SwitchBlade x8100 Series

Next Generation Intelligent Layer 3+ Chassis Switches

Easily the most power-efficient chassis in its class, the SwitchBlade x8100 Series features lower cost of ownership—and it's better for the planet. One switch. Unlimited possibilities.

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Overview

Designed to deliver high availability, wirespeed performance and a high port count
Highly resilient design includes dual controllers, dual PSUs and dual redundant passive backplane paths
Dual control cards are partnered with four or ten line card slots in the 6 or 12 slot chassis
Gigabit and 10 Gigabit line card options
High-efficiency power supplies and low-power chip sets

Key Features

SBx81XLEM 40G modular line card
Allied Telesis Autonomous Management Framework™ Plus (AMF Plus)
Active Fiber Monitoring™ (AFM)
Policy-based routing
Microsoft Network Load Balancing (MS NLB) support

Certifications and Compliance

IPv6 Ready

Run by the IPv6 Forum, IPv6 Ready certification demonstrates conformance to IPv6 standards and validates interoperability of IPv6 products.

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Specifications

Product	Dimensions (WxDxH)	Weight	Package dimensions (WxDxH)	Package weight
SBx8112 chassis	48.0 x 38.8 x 31.0 cm	17.8 kg (39.1 lb)	58.2 x 50.6 x 50.6 cm	22.5 kg (49.6 lb)
SBx8106 chassis	48.0 x 38.8 x 17.6 cm	14.4 kg (31.8 lb)	58.2 x 50.6 x 50.6 cm	18.1 kg (39.9 lb)
SBx81CFC960 controller fabric card	20.7 x 31.3 x 4.1 cm	1.1 kg (2.3 lb)	38.1 x 27.1 x 10.0 cm	2.0 kg (4.4 lb)
SBx81GP24 PoE+ line card	20.7 x 31.3 x 4.1 cm	1.1 kg (2.3 lb)	38.1 x 27.1 x 10.0 cm	1.5 kg (3.3 lb)
SBx81GT24 line card	20.7 x 31.3 x 4.1 cm	1.1 kg (2.3 lb)	38.1 x 27.1 x 10.0 cm	1.4 kg (3.1 lb)
SBx81GS24a SFP line card	20.7 x 31.3 x 4.1 cm	1.1 kg (2.3 lb)	38.1 x 27.1 x 10.0 cm	2.0 kg (4.4 lb)
SBx81XLEM 40G modular line card	20.7 x 31.3 x 4.1 cm	1.1 kg (2.3 lb)	38.1 x 27.1 x 10.0 cm	2.0 kg (4.4 lb)
SBxPWRSYS2 AC system PSU	10.2 x 32.2 x 4.3 cm	2.8 kg (6.1 lb)	32.6 x 42.1 x 17.7 cm	3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
SBxPWRSYS1-80 DC system PSU	10.2 x 32.2 x 4.3 cm	2.8 kg (6.1 lb)	32.6 x 42.1 x 17.7 cm	3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
SBxPWRPOE1 PoE+ power supply	10.2 x 32.2 x 4.3 cm	2.7 kg (6.0 lb)	32.6 x 42.1 x 17.7 cm	3.9 kg (8.7 lb)
SBxFAN12 fan tray	2.7 x 33.4 x 26.0 cm	1.8 kg (4.0 lb)	21.0 x 42.9 x 11.3 cm	2.9 kg (6.4 lb)
SBxFAN06 fan tray	2.6 x 29.8 x 10.3 cm	0.86 kg (1.9 lb)	35.4 x 42.9 x 11.3 cm	1.8 kg (3.9 lb)

Capacity/Forwarding

Control and line card switching capacity and forwarding rates (per card)

Product	Switching capacity	Forwarding rate
SBx81CFC960	80Gbps	60Mpps
SBx81XLEM (+ module)	184Gbps	137Mpps
SBx81GT24	48Gbps	36Mpps
SBx81GP24	48Gbps	36Mpps
SBx81GS24a	48Gbps	36Mpps

Power consumption

Product	Maximum	Heat dissipation
SBx81CFC960	75.0W	255.9 BTU/hr
SBx81GP24	34.4W	117.4 BTU/hr
SBx81GT24	34.4W	117.4 BTU/hr
SBx81GS24a	56.3W	192.1 BTU/hr
SBx81XLEM	44W	150.1 BTU/hr
SBx81XLEM (+ module)	65W	221.8 BTU/hr

