Brocade Communications Systems Bigiron RX Series User's Manual
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1. Rapid Spanning Tree RSTP per VLAN STP PVST and per VLAN group STP PVGST The Biglron RX also supports Brocade Metro Ring Protocol MRP for sub second service restoration in ring topologies Additionally the Biglron RX supports multi instance spanning tree VLAN topology grouping and VLAN tunneling for advanced Layer 2 service configurations Feature Biglron RX 4 Biglron RX 8 Biglron RX 16 1 0 Module Slots 4 8 16 32 Switching capacity per system Biglron RX 32 Available data capacity 400 Gbps 800 Gbps 1 60 Tbps 3 2 Tops Total switch capacity 960 Gbps 1 92 Tbps 3 84 Tbps 5 12 Tops Packet forwarding capacity per system 286 Mpps 571 Mpps 1 142 Mpps 2 284 Mpps Max 10 GbE ports per system 16 32 64 128 Max 1 GbE ports per system 192 384 768 1 536 Height inches rack units 7 4RU 12 25 7RU 24 5 14RU 57 75 33RU Airflow Side to Side Side to Side Front to Back Front to Back Power supply redundancy M N M N M N M N M Number of supplies needed for fully loaded system and N 1 to M supply redundancy e Metro Ring Protocol MRP An alternative to Spanning Tree Protocol MRP provides sub Second fault detection and failover for Ethernet ring topologies MRP works in conjunction with VSRP and 802 3ad based link aggregation to provide bandwidth scalability and SONET like resilience Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol VSRP Supports sub second fault detection and fail over for mesh topologies in which redund2. Asia Pacific Headquarters Singapore T 65 6538 4700 apac info brocade com 2009 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved 1 09 GA DS 1267 00 Brocade the B wing symbol Biglron DCX Fabric OS Fastlron lronPoint lronShield lronView IronWare JetCore Netlron Securelron Serverlron StorageX and Turbolron are registered trademarks and DCFM Extraordinary Networks and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty expressed or implied concerning any equipment equipment feature or service offered or to be offered by Brocade Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use This informational document describes features that may not be currently available Contact a Brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States government BROCADE
3. non condensing Operating Altitude 10 000 ft 3 000 m Storage Temperature 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F e Storage Humidity 95 maximum relative humidity non condensing Storage Altitude 15 000 ft 4 500 m maximum BROCADE BIGIRON RX SERIES SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Safety Agency Approvals e CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 00 UL 60950 Third Edition Safety of Information Technology Equipment e EN 60825 1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1 Equipment Classification Requirements and User s Guide e EN 60825 2 Safety of Laser Products Part 2 Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems e EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Electromagnetic Emission Certification e CSA 950 Electromagnetic Emission Certification e FCC Class A e EN 55022 CISPR 22 Class A VCCI Class A e ICES 003 Electromagnetic Emission Immunity e EN 61000 3 2 Power Line Harmonics e EN 61000 4 2 ESD e EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity e EN 61000 4 4 EFT e EN 61000 4 5 Surge EN 61000 4 6 Low Frequency Common Immunity e EN 61000 4 11 Voltage Dips and Sags Generic EN50082 1 e ESD IEC 61000 4 2 4 kV CD 8 kV AD e Radiated IEC 61000 4 3 3 V m EFT Burst IEC 61000 4 4 1 0 kV power line 0 5 kV signal line e Conducted IEC 61000 4 6 3 V Environmental Regulatory Compliance e EU 2002 95 EC RoHS with lead exemption e EU 2002 91 EC WEEE Warranty e 1 year hardware e 90 day software Mounting Options e 19 Universal
4. RMON Groups Partial 1 full for 2 3 9 RFC 2068 HTTP RFC 2030 SNTP RFC 2138 RADIUS RFC 3176 sFlow Draft ietf tcpm tcpsecure 00 IS IS e RFC 1195 Routing in TCP IP and Dual Environments e RFC 2763 Dynamic Host Name Exchange e RFC 2966 Domain wide Prefix Distribution IPv6 Core e RFC 3567 IS IS Cryptographic Authentication MDS RIP e RFC 1058 RIP v1 e RFC 1723 RIP v2 e RFC 1812 RIP Requirements IP Multicast e RFC 1122 Host Extensions e RFC 1256 ICMP Router Discovery Protocol e RFC 1112 IGMP e RFC 2236 IGMP v2 e RFC 2362 PIM SM e RFC 3973 PIM DM e PIM DM v1 e DVMRP v3 07 e RFC 1075 DVMRP v2 e RFC 2336 IGMP v2 e RFC 3618 MSDP e RFC 2283 MBGP e RFC 2858 BGP MP e RFC 3376 IGMP v3 e RFC 3446 Anycast RP RFC 2373 IPv6 Addressing architecture RFC 1886 DNS Extensions to support IPv6 RFC 1887 IPV6 Unicast