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Q Can Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches be upgraded to support Layer 3 features in
the field?
A Brocade ICX 6450 and 6450-C Switches can be upgraded to support Layer 3 features
with key-based software upgrade activation. Customers can purchase a software
upgrade license to upgrade any Brocade ICX 6450 Switch to premium Layer 3
capabilities. Brocade ICX 6430 and 6430-C switches are not upgradable to Layer 3
features.
Q What feature advantages do Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches offer compared to
Brocade FastIron WS Series switches?
A Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches offer many capabilities not found in the Brocade
FastIron
®
WS Series, including:
Ethernet stacking: With four integrated 1 GbE or 1 /10 GbE stacking ports, IT
managers can easily scale user ports as more users are added to the network.
10 GbE ports for aggregation/core connectivity: With four integrated 1 /10 GbE
ports compared to the Brocade FastIron WS Series, the Brocade ICX 6450
delivers 10 times higher uplink bandwidth.
PoE on all ports: With a PoE power budget of 390 W (24-port) and 780 W (48-
port), the Brocade ICX 6450 can deliver up to 15.4 W to all connected devices.
PoE+ ports: IEEE 802.3at standard PoE+ on Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450
Switches can deliver up to 30 W to connected devices.
Greater investment protection: Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches provide
hardware support for Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az EEE) and for IEEE
802.1AE MACsec encryption (Brocade ICX 6450 models only). A future software
update is required.
Redundant system power and PoE/PoE+ power extension: Brocade ICX 6430 and
6450 Switches support an external power supply for higher system availability
and can add to the PoE/PoE+ power budget of the switch.
Q What are the key feature advantages of the Brocade ICX 6430-C and 6450-C Compact
Switches?
A Key highlights of the Brocade ICX 6430-C and 6450-C Switches include:
Compact, 12-port 10/100/1000 Mbps design that fits in space-constrained
environments
Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) support on four ports for wireless mobility, IP
telephony, and IP surveillance infrastructures
Flexible uplinks with two dedicated 1 Gbps SFP fiber ports and two additional 1 Gbps
RJ-45 ports for connectivity
Simple, attractive design with fanless operation for deployments outside wiring closets
Low power consumption with hardware-based Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)-ready
access ports
A Powered Device (PD) design, which enables the Brocade ICX 6450-C to be powered
either from its internal power supply or with POE/PoE+, through its two RJ45 uplink
ports
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