AlliedWare Plus Premium - License - 1 switch - for Allied Telesis AT-SBX81GC40; SwitchBlade AT SBX81, SBX81GC40

AlliedWare Plus Premium - License - 1 switch - for Allied Telesis AT-SBX81GC40; SwitchBlade AT SBX81, SBX81GC40

• Allied Telesis Management Framework (AMF)
• Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF Lite)
• VCStack (Virtual Chassis Stacking)
• Long-distance stacking
• VCStack Plus
• In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
• Link aggregation
• VCStack and link aggregation
• MEF certified
• sFlow
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Policy-based Quality of Service (QoS)
• Link Layer Discovery Protocol – Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP – MED)
• Voice VLAN
• Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6)
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRPv3)
• Find Me

AlliedWare Plus is an industry-leading operating system that delivers more features and robustness by employing a modular approach to software creation. This approach enables Allied Telesis to implement new functionality faster with exceptional quality, which means customers can upgrade their networks with minimal disruption. The AlliedWare Plus operating system combines superior networking functionality and strong management capabilities with the exceptional performance that today's networks demand. A standards-based implementation, it also assures full interoperability with other major network equipment, and features improved usability for a superior customer experience.
AlliedWare Plus features a modular architecture, providing superior reliability. This architecture uses separate software processes, called modules, to handle different functions such as management, routing protocols, and control. Each of these modules can access only its allocated memory, preventing processes from corrupting each other and causing system crashes. Although independent of each other, modules communicate via well-defined interfaces.
The AlliedWare Plus operating system incorporates an industry standard Command Line Interface (CLI), facilitating intuitive manageability. Each command is associated with a specific function or task. Many of the commands can be used in scripts, allowing the automation of configuration tasks. Users can also utilize Triggers, which provide a powerful mechanism for automatic and timed management by automating the execution of commands in response to specific events.

• Allied Telesis Management Framework (AMF)
  Allied Telesis Management Framework (AMF) is a sophisticated suite of management tools that provides a simplified approach to network management. Common tasks are automated or made so simple that the day-to-day running of a network can be achieved without the need for highly trained, and expensive, network engineers. Powerful features like centralized management, auto-backup, auto-upgrade, auto-provisioning and auto-recovery enable plug-and-play networking and zero-touch management.
• Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF Lite)
  VRF Lite provides Layer 3 network virtualization by dividing a single router into multiple independent virtual routing domains. With independent routing domains, IP addresses can overlap without causing conflict, allowing multiple customers to have their own secure virtual network within the same physical infrastructure.
• VCStack (Virtual Chassis Stacking)
  VCStack makes networking simple. It allows multiple switches to be connected together via high speed stacking links. This aggregates the switches, which then appear as a single switch, or 'virtual chassis'. The virtual chassis can be configured and managed via a single serial console or IP address, which provides greater ease of management in comparison to an arrangement of individually managed switches, and often eliminates the need to configure protocols like VRRP and Spanning Tree.
• Long-distance stacking
  Long-distance stacking allows a VCStack to be created over longer distances, perfect for a distributed network environment.
• VCStack Plus
  Two SwitchBlade x8100 chassis can be stacked together into a single virtual unit using VCStack Plus. The stacking link uses the 10 Gigabit front panel ports on the CFC960 control cards, which provides a massive 160 Gigabits of stacking bandwidth. VCStack Plus provides a highly available system where network resources and distribution switches are connected across the units for ultimate resiliency. Management is simplified as the two chassis operate as a single virtual unit.
• In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
  ISSU (also called "hitless firmware upgrade") allows firmware to be updated without causing any network disruption from a device reboot. This enables essential maintenance to be performed when it is required rather than having to schedule a network outage or tolerate any loss of service. ISSU is supported on dual controller systems and can be used in conjunction with VCStack Plus, making it ideal for high availability applications.
• Link aggregation
  Link aggregation allows a number of individual switch ports to be combined, forming a single logical connection of higher bandwidth. This provides a higher performance link, and also provides redundancy for a more reliable and robust network.
• VCStack and link aggregation
  Link aggregation can be used across members of a stack to protect against link and device failures. This provides a resilient network solution that is easier to implement and administer than traditional redundant core networks. A VCStack solution in combination with link aggregation also achieves load balancing, as the stacked devices share the network traffic.
• MEF certified
  Switching products running AlliedWare Plus have been certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certification program, which tests products for conformance to the strict requirements of Carrier Ethernet. Specifically, these products are certified for compliance to MEF 9 and MEF 14 Ethernet services tests.
• sFlow
  sFlow is an industry-standard technology for monitoring high-speed switched networks. It gives complete visibility into network use, enabling performance optimization, usage accounting/billing, and defense against security threats. Sampled packets sent to a collector ensure it always has a real-time view of network traffic.
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  AlliedWare Plus delivers industry-standard access control functionality through Access Control Lists (ACLs). ACLs filter network traffic to control whether packets are forwarded or blocked at the port interface. The switch examines each packet to determine whether to forward or drop the packet, based on criteria that is specified within the ACL, such as source and destination MAC or IP address, IP protocol, or TCP/UDP port. This provides a powerful network security mechanism to select the types of traffic to be analyzed, forwarded, or influenced in some way, for example, to restrict routing updates or provide traffic flow control.
• Policy-based Quality of Service (QoS)
  Comprehensive, low latency QoS features operating at wirespeed provide flow-based traffic management with full classification, prioritization, traffic shaping and min/max bandwidth profiles. For enterprise customers, QoS features protect productivity by guaranteeing performance of business-critical applications (including VoIP services), and help to restore and maintain the responsiveness of enterprise applications in the workplace.
• Link Layer Discovery Protocol – Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP – MED)
  LLDP-MED extends LLDP's basic network endpoint discovery and management functions. LLDP-MED allows for media end-point specific messages, providing detailed information on power requirements, network policy, location discovery (for emergency call services) and inventory. LLDP-MED is an important feature for simplifying VoIP, security camera and WLAN deployments.
• Voice VLAN
  Voice VLAN automatically separates voice and data traffic into two different VLANs. This automatic separation places delay-sensitive traffic into a voice-dedicated VLAN, which simplifies QoS configurations.
• Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)
  With PoE, a separate power connection to media end points such as IP phones and wireless access points is not necessary. PoE+ provides even greater flexibility, as it is capable of connecting devices that require more power (up to 30 Watts), for example tilt and zoom security cameras.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6)
  DHCPv6 is used to dynamically assign IPv6 addresses to hosts from a central location. Acting as DHCPv6 client enables the switch to receive an IPv6 address, and acting as server enables the switch to dynamically allocate IPv6 addresses to hosts. The DHCPv6 server and client both support the Prefix Delegation feature, which allocates a whole IPv6 subnet to a DHCP client. The client, in turn, can allocate addresses from this subnet to the hosts that are connected to it.
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRPv3)
  VRRPv3 is a protocol for providing device redundancy, by connecting redundant WAN gateway routers or server access switches in an IPv6 network. It allows a backup router or switch to automatically take over if the primary (master) router or switch fails.
• Find Me
  In busy server rooms consisting of a large number of equipment racks, it can be quite a job finding the correct switch quickly among many similar units. The "Find Me" feature is a simple visual way to quickly identify the desired physical switch for maintenance or other purposes, by causing its LEDs to flash in a specified pattern.