GigaStream Rules and Maximums

The following rules apply to regular GigaStream and controlled GigaStream:

GigaStream Rule

Description

Port Location

All participating ports must be on the same GigaVUE node.

On the GigaVUE-HC2 and GigaVUE-HC3, GigaStream can be across modules.

Speed Requirements

All participating ports must be running the same speed (1Gb, 10Gb, 40Gb. or 100Gb) and must use the same port types (for example, all g, x, q, or c).
A stack GigaStream must consist of ports with 10Gb speed or higher.
The system will not let you change the speed of any port participating in a tool GigaStream. Keep in mind that the only ports that allow speed changes through are gx ports.
You can use gx ports in a regular tool GigaStream, but only with ports running at the same speed (and no slower than 1000Mb).

Addressing

Once a port belongs to a GigaStream, it must be addressed by its GigaStream alias. It can no longer be addressed as an individual port. For example, if tool port 1/1/x4 is part of a tool GigaStream, the GigaVUE H Series node prevents you from using it as the destination for a map rule.

Stack Ports

Stacking ports must be 10Gb or higher. Therefore, the Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream for any 1Gb port is N/A in GigaVUE-HC3: Maximum Ports per GigaStream to.GigaVUE-TA200: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

SFP+

For SFP+ ports that can operate at 10Gb or 1Gb, refer to the values in the Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream column for the 10Gb Ports rows in GigaVUE-HC3: Maximum Ports per GigaStream to GigaVUE-TA200: Maximum Ports per GigaStream.

For GigaStream maximums, refer to Maximum Ports per GigaStream, which have been updated in software version 5.1.

Maximum Ports per GigaStream

Table 1: GigaVUE-HC3: Maximum Ports per GigaStream to Table 8: GigaVUE-TA200: Maximum Ports per GigaStream list the maximum ports per GigaStream for GigaVUE nodes.

Table 1: GigaVUE-HC3: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE-HC3

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

100Gb Ports

PRT-HC3-C08Q08 (QSFP28)

c1..c8

8

8

PRT-HC3-C16 (QSFP28) * Must be equipped with CCv2

c1..c16

16

16

SMT-HC3-C05 (QSFP28)

c1..c5

5

5

40Gb Ports

PRT-HC3-C08Q08 (QSFP+)

c1..c8

8

8

PRT-HC3-C08Q08 (QSFP+)
(2x40G mode)

c1q1..c1q2 to c8q1..c8q2

16

N/A

PRT-HC3-C16 (QSFP+) * Must be equipped with CCv2

c1..c16

16

16

SMT-HC3-C05 (QSFP+)

c1..c5

5

5

25Gb Ports * Must be equipped with Control Card version 2 (CCv2)

PRT-HC3-X24 (SFP28)

x1..x24

24

N/A

PRT-HC3-C08Q08 (QSFP28)
(4x25G mode)

c1x1..c1x4 to c8x1..c8x4

8

N/A

PRT-HC3-C16 (QSFP28)
(4x25G mode)

c1x1..c1x4 to c15x1..c15x4

odd-numbered ports only

32

N/A

SMT-HC3-C05 (QSFP28) (4x25G mode)

c1x1..c1x4 to c5x1..c5x4

20

N/A

BPS-HC3-C25F2G (SFP28)

x1..x16

16

N/A

10Gb Ports

PRT-HC3-X24 (SFP+)

x1..x24

24

N/A

PRT-HC3-C08Q08 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode)

c1x1..c1x4 to c8x1..c8x4

32

32

PRT-HC3-C16 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode) (8 ports)

c1x1..c1x4 to c15x1..c15x4

odd-numbered ports only

32

N/A

SMT-HC3-C05 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode)

c1x1..c1x4 to c5x1..c5x4

20

N/A

BPS-HC3-C25F2G (SFP+)

x1..x16

16

N/A

BPS-HC3-C25F2G
(4x10G mode)

c1x1..c1x4 to c4x1..c4x4

16

N/A

Note:  GigaStream can be created across GigaVUE-HC3 modules. For example, with four PRT-HC3-C08Q08 modules in 4x10G mode, the maximum tool ports per GigaStream on a GigaVUE-HC3 is 8 x 4 x 4 = 128, or with three PRT-HC3-X24 modules and one PRT-HC3-C08Q08 module in 4x10G mode, the maximum tool ports per GigaStream on a GigaVUE-HC3 is (24 x 3) + (8 x 4) = 104.

