The Avaya Virtual Services Platform 4000 series (VSP 4000) are products that, in computer networking terms, are standalone switch/routers (layer 2/layer 3) designed and manufactured by Avaya for Ethernet-based networks. The VSP 4000 hardware is a derivative of the earlier Ethernet routing switch 4000 series, leveraging certain shared components, but implementing a new, completely different, operating system derived from the virtual service platform 9000 series. The role of the VSP 4000 is to extend fabric-based network virtualization services to smaller, remote locations, thereby creating a single service delivery network.
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The VSP 4000 offers a range of network virtualization services that are based on Avaya's extended implementation of Shortest Path Bridging; marketed as the 'Avaya VENA Fabric Connect' technology. The first software release supports:
- Layer 2 virtualized services that extend VLANs across the fabric (including across subnets and long distances)
- Layer 3 virtualized services that interconnect and extend VRFs across the fabric
- Native routing between layer 2 and layer 3 virtualized services for access to shared services
- IP shortcut routing that enables direct layer 3 connectivity between individual end-points without requiring deployment of an additional IGP (e.g. OSPF).
These capabilities are positioned are supporting the following deployment scenarios:
- Virtualized small and mid-sized Enterprise
- Distributed enterprise
Deployments would be made to facilitate the following business situations:
- End-to-end traffic separation for multi-tenancy or for security / regulatory compliance (i.e. PCI DSS)
- Integrated video surveillance
