EDGE™ 4x4 Mesh Module

As networks grew to accommodate bandwidth demands, they also shifted from classical 3-tier network architectures to a flatter and widerspine-and-leaftopology. The fully meshed connectivity approach typical of spine-and-leaf architecture yields predictable high-speed network performance and reliability.

• The main building blocks are network leaves and network spines
• Hosts can only be connected to leaf switches
• All leaf switches must be connected to all available spine switches
• The uplink port count on the leafswitch determines the maximum number of spineswitches
• The spineswitch port count determines the maximum number of leafswitches
• These principles influence the way switch manufacturers design their equipment

Whether you’re already using spine-and-leaf architecture or migrating soon, we can help you make the most of your data center space. By includingEDGE solutionsand EDGE mesh modules in your plan, you can reduce:

• Space and congestion by 75%
• Insertion loss by 10%
• Deployment costs by 45%, compared to traditional LC duplex breakouts