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

To know more about port breakout for c11x1..c11x4 to c22x1..c22x4 ports refer to 'GigaVUE-TA200

128

N/A

 

Table 9: GigaVUE-TA25 Maximum Ports per GigaStream

GigaVUE TA Series

Ports Allowed

Maximum Tool Ports per GigaStream

Maximum Stack ports per GigaStream

100Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA25 (QSFP28)

(8 ports)

c1...c8

8

8

40Gb Ports

 

GigaVUE-TA25 (QSFP+)

(8 ports)

c1...c8

8

8

25Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA25

(4x25G mode) (8 ports)

x1..x48 c1x1…c1x4

c5x1….c5x4 (48+8)

56

56

10Gb Ports

GigaVUE-TA25

(QSFP+)

(4x10G mode) (8 ports)

x1..x48 c1x1…c1x4

c5x1….c5x4 (48+8)

56

56