • Provides ultimate resiliency, simplicity, & performance • Leverages Avaya’s proven resiliency technology • Co-exists & interoperates with Service Providers (MPLS) • Standardized extensions for maximum flexibility & scalability IP VPN-Lite Metro Network (Native IP) Enterprise-class simplicity Complete flexibility IP VPN-Lite End-to-end connectivity IP VPN-Lite / MPLS Router Wide Area Network (MPLS) Service Provider-class complexity MPLS Routers *Deployment Options: - IP VPN-Lite only - IP VPN-Lite & MPLS - MPLS only

  22. Virtualizing the Infrastructure • New Standards enable the network infrastructure to be virtualized • Enables any service to be provisioned in any location • Returns control in a Virtual Server environment • Simplifies mapping services to user communities • Enhanced end-to-end reliability & performance • Leverages simplified, optimised core routing & loop protection • Any-to-any connectivity Network Virtualization End-to-end connectivity Optimised reliability & performance Campus Network Simplified Core network Complete flexibility in service provisioning Metro Network De-mystifies Virtual Server operations

  23. Scaling for tomorrow’s Data Centre • Delivers the ‘Application VPN’ infrastructure • Optimises network failure recovery • Instantaneous re-route • Future-proofed scalability • 10G today & path to 40/100G • Continuity-of-Operations features • Flight recorder, process separation, memory protection • System-level health check & self healing to ensure system stability • In-service control plane integrity checking, live patching Uplinks transitioning From 1G to 10G User Access Virtual Services Platform Intraconnects to transition from 10G to 40/100G Switching capacity beyond 100Tbps Enterprise Core Connections transitioning From 1G to 10G Server Access

  24. Spanning Voice, Data & Applications • Offers a common look & feel across applications • Enables navigation to all management applications with single sign-on & centralized authentication • Provides integrated workflows for managing unified communications networks • Decreases the learning curve for IT personnel • Delivers simplified deployment and system administration configuration • Offers deployment flexibility Unified Communications Management LAN + Wireless LAN + WAN + Security + IP Telephony

  25. Ethernet Switching Portfolio Benefits, features & characteristics, and positioning

  26. Ethernet Switching Highlights • High-performance resiliency • Pioneering Switch Cluster high-availability solution • Large Core installed-based • 1st & only to break through the Terabit Stackable boundary • True end-to-end high-availability solution • Refreshed portfolio Modular Chassis Core Access Stackable Chassis

  27. Investment Strategy for Ethernet Switching FUTURE • PoE+ at the Edge • Virtual Service Networks & Wireless Services support on the VSP 9000 • Introduction 40G & 100G • Interface with Security, CCTV, & Environmental systems EMERGING • Introduction of PoE+ Standard • Continued shift of R&D to Stackable Chassis at the Edge • Introduction of next generation core platform: VSP 9000 • Introduction of Avaya’s Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture TODAY • PoE for IP Phones & WLAN Access Points • ‘Stackable Chassis’ model for Edge

  28. What’s New • VSP 9000 v3.0 released in November 2010 • New, Carrier-grade platform for the Data Center & Campus Core • ERS 8800 v7.0 released in April 2010 • New 8800 hardware, and Multicast & IPv6 enhancements • ERS 8300 v4.3 releases in 2011 • IPv6 Routing, eBGP-Lite Routing, & high-capacity PoE PSU • ERS 5000 v6.2 released in July 2010 • Energy Saver, Static IPv6 Routing, & Multicast enhancements • ERS 4500 v5.4 released in May 2010 • Dynamic Layer 3 Routing and Energy Saver • ERS 2500 v4.3 released in March 2010 • Advanced QoS and Automatic QoS

  29. What’s Coming VSP 9000 v3.1 Launch of VSP 9000 8800 v7.0 8800 v7.1 8300 v4.3 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1H11 2H11 5000 v6.2 5000 v6.3 4500 v5.4 4500 v5.5 2500 v4.3 2500 v4.4 Note: Calendar Year timeline.

