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switch with at least 128 ports. It does not differ from a switch in core FC protocol functionality. Fibre <br />Channel directors provide the most reliable, scalable, high-performance foundation for private cloud <br />storage and highly virtualized environments. <br />1.3.3.2 Fabric and Blade Server Switches — A Fibre Channel switch is a network switch compatible with <br />the Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. It allows the creation of a Fibre Channel fabric, which is currently the core <br />component of most SANS. The fabric is a network of Fibre Channel devices, which allows many -to -many <br />communication, device name lookup, security, and redundancy. FC switches implement zoning; a <br />mechanism that disables unwanted traffic between certain fabric nodes. <br />1.3.3.3 Enterprise and Data Center SAN and VSAN (Virtual Storage Area Network) Management — <br />Management tools to provisions, monitors, troubleshoot, and administers SANS and VSANs. <br />1.3.3.4 SAN Optimization — Tools to help optimize and secure SAN performance (ie. Encryption of data - <br />at -rest, data migration, capacity optimization, data reduction, etc. <br />1.3.4: Switches. <br />Layer 2/3 devices that are used to connect segments of a LAN (local area network) or multiple LANs and <br />to filter and forward packets among them. <br />1.3.4.1 Campus LAN — Access Switches — Provides initial connectivity for devices to the network and <br />controls user and workgroup access to internetwork resources. The following are some of the features a <br />campus LAN access switch should support: <br />1. Security <br />a. SSHv2 (Secure Shell Version 2) <br />b. 802.1X (Port Based Network Access Control) <br />c. Port Security <br />d. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Snooping <br />2. VLANs <br />3. Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet <br />4. PoE (Power over Ethernet) <br />S. link aggregation <br />6. 10 Gb support <br />7. Port mirroring <br />8. Span Taps <br />9. Support of IPv6 and IPv4 <br />10. Standards -based rapid spanning tree <br />11. Netflow Support (Optional). <br />1.3.4.2 Campus LAN — Core Switches — Campus core switches are generally used for the campus <br />backbone and are responsible for transporting large amounts of traffic both reliably and quickly. Core <br />switches should provide: <br />• High bandwidth <br />• Low latency <br />• Hot swappable power supplies and fans <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />Attachment B <br />