F1 vs F2 vs F2e vs F3

There are four types of F line cards available. Below is the difference between F1, F2, F2e and F3.

F1 Card:-

  • Only perform Layer-2 task.
  • No interface can be converted to Layer3.
  • M and F1 card can coexist in a chassis

F2 line card:-

  • Interface can be used as L2 or L3
  • M and F2 card cannot coexist in a chassis.
  • Don’t support OTV,MPLS and LISP

F2E line card:-

  • Interface can be used as L2 or L3
  •  M and F2E card can coexist in a chassis but in L2 mode only.
  •  Don’t support OTV,MPLS and LISP

F3 line cards:-

  • Interface can be used as L2 or L3
  • M and F3 card can coexist in a chassis
  • Support OTV, MPLS and LISP features.