  30. Modular Product Positioning Ideal as: • Core Switch for large/very large Enterprise campus and Data Center • High performance & high 10GbE port density • Ultra-resiliency, scalability & 40/100GbE future-ready • Where there is a need for sophisticated IP Routing & Network Virtualization VSP 9000 Ideal as: • Core Switch for mid-large Enterprise Campus & Data Center • Environments that value high-availability & high-performance • Where there is a need for sophisticated IP Routing & Network Virtualization ERS 8800 Ideal as: • Core Switching solution for mid-sized network & Access Switch for large Enterprises: high-performance Gigabit-to-the-Desktop • Aggregation (Distribution) Switch in multi-tier networks • Where there is a need for straightforward IP Routing & Device Virtualization ERS 8300

  31. Core networking for transparent Cloud Computing high-density 10G & 1G high availability L2 & L3 full device Virtualisation Switch Clustering creates a virtual core simplifies configuration & deployment extends availability end-to-end reduces equipment costs Enables 99.999% reliability Deterministic millisecond failover Virtual Services Platform 9000 • High-performance resiliency • Simpler design options • Integrated QoS & security • Interoperable for end-to-end service delivery

  32. Features of the VSP 9000 • Flexibility for investment protection • Programmable Data Path • Flexible 10Gbps architecture for ingress & egress packet manipulation • Packet filtering for ingress & egress traffic • Scalability for high-performance Campus Core & Data Center • 240 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 480 x Gigabit ports • Thousands of ACLs • Scalable Multicast • Security • IEEE 802.1X, Radius-based Authentication • SNMPv3, SSH Management • IP Spoofing prevention • Performance for demanding applications • Flexible, multi Terabit-scale Switch Cluster configurations • Hardware-based Multicast replication, designed for video surveillance & TV distribution applications • Lossless architecture with minimum jitter

  33. Hardware Overview - Chassis • Mid-Plane design • Separates Control & Switching, allows for optimized performance • Redundant Control Processors • 10 Interface Module slots • Maximizing Ports/RU density • Redundant Cooling • Provides side-to-side cooling • 14 RU-high Chassis • Allowing up to 3 Chassis per Rack N+1 CP Modules Up to 10 I/O Modules Side-to-Side Cooling

  34. Hardware Overview – Chassis Rear • Mid-Plane design • Separates Control & Switching, allows for optimized performance • Redundant Switching Fabrics • Up to 6 for N+1 capacity • Redundant Power • Up to 6 hot-swappable PSUs • Redundant Cooling • Provides front-to-back cooling • Auxiliary Modules • Reserved for future use Up to 6 Power Supplies Front-to-Back Cooling Up to 6 Switch Fabrics Auxiliary Modules* * Reserved for future use.

  35. Resilient Architecture • Active-Active independent Control Processor & Switch Fabric design • Maximises switching capacity • CPs operate in high-availability Online / Standby mode • Statefulmillisecond fail-over • Layer 2 MAC Tables, VLANs, SMLT, 802.1x, L2 Multicast • Layer 3 RSMLT, RIP, OSPF, VRRP, IP Filters • Hitless downtime during Software upgrades All resources are actively utilised, maximising return on investment Hardened Carrier-class Operating System Interface Module connections load-shared across Switch Fabric Modules Hot-swappable components for simplified maintenance

  36. Business-centric Value Proposition • Uninterrupted Business Operation • Deterministic sub-second network resiliency ensuring always-on networking • Traffic monitoring, filtering and security capabilities to protect against malicious attacks for maximum application uptime • Sophisticated QoS capabilities for the converged network that ensures high user experience and productivity • Simple Network Virtualization Services • Simple, resilient and cost-effective virtual infrastructure with logical separation to support M&A and network consolidation • Cost-effective IP VPN services across Campus • Highly-Scalable Platform • High 10 Gigabit Ethernet port density & diversity in future-ready architecture • Clustering of Switches enables effective scaling: supporting business, network and application growth Sources: Gartner Group and Yankee Group research.

