FortiGate 100E and 101E fast path architecture
The FortiGate 100E and 101E includes the SOC3 and uses the SOC3 CPU, NP6Lite processor, and CP9Lite processor. The WAN1, WAN2, HA1, HA2, 1 - 16, SFP1, and SFP2 interfaces connect to the NP6Lite processor through the integrated switch fabric. The DMZ and MGMT interfaces connect directly to the NP6Lite processor.
Interfaces 15 and SFP1 are paired and interfaces 16 and SFP2 are paired. Only one of each interface pair can be connected to a network at a time. This allows you to, for example, connect interface SFP1 to an SFP switch and interface 16 to a 10/100/1000BASE-T Copper switch.
The FortiGate 100F and 101F models feature the following front panel interfaces:
- Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Copper (DMZ, MGMT) that connect directly to the NP6Lite
- Eighteen 10/100/1000BASE-T Copper (WAN1, WAN2, HA1, HA2, 1 to 14) that connect to the NP6Lite processor through the internal switch fabric
- Two shared interfaces that connect to the NP6Lite processor through the internal switch fabric and can be either:
- 10/100/1000BASE-T Copper (15 and 16), or
- 1GE SFP (SFP1 and SFP2)
You can use the following get command to display the FortiGate 100E or 101E NP6Lite configuration. You can also use the diagnose npu np6lite port-list
command to display this information.
get hardware npu np6lite port-list Chip XAUI Ports Max Cross-chip Speed offloading ------ ---- ------- ----- ---------- np6lite_0 2 dmz 1000M NO 1 mgmt 1000M NO 3 wan1 1000M NO 4 wan2 1000M NO 11 ha1 1000M NO 11 ha2 1000M NO 11 port1 1000M NO 11 port2 1000M NO 11 port3 1000M NO 11 port4 1000M NO 11 port5 1000M NO 11 port6 1000M NO 11 port7 1000M NO 11 port8 1000M NO 11 port9 1000M NO 11 port10 1000M NO 11 port11 1000M NO 11 port12 1000M NO 11 port13 1000M NO 11 port14 1000M NO 11 port15 1000M NO 11 port16 1000M NO