BLADE Network Technologies: RackSwitch G8000,G8100, and G8124 Functionality Certificationand Cisco Catalyst Interoperability Evaluation
Sponsor: Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
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Document Number: 209116
Publication Date: 5/12/2009
Page Count: 3
Abstract
BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE) commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate three of their enterprise-class LAN switches for interoperability with Cisco.
Tolly engineers evaluated the BLADE RackSwitch G8000, RackSwitch G8100, and RackSwitch G8124 top-of-rack switches' interoperability with the Cisco Catalyst 4900M. Engineers subjected the BLADE switches to advanced Layer 2 tests, including support for auto-negotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol support 802.1s, and Jumbo Frames.
Tests were conducted in March 2009
This is the FIRST test to be published in accordance with Tolly Common Test Plan #1088 LAN Switch Interoperability V1.0. That document is available for license and you can find more information about it on the
Tolly Common Test Plan website.