  37. Core networking for successful Convergence high-density 10G & 1G high availability L2 & L3 full device & network Virtualisation Switch Clustering creates a virtual core simplifies configuration & deployment extends availability end-to-end reduces equipment costs Enables 99.999% reliability Deterministic sub-second failover for any IPv4 & IPv6 failure Ethernet Routing Switch 8800 • High-performance resiliency • Simpler design options • Integrated QoS & security • Interoperable for end-to-end service delivery

  38. What is the ERS 8800..? • A new solution that consolidates the field-proven reliability of the ERS 8600 with the enhanced virtualized functionality and improved scalability that a new generation of software delivers • Has been developed to match the transition occurring in Customer networks: the progressive move to emerging, highly-virtualized networking infrastructures from what was largely a single dimension environment • Is simply the latest evolution of the venerable ERS 8000 Series: which has already delivered the ERS 8100 Edge Switch, ERS 8300 Edge/Core Switch, and of course the ERS 8600 Core/Edge Switch on which the ERS 8800 is based • Is the go-forward solution for new Customers seeking the most reliable and versatile Campus LAN Core Switch, additionally new software ensures high levels of investment protection and continuity of service for returning ERS 8600 Customers

  39. ERS 8800 Market Positioning • ERS 8800 is the default solution for the Enterprise Campus Core • New Avaya Customers • Investment protection for 8692SF, via upgrade with SuperMezz • Investment protection for R/RS Modules • Support for v7.x Software • Recent • ERS 8600 Customers • Always a progressive & seamless evolution from 8600 profile to 8800 • Partial investment protection (Chassis, PSUs) • Returning • ERS 8600 Customers

  40. Features of the ERS 8800 • Flexibility for investment protection • Programmable Data Path • Flexible 10 Gbps architecture for ingress & egress packet manipulation • Packet filtering for ingress & egress traffic • 10-, 6- & 3-Slot Chassis options • Scalability for high-performance Campus Core & Data Center • Up to 96 10G Ethernet or 384 Gigabit ports • Thousands of ACLs • Scalable Multicast • Security • IEEE 802.1X, Radius-based Authentication • SNMPv3, SSH Management • IP Spoofing prevention • Performance for demanding applications • Flexible Terabit-scale Switch Cluster configurations • Hardware-based Multicast replication, designed for video surveillance & TV distribution applications • Minimum jitter

  41. Network services virtualization to simplify networks and reduce cost IP VPN-Lite*, VRF-Lite (Unicast & Multicast), MPLS Traffic Management, Congestion Management WRED, dual leaky bucket for traffic re-coloring, granular policing/shaping 640 queues per 10G lane/ 15,000 independent hardware queues per system Bandwidth reservation capabilities Remarking of TOS, DSCP, IEEE 802.1p Independent IP Unicast & IP Multicast hardware queues Detailed Statistics, Packet Capturing Per flow, queue, filter statistics Online packet capturing (each port) Ingress/egress mirroring Reliability for highest network availability Resilient sub-second Switch Cluster NEBS compliant Central Office Chassis Hot-swap capability for all active hardware components Fully redundant Switch Fabric and Control Plane with hitless failover support Industry leading resiliency features DMLT, SMLT*, RSMLT*, VRRP, VRRP-Backup Master*, ECMP, VLACP* Features of the ERS 8800 * Avaya Intellectual Property

  42. Hardware Overview 8003R 8010co 8010 8006 8895SF RS-Series Modules

  43. Versatile & reliable Medium Core sub-second failover Core option for medium-size performance requirements device Virtualisation Convergence-quality Access 10/100/1000 to the Desktop Power-over-Ethernet, QoS, & integrated Access Control Modular advantages Delivers high-reliability to the Network Core and/or Access Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 • Cost-effective performance for the Core and/or Access • High-density 10G & 10/100/100 with PoE • Efficiency of integrated Uplinks • Enhanced network admission control

