Brocade Communications Systems FastIron CX User Manual download pdf

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HIGHLIGHTS

•Deliversenterprise-classLayer2/3

switchinginacompact,stackableform

factor,combiningchassis-likecapabilities

withaneconomicalxed-portsolution

•Simpliesnetworkoperationsand

protectsinvestmentswithBrocade

HyperEdge

™

technology

,enabling

single-pointnetworklifecycle

managementandadvancedservices

sharingacrossaheterogeneousstack

•IncludesIPv4andIPv6Layer3

capabilitiesasastandardfeature

onallmodels

•Providesnon-stopavailabilitywithhitless

stackingfailover,hotinsertion/removal

ofstackedunits,andinternalredundant

hot-swappablepowersuppliesandfans

•Offerscompletevisibilityintonetwork

activitywithhardware-basedsFlow

trafcmonitoring

•ProvidespeaceofmindwiththeBrocade

Assurance

LimitedLifetimeWarranty

Enterprise-Class Stackable

Switches for the Network Edge

TheBrocade

FCXSeriesofswitches

providesnewlevelsofperformance,

scalability,andexibilityrequiredfor

today’senterprisecampusanddatacenter

networks.Withadvancedcapabilities,

theseswitchesdeliverperformanceand

intelligencetothenetworkedgeina

exible1Uformfactorthathelpsreduce

infrastructureandadministrativecosts.

Designedforwire-speedandnon-blocking

performance,theBrocadeFCXSeries

includes24-and48-portmodels,inboth

PoweroverEthernet(PoE)andnon-PoE

versions.UtilizingBrocadeIronStack

technology,organizationscanstackupto

BROCADE

FCXSERIES

SWITCHES

DATASHEET

eightswitchesintoasinglelogicalswitch

withupto384ports.

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesoffersa

comprehensivelineofswitcheswithspecic

modelsoptimizedforcampusanddata

centerdeployments.

BUILT FOR NEXT-GENERATION

ENTERPRISE NETWORKS

TheBrocadeFCXSeriescandeliver

bothpoweranddataacrossnetwork

connections,providingasingle-cable

solutionforedgedevicessuchasVoice

overIP(VoIP)phones,videosurveillance

ENTERPRISE

LAN SWITCHING

TheBrocadeOne

™

strategyhelps

simplifynetworkinginfrastructures

throughinnovativetechnologiesand

solutions.TheBrocadeFCXSeries

supportsthisstrategybyenabling

non-stopnetworkaccesstomission-

criticalapplicationsandthebestprice/

performancewhileensuringscalability

fortomorrow’sneeds.

Brocade HyperEdge technology is planned to be available

for purchase in the rst half of 2013.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - SWITCHES

www.brocade.comHIGHLIGHTS•Deliversenterprise-classLayer2/3switchinginacompact,stackableformfactor,combiningchassis-likecapabilitieswith

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cameras,andwirelessAccessPoints(APs).Theswitchesarecompatiblewithindustry-standardVoIPequipmentaswellaslegacyIPphones.Theseswitch

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switch.Additionally,allBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbestackedthroughtheiroptional10GbEports.The10GbEportscanalsobetrunkedfromdif

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spanningtreeoperations;andbroadcastandmulticastpacketratelimiting.AdditionalsecurityfeaturesincludedynamicARPinspection,DHCPsnooping

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Metro Features Connecting Buildings and Campuses BecauseBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesincludeMetropolitanAreaNetwork(MAN)features,organizations

Page 6 - System Architecture

BROCADE FCX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISONBROCADE FCX BROCADE FCX-S (Dedicated Stacking Ports)624 648 624S 648S 624S-F 624S-HPOE 648S-HPOESwitchingbandwid

Page 7 - Management

Layer2switching • 802.1sMultipleSpanningTree• 802.1xAuthentication• AutoMDI/MDIX• BPDUGuard,RootGuard• Dual-ModeVLANs• DynamicVLANA

Page 8 - DATASHEET www.brocade.com