Avaya VSP 4000 series
The Avaya Virtual Services Platform 4000 series are products that, in computer networking terms, are standalone switch/routers designed and manufactured by Avaya for Ethernet-based networks. The VSP 4000 hardware is a derivative of the earlier Ethernet routing switch 4000 series, leveraging certain shared components, but implementing a new, completely different, operating system derived from the virtual service platform 9000 series. The role of the VSP 4000 is to extend fabric-based network virtualization services to smaller, remote locations, thereby creating a single service delivery network.
The VSP 4000 offers a range of network virtualization services that are based on Avaya's extended implementation of Shortest Path Bridging; marketed as the 'Avaya VENA Fabric Connect' technology. The first software release supports:
- Layer 2 virtualized services that extend VLANs across the fabric
- Layer 3 virtualized services that interconnect and extend VRFs across the fabric
- Native routing between layer 2 and layer 3 virtualized services for access to shared services
- IP shortcut routing that enables direct layer 3 connectivity between individual end-points without requiring deployment of an additional IGP.
- Virtualized small and mid-sized Enterprise
- Distributed enterprise
- End-to-end traffic separation for multi-tenancy or for security / regulatory compliance
- Integrated video surveillance
History
The first VSP 4000 models were made available in April 2013.The first models delivered in the series were:
- VSP 4850GTS, a 1RU Layer 2/Layer 3 Switch that is equipped with 48 x 10/100/1000BASE-T ports plus 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports that feature SFP+ physical connectivity.
- VSP 4850GTS-PWR+, a similar product the VSP 4850GTS, with the addition of supporting 802.3at Power-over-Ethernet Plus on the copper ports.
- VSP 4850GTS-DC, a similar product the VSP 4850GTS, but with DC power instead of AC.