MT-SG8500E Series

MT-SG8500E Series, a new generation T-bit carrier-level core switch oriented for carrier's IP MANs and campus networks. Developed on the leading architecture of distributive multi-stage switching matrix and BDROS software platform MT-LINK with its own independent intellectual property rights, MT-SG8500E Series provides high-performance L2/L3/L4 wire speed switching capacity by integrating services such as IPv6, MPLS VPN, network security, flow analysis, virtualization, with high reliable techniques including continuous forwarding, graceful restarting and loop network protection, the work efficiency of MT-SG8500E Series and its maximum running time are guaranteed.

MT-SG8500E Series supports the “GreenTouch” architecture and “Smart@CHIP”, significantly reducing equipment energy consumption, effectively cutting down operation and maintenance costs, and providing a perfect solution for the green and sustainable development of the network.

MT-SG8500E Series consists of three models: MT-SG8503E, MT-SG8506E and MT-SG8510E, which can meet the port density and performance requirements of different network
scales.

Product Characteristics

Advanced Hardware Architecture Design & Leading Processing Capacity

With the leading architecture of distributive multistage switching matrix, the ASIC switch chip and the multi-core processor, MT-SG8500E Series meets the carrier-level core equipment requirements of high performance, high capacity, high density
and expansion.

MT-SG8500E Series supports high-intensity 10GE service boards and realizes the wire-speed switching of 3 layers without blocking.

Carrier-level High Reliability

MT-SG8500E Series adopts HPS (Hitless Protection System). The key components of MT-SG8500E Series such as the main control unit, power system and the fan system support redundancy design. All system modules support hot-swap and seamless switching without manual intervention.

MT-SG8500E Series supports redundancy protection mechanism such as STP/RSTP/MSTP protocol, VRRP protocol, ring network protection, dual uplink active/standby link protection and LACP link aggregation.

MT-SG8500E Series supports ISSU (In-Service Software Upgrade) and GR (Graceful Restart) for OSPF/BGP, guaranteeing the user data non-stop forwarding when the system is upgrading.

MT-SG8500E Series supports BFD and realizes fault detection and service recovery in seconds through linking with layer-2 or layer-3 protocol.

MT-SG8500E Series has perfect Ethernet OAM, 802.3ah, 802.1ag and ITU-Y.1731, which can real-time monitor the network operating state and rapidly detect and locate the malfunction.

High Reliability (99.999%): MTTR of MT-SG8500E Series is 50ms, meeting the requirement of the carrier-level service.

Innovative VSS Technique

MT-SG8500E Series supports BVSS (MT-LINK Virtual Switch System), which can virtualize multiple physical devices into one in logic. The virtualized system is
superior to the independent physical device in performance, reliability, flexibility and management.

Doubled Performance: The virtualized system makes the best use of each link in the device and avoids the blocking of STP to the link.

High-reliability: Based on the advanced distributed processing technique and the efficient function of cross-physical device link aggregation, MT-SG8500E Series provides with non-stop layer-3 routing forwarding and avoids single points of failure.

Flexibility: With the function of MT-SG8500E virtual cluster service cards, the distance of virtual cluster system can expand to 80KM, breaking the geographic restriction of traditional cluster technique.

Easy Management: The whole virtual system realizes single IP unified management and simplifies the management of network device and network topology.

Comprehensive IPv6 Solutions

MT-SG8500E Series comprehensively supports IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, ICMPv6, Path MTU Discovery and DHCPv6.

MT-SG8500E Series supports IPv6-based Ping, Traceroute, Telnet, SSH, ACL, meeting the need of IPv6 network equipment management and service control.

MT-SG8500E Series supports IPv6 multicast characteristics including MLD, MLD Snooping and IPv6 layer-3 routing protocols including IPv6 static routing, RIPng, OSPFv3 and BGP4+.

MT-SG8500E Series supports IPv4-to-IPv6 technologies including IPv6 manual/ automatic tunnel, auto tunnel, IPv6-to-IPv4 tunnel, and ISATAP tunnel.