BNT Layer 2-3 Copper and Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter

The BNT Layer 2/3 Copper and Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules offer the following benefits:

• Integration and consolidation: These modules offer integration within the BladeCenter chassis, enabling clients to consolidate full Layer 2-3 LAN switching and routing capabilities into a single chassis. This consolidation helps flatten the data center infrastructure and reduces the number of discrete devices, management consoles, and equipment that administrators must deal with, helping to lower costs and simplify deployment.
• Layer 3 functionality: The BNT Layer 2/3 Copper and Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules are two of only a few switch modules in the blade market that include Layer 3 functionality as standard, which provides security and performance benefits as inter-VLAN traffic stays within the chassis. These switches also provide the full range of industry-standard Layer 3 protocols from static routes for small and medium business (SMB) customers to technologies, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), for enterprise customers.
• Fiber offering: The fiber switch module is ideal for those clients who require fiber for high data rate systems that demand high bandwidth over long distances and require complete immunity to electrical interference.
• Interoperability: BNT switches interoperate seamlessly with the upstream switches of other vendors.
• Management: These switches are designed to support multiple CLIs, which allows IT staff to select one with which they are most comfortable: BLADEOS CLI for those who have a Nortel switch background, industry based CLI (Cisco-like) for those who are familiar with IOS, and a full-function Web-based GUI for the latest in simplicity.
• Fault tolerance: These BNT switches automatically learn alternate routes and perform faster convergence in the unlikely case of a link, switch, or power failure. The switch uses proven technologies such as L2 trunk failover, advanced VLAN-based failover, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), IGMP V3 snooping, and OSPF.

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