  44. 10 & 6 slot Chassis options High-density solution: 68 x 10G XFP 384 x 10/100/1000 Copper 400 x 1000 SFP & 192 x 100 FX Dual Switch Fabric option Integrated I/O ports 464Gbps real-life throughput RIP, OSPF, PIM-SM, & BGP-Lite N+1 Power Supply option Multi-Link Trunking 31 Groups & 8 Trunks per Group 2,000 VLANs & 64 Spanning Tree Groups Features of the ERS 8300 • High-available Core option • Switch Clustering & VRF-Lite • 802.1AB Auto-Discovery & Auto-Topology • 802.3af-compliant PoE • Auto-discovery of PoE devices • Dynamic power management • End-point access control • Comprehensive 802.1X • User-Based Policy • Avaya Secure Network Access • Traffic Policing & Shaping, Filtering, DiffServ & 802.1p Prioritisation

  45. Hardware PoE I/O Modules I/O Modules 8310 8394 Switch Fabric 8306

  46. Stackable ERS Product Positioning Ideal as: • Access Switch for Large Enterprises: high-performance Gigabit-to-the-Desktop • Aggregation (Distribution) Switch • Core Switching solution for small Enterprises • Top-of-Rack/Horizontal Stacking for the Data Centre • Where 10GbE is required today ERS 5000 Ideal as: • Access Switch for mid-to-large Enterprise • Environments with either FE or GbE connectivity at the Edge, or both • Where 10GbE Uplinks will become important ERS 4500 Ideal as: • Access Switch for Branch Office or smaller Enterprise Campus: when Fast Ethernet-only is acceptable • Low intensity convergence deployments ERS 2500

  47. Scalable solution to empower Convergence zero-loss, fail-safe FAST 640 & 1152 10/100/1000, Advanced QoS, & Power-over-Ethernet high-speed local switching Integrated Access Control 802.1X with extensions Identity Engines for role-based network access Delivers 99.999% reliability to the Network Edge Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series • Enable the Converged Desktop • Comprehensive access control options • High-availability locally and to the Core, plus Switch Clustering • Scalable, pay-as-you-grow 5500 Switches 5600 Switches

  48. 10 Switch options 5510-24T & 5510-48T 5520-24T & 5520-48T with PoE 5530-24TFD with 10G 5632FD 5650TD & 5650TD-PWR 5698TFD & 5698TFD-PWR High density solution: 400 10/100/1000 Copper & PoE option SFP & 10G options Up to 384 Gbps of local switching & 144 Gbps Stacking per Switch Switch Clustering Stacked SMLT & SLT 32 Groups & 8 Trunks per Group Features of the ERS 5000 Series • 802.3af-compliant PoE • Auto-sensing 10/100/1000 • Auto-discovery of PoE devices • Dynamic power management • End-point access control • 802.1X plus extensions (MHMA, Guest VLAN • Identity Engines solutions • Automatic Unit Replacement • Traffic Policing, DiffServ & 802.1p Prioritisation • IP Filtering • Field-replaceable PSUs or Redundant PSU option

  49. Hardware 5500 Switches • 5510-24T & 5510-48T • 5520-24T-PWR & 5520-48T-PWR • 5530-24TFD 5600 Switches • 5632FD • 5650TD & 5650TD-PWR • 5698TFD & 5698TFD-PWR

  50. Scalable solution to empower Convergence Fast or Gigabit to the Desktop, 100FX, SFP, & XFP options Power-over-Ethernet & QoS zero-loss, fail-safe FAST 320 high-speed local switching & Dynamic Layer 3 Routing Energy Saver Integrated Access Control 802.1X with extensions Delivers 99.999% reliability to the Network Edge Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series • Enable the Converged Fast or Gigabit Desktop • Comprehensive Routing & Access Control options • Reduce costs with Energy Saver • Scalable, pay-as-you-grow 10/100/1000 & 10G Switches 10/100 Switches

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