<s>
It	O
supports	O
Avaya	O
's	O
extended	O
Shortest	B-Protocol
Path	I-Protocol
Bridging	I-Protocol
(	O
SPB	O
)	O
implementation	O
"	O
Fabric	O
Connect	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
future-ready	O
for	O
Edge	O
Virtual	O
Bridging	O
(	O
EVB	O
)	O
–	O
IEEE	O
802.1Qbg	O
,	O
and	O
Fiber	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
(	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VSP	O
7000	O
is	O
future-ready	O
for	O
40GbE	B-Protocol
and	O
100GbE	B-Protocol
by	O
virtue	O
of	O
the	O
Media	O
Dependent	O
Adapter	O
(	O
MDA	O
)	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
panel	O
,	O
enabling	O
in-service	O
deployment	O
of	O
high-speed	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
supports	O
24	O
fixed	O
ports	O
1	O
or	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
via	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
sockets	O
,	O
either	O
front-to-back	O
or	O
back-to-front	O
cooling	O
,	O
field	O
replaceable	O
fan	O
trays	O
,	O
and	O
field	O
replaceable	O
redundant	O
AC	O
or	O
DC	O
power	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Application-specific	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
(	O
ASIC	O
)	O
technology	O
allows	O
the	O
MDA	O
to	O
support	O
additional	O
10GbE	O
ports	O
(	O
8-port	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
and	O
10GBASE-T	O
currently	O
available	O
,	O
increasing	O
port	O
density	O
to	O
32	O
ports	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
future	O
40GbE	B-Protocol
(	O
2-port	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
100GbE	B-Protocol
(	O
1-port	O
)	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7024XLS	O
model	O
supports	O
24	O
fixed	O
ports	O
of	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
also	O
support	O
40	B-Protocol
Gigabit	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
,	O
100	B-Protocol
Gigabit	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
and	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
via	O
the	O
MDA	O
(	O
Media	O
Dependent	O
Adapter	O
)	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
recent	O
7024XT	O
model	O
supports	O
24	O
fixed	O
ports	O
of	O
10GBASE-T	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
per	O
the	O
7024XLS	O
,	O
supports	O
expansion	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
ports	O
of	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
or	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
40	B-Protocol
Gigabit	I-Protocol
links	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
MDA	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
