The DFE-Gold Modules
1-2 Introduction
• Reducedsupportandmaintenancecosts,anddecreasedconfigurationtime
• SupportforavarietyofconvergedapplicationsincludingVoIPwithPower‐over‐
Ethernet
The DFE-Gold Modules
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthe4H4282‐49,4H4283‐49,4H 4203‐72(Figure 1‐1),
4H4202‐72,and4H4284‐49(Figure 1‐2)DFE‐Goldmodules.
TheDFE‐GoldmodulescanbeinstalledinaMatrix N1,N3,N5,N7,orE7chassis.
TheDFE‐Goldmoduleportscanbeconfiguredtocontroltrafficbylimitingtherateof
trafficacceptedintothemoduleandprioritizingtraffictoexpeditetheflowofhigher
prioritytrafficthroughthemodule.
TheDFE‐Goldmodulereceivespowerandbackplaneconnectivitywhenitisinsertedinto
thechassis.
The
informationconcerninghowtoconfiguretheDFEmodulefeaturesareprovidedin
theEnterasysMatrixDFE‐GoldSeriesConfigurationGuide.
4H4282-49
The4H4282‐49isanedge‐networkswitchwith48,10BASE‐T/100BASE‐TXcompliant
ports,throughfixedfrontpanelRJ45connectorsandanoption slotforanetwork
expansionmodule.Eachofthefixedfrontpanelportscanoperateineitherhalf‐duplexor
full‐duplexmodeofoperation.Theduplex
modecanbedeterminedbyeitherauto‐
negotiationormanualconfiguration.
4H4283-49
The4H4283‐49isanedge‐networkswitchwith48,10BASE‐T/100BASE‐TXcompliant
portsthroughfourfixedfront‐panelRJ21connectorsandanoptionslotforanetwork
expansionmodule.Eachofthefixedfrontpanelportscanoperateineitherhalf‐duplexor
full‐duplexmodeofoperation.The
duplexmodecanbedeterminedbyeitherauto‐
negotiationormanualconfiguration.
Caution: Regardless of which chassis is used, the chassis system must be dedicated to
DFE-Gold modules (4xxxxx) only. Do not insert 7xxxxx modules or other legacy modules
into the same chassis with 4xxxxx modules as this will render the chassis inoperable.
