The Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x8100 Series with AT-SBx81CFC400 control cards deliver high availability, wirespeed performance, and a high port count. Allied Telesis advanced features make it the ideal solution for the modern enterprise network where resiliency, reliability and high performance are the key requirements.<br><br>Dual CFC400 control cards provide 80Gbps of non-blocking throughput to each line card slot, providing maximum performance and wirespeed delivery of critical IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. The SwitchBlade x8100 Series provides a high-performing scalable solution, with an extensive range of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit connectivity options in 6 and 12 slot models. Power over Ethernet (PoE+) allows the SwitchBlade x8100 to support high power applications such as video surveillance and wireless networking.<br><br>Highly resilient design includes dual controllers, dual PSUs, and dual redundant passive backplane paths. Active-Active switching fabric utilizes all available system bandwidth all of the time. All system components are hot-swappable, so the SwitchBlade x8100 with CFC400 ensures online resources and applications are always available.<br><br>The SwitchBlade x8100 Series is incredibly eco-friendly, utilizing high-efficiency power supplies and low-power chip sets. Easily the most power efficient chassis in its class, the SwitchBlade x8100 Series features lower cost of ownership — and is better for the planet, too.