You can also create stack GigaStream across GigaVUE-HC3 modules. The maximum number of ports in a stack GigaStream across the GigaVUE-HC3 node is 32.

Table 2: GigaVUE-HC2 Modules: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE-HC2 Module

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

100Gb Ports

PRT-HC0-C02

c1..c2

2

N/A

40Gb Ports

PRT-HC0-Q06

q1..q6

6

6

10Gb Ports

PRT-HC0-X24

x1..x24

24

24

BPS-HC0-D25A4G BPS-HC0-D25B4G BPS-HC0-D35C4G

x1..x16

16

16

BPS-HC0-Q25A28

x1..x8

8

8

SMT-HC0-X16

x1..x16

16

16

Note:  GigaStream can be created across GigaVUE-HC2 modules. For example, with four PRT-HC0-X24 modules, the maximum tool ports per GigaStream on a GigaVUE-HC2 is 24 x 4 = 96.

You can also create stack GigaStream across GigaVUE-HC2 modules. The maximum number of ports in a stack GigaStream across the GigaVUE-HC2 node is 48.

Table 3: GigaVUE‑HC1: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE‑HC1

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

10Gb Ports

GigaVUE‑HC1 base chassis

x1..x12

12

12

TAP-HC1-G10040

N/A

N/A

N/A

1Gb Ports

GigaVUE‑HC1 base chassis

g1..g4

4

N/A

BPS-HC1-D25A24

x1..x4

4

4

Table 4: GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a White Box: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE TA Series

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack ports per GigaStream

40Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA1/GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a white box (48x mode)

q1..q4

4

4

GigaVUE-TA1/GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a white box (56x mode)

q3..q4

2

2

GigaVUE-TA1/GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a white box (64x mode)

N/A

N/A

N/A

10Gb Ports

 

GigaVUE-TA1/GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a white box (48x mode)

x1..x48

48

32

GigaVUE-TA1/GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a white box (56x mode)

x1..x56

56

32

GigaVUE-TA1/GigaVUE-TA10/GigaVUE-OS on a white box (64x mode)

x1..x64

64

32

Table 5: GigaVUE-TA40: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE-TA40

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

40Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA40 (0x mode)

q1..q32

32

32

GigaVUE-TA40 (16x mode)

q5..q32

28

28

10Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA40 (0x mode)

N/A

N/A

N/A

GigaVUE-TA40 (16x mode)

x1..x16

16

N/A

Table 6: GigaVUE-TA100: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE-TA100

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

100Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP28)
(16 ports)

c1..c16

16

16

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP28)
(24 ports)

c1..c24

24

24

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP28)
(32 ports)

c1..c32

32

32

40Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP+)
(16 ports)

c1..c16

16

16

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP+)
(24 ports)

c1..c24

24

24

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP+)
(32 ports)

c1..c32

32

32

10Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode) (16 ports)

c1x1..c1x4 to
c16x1..c16x4

64

64

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode) (24 ports)

c1x1,,c1x4 to
c24x1..c24x4

96

64

GigaVUE-TA100 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode) (32 ports)

c1x1..c1x4 to
c32x1..c32x4

128

64

Table 7: GigaVUE-TA100-CXP: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE-TA100-CXP

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

100Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA100-CXP
(CXP ports) (20 ports)

c1..c20

20

N/A

GigaVUE-TA100-CXP
(QSFP28 ports) (8 ports)

c21..c28

8

N/A

40Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA100-CXP
(QSFP28 ports) (8 ports)

c21..c28

8

N/A

10Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA100-CXP (QSFP+) (4x10G mode)
(8 ports)

c21x1..c21x4 to
c28x1..c28x4

32

N/A

Table 8: GigaVUE-TA200: Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE-TA200

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack Ports per GigaStream

100Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA200 (QSFP28)

c1..c64

64

16

25Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA200 (QSFP28)
(4x25G mode) (32 ports)

c1x1..c1x4 to c10x1..c10x4 and c23x1..c23x4 to c32x1..c32x4

80

N/A

GigaVUE-TA200 (QSFP28)
(4x25G mode) (64 ports)

c33..c64

N/A

N/A

10Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA200 (QSFP+)
(4x10G mode) (32 ports)

with no restrictions:
c1x1..c1x4 to
c10x1..c10x4
and
c23x1..c23x4 to
c32x1..c32x4

with restrictions:
c11x1..c11x4 to
c22x1..c22x4

128

N/A