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Catalyst 4840G Server Load-Balancing Switch Wire-Speed Firewall and Server
Load-Balancing, Layer-3 Switching
THE CATALYST
®
4840G SWITCH IS A COMPACT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SERVER LOAD-BALANCING (SLB)
SWITCH FEATURING WIRE-SPEED LOAD-BALANCING BETWEEN FIREWALL OR WEB SERVERS.PACKING AN
INCREDIBLE
9 MILLION PACKETS PER SECOND OF SYSTEM THROUGHPUT IN A COMPACT TWO RACK UNITS (RU),
THIS NEW CATALYST SWITCH PROVIDES THE HIGH PERFORMANCE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR ENTERPRISE OR
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) SOLUTIONS SUCH AS SECURITY OR WEB HOSTING.AS INTERNET AND
DATA
-CENTER TRAFFIC DOUBLES EVERY THREE-TO-FOUR MONTHS, THE CATALYST 4840G HANDLES THE
HEAVIEST TRAFFIC LOADS AND ENABLES
FIREWALL FARMS AND WEB SITE SERVER FARMS TO SCALE TO THEIR
FULL POTENTIAL
.WITH THE CATALYST 4840G, THE NETWORK IS NEVER THE PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECK.
As an integral part of the Cisco ContentFlow architecture, the
Catalyst 4840G is optimized for firewall and server farm
deployments. Catalyst 4840G features include:
• Best-in-class port density in a tight package—Dedicated 40 ports
of 10/100-Mbps Ethernet and two ports of 1000BaseX Gigabit
Ethernet with gigabit interface converter (GBIC) support for
interface flexibility. All ports provide server load balancing and
IP Layer 3 switching capability
• Best-in-class performance—Firewall and server load balancing
and L-3 switching at more than 9 Mpps
• High system capacity—22-Gbps non-blocking switch fabric
• Multi-processor architecture— Cisco IOS
®
software provides
rich SLB algorithms and services as well as L-3 switching
support, hardware application-specific integrated circuits
(ASICs) for switching
• Flexible network topology options—Dispatch and directed
modes allow servers to be either L-2 directly connected or
located behind additional L-3 hops
• Unmatched resiliency features deliver a non-stop network
infrastructure—Support for switch generated Firewall health
checks, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) health checks,
Dynamic Feedback Protocol (DFP), and stateful redundancy
between Catalyst 4840Gs. Also supports Hot Standby Router
Protocol (HSRP) for SLB and L-3 redundancy. Optional
redundant external power supply.
• Quality of service (QoS)—Multiple queues with Weighted
Round Robin (WRR) scheduling
• Comprehensive management tools based on CiscoWorks2000
Content Flow Monitor application
• Proven load-balancing algorithms—Several years ago, Cisco
invented and pioneered this technology with Cisco IOS and the
Local Director appliances. This experience and continuous
innovation ensures that Cisco delivers the “latest and greatest”
in load-balancing technology.
• Unmatched scalability—Provides non-blocking, server
load-balancing for 1024 real servers and unlimited
virtual servers; up to 40 firewalls.
Figure 1 Catalyst 4840G Wire-Speed Server Load-Balancing Switch
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