Enterasys Networks 8000/8600 - Manual (Page 13)

Enterasys X-Pedition 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide 1
Chapter 1
Features Overview
The 8-slot and 16-slot Enterasys Networks X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600 provide non-
blocking, wire-speed Layer-2 (switching), Layer-3 (routing) and Layer-4 (application) switching.
This chapter provides a basic overview of the X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600 software and
hardware feature set.
• If you want to skip this information and install the X-Pedition now, see Chapter 2, Hardware
Installation.
• If you want to boot the X-Pedition software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see
Chapter 3, Software Installation and Setup.
Specifications
The X-Pedition provides wire-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware
provides wire-speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality
of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software. You do not need to accept performance
compromises to run QoS or access control lists (ACLs).