PoE Power provisioning

Maximum number of ports that can be powered (with 2 x AT-SBxPWRPOE1 installed)

Product	PoE Power	Class 3 (15.4W)	Class 4 (30W)
PSUs in redundant mode	1200W	77	40
PSUs in boost mode	2400W	155	80

Ordering Information

AT-SBx8112

Rack mount 12-slot chassis with fan tray

AT-SBx8106

Rack mount 6-slot chassis with fan tray

AT-SBxFAN12

Contains four fans, temperature sensors and
controller board for SBx8112 chassis

AT-SBxFAN06

Contains two fans, temperature sensors and
controller board for SBx8106 chassis

AT-SBx81CFC960

960Gbps Controller fabric card with
4 x 1/10GbE ⁽¹⁾ ports

AT-SBx81GP24

24-port 10/100/1000T PoE+ Ethernet line card

AT-SBx81GT24

24-port 10/100/1000T Ethernet line card

AT-SBx81GS24a

24-port 100/1000X SFP Ethernet line card

AT-SBx81XLEM

Modular 40G line card with 12 x 100/1000X SFP

AT-SBx81XLEM/Q2

2 x 40G QSFP+ expansion module for SBx81XLEM

AT-SBx81XLEM/XS8

8 x 1/10G SFP+ expansion module for SBx81XLEM

AT-SBx81XLEM/XT4

4 x 1/10G RJ45 expansion module for SBx81XLEM

AT-SBx81XLEM/GT8

8 x 1G RJ45 expansion module for SBx81XLEM

AT-SBxPWRSYS2-xx

1200W AC system power supply

AT-SBxPWRSYS1-80

1200W DC system power supply

AT-SBxPWRPOE1-xx

1200W AC PoE+ power supply

Where xx =

10 for US power cord

20 for no power cord

30 for UK power cord

40 for Australian power cord

50 for European power cord

Power cords are only shipped with AT-SBxPWRSYS2 or
AT-SBxPWRPOE1 power supplies.
Note: Power entry connector is IEC 60320 C19
(High capacity)

⁽¹⁾ 1 Gigabit connectivity is only supported on the
CFC960v2 running firmware 5.4.9-1 or later

Feature Licenses

Name	Description	Includes	Stack Licensing
AT-FL-CFC960-01⁽²⁾	SBx8100 Premium license	OSPF⁽⁴⁾ (5K routes or 10K with XLEM) BGP4⁽⁴⁾ (5K routes or 100K with XLEM) PIMv4-SM, DM, SSM VLAN double tagging (Q-in-Q) RIPng (1K routes or 3.5K with XLEM) OSPFv3 (1K routes or 5K with XLEM) BGP4+ (1K routes or 50K with XLEM) MLDv1 & v2 PIMv6-SM, SSM RADIUS-Full VRF-Lite (64 domains) UDLD VLAN Translation	One license per stack member
AT-FL-CF9-VCSPL	VCStack Plus	VCStack Plus for CFC960	One license per stack member
AT-SW-APM10-1YR^(3),(4)	Cumulative AMF Plus Master license	AMF Plus Master license for up to 10 nodes for 1 year	One license per stack
AT-SW-APM10-5YR^(3),(4)	Cumulative AMF Plus Master license	AMF Plus Master license for up to 10 nodes for 5 years	One license per stack
AT-SW-APC10-1YR^(3),(5)	Cumulative AMF Plus Controller license	AMF Plus Controller license for up to 10 areas for 1 year	One license per stack
AT-SW-APC10-5YR^(3),(5)	Cumulative AMF Plus Controller license	AMF Plus Controller license for up to 10 areas for 5 years	One license per stack
AT-FL-CF9-8032	ITU-T G.8032 license	G.8032 ring protection Ethernet CFM	One license per stack member

⁽²⁾ 64 OSPF and BGP routes included in base license

⁽³⁾ From AW+ version 5.5.2-2 onwards, AMF Plus licenses provide all standard AMF network management and automation features. They also enable the AMF Plus intent-based networking features menu in Vista Manager EX (from version 3.10.1 onwards)

⁽⁴⁾ Purchase one license per 10 nodes (up to 300 nodes maximum). Only a single license is required per chassis, which is automatically synchronized to the second control card

⁽⁵⁾ Purchase one license per 10 areas (up to 60 areas maximum). Only a single license is required per chassis, which is automatically synchronized to the second control card