address allocation architecture RFC 2374 IPv6 aggregatable global Unicast address format RFC 2450 Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rules RFC 2471 IPv6 testing address allocation RFC 2526 Reserved IPv6 subnet anycast address RFC 2928 Initial IPv6 sub TLA ID assignments RFC 2460 IPv6 Specification RFC 2461 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery RFC 2462 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto configuration RFC 4443 ICMPv6 RFC 3513 IPv6 Addressing Architecture RFC 1981 IPv6 Path MTU Discovery RFC 3587 IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format RFC 2375 IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments RFC 2464 Transmission of IPv6 over Ethernet
5. redundancy and N 1 fan redundancy Additionally the Biglron RX Series supports hitless Layer 2 software upgrades and graceful restart routing for fast convergence in the event of a management module failure At the heart of the Biglron RX architecture is an adaptive self routing Clos switch fabric with a virtual output queue VOQ design This non blocking architecture is optimized for maximum throughput and low latency for BROCADE all size packets Scalable to over two billion packets per second the Biglron RX Series is the most powerful Ethernet switch family in the industry This advanced and scalable design ensures the reliable deliver of all IP based voice video and data applications The Biglron RX switches ship with field proven lronWare networking software and lronShield security embedded sFlow per port advanced Ethernet switching IPv4 IPv6 routing and multilayer security services The Biglron RX Series enables a user to deploy a reliable secure and scalable networking solution today that is ready to accommodate tomorrow s applications and technologies PURPOSE BUILT FEATURE SET FOR DEMANDING NETWORKS Industry Leading Performance and Scalability The Biglron RX Series is the industry s most powerful switch family delivering up to 3 2 terabits per second data throughput per system High Availability Design Redundant and resilient design ensures high availability operation for demanding environment
6. 32 DCPWR Biglron RX 32 DC power supply BI RX 8 DC Biglron RX 8 DC system RX ACPWR B SYS 90 264 VAC power supply for Biglron RX 4 chassis BI RX 4 DC Biglron RX 4 DC system RX ACPWR F SYS 90 264 VAC power supply for Biglron RX 8 and RX 16 RX BI2XG 2 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP module nassi for Biglron RX Series RX DCPWR B SYS 48 VDC power supply for Biglron RX 4 chassis RX BIAXG 4 port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP module RX DCPWR F SYS 48 VDC power supply for Biglron RX 8 and for Biglron RX Series RX 16 chassis RX BI24C 24 port 10 100 1000 Ethernet RJ 45 module 10G XFP SR 850nm serial pluggable XFP optic only LC over MMF for Biglron RX Series 10G XFP LR 1310nm serial pluggable XFP optic only LC for up to RX BI24F 24 port Gigabit Ethernet SFP module JOR VEME for Biglron RX Series 10G XFP ER 1550nm serial pluggable XFP optic only LC for up to RX BI24HF 24 port 100 1000 Ethernet SFP module 40km over SMF for Biglron RX Series 10G XFP ZR 1550nm serial pluggable XFP optic only LC for up to RX BI48T 48 port 10 100 1000 Ethernet MRJ 21 module 80km over SMF for Biglron RX Series RX BI 32 MR Management module for Biglron RX 32 chassis 512MB memory RX BI 32 MR2 Management module for Biglron RX 32 chassis 2GB memory RX BI MR Management Module for Biglron RX Series chassis 512MB memory Corporate Headquarters European Headquarters San Jose CA USA Geneva Switzerland T 1 408 333 8000 T 41 22 799 56 40 info brocade com emea info brocade com
7. BROCADE BIGIRON RX SERIES System redundancy switch management and power across all Biglron RX chassis Interchangeable half height line modules reduce sparing costs and provide cost effective modular growth Compact chassis design supports very high density single rack configurations up to 192 wire Speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 2 304 wire speed Gigabit Ethernet in standard 7 foot Telco rack Scalable hardware based IP routing to 512 000 IPv4 routes per line module Powerful suite of unicast and multicast IPv4 and IPv6 protocol support Advanced virtual output queue VoQ design eliminates head of line blocking and provides scalable QoS End to End QoS supported with hardware based honoring and marking and congestion management High capacity 80 Gbps cross module link aggregation supports high bandwidth inter switch trunking High availability design features redundant and hot pluggable hardware hitless Layer 2 software upgrades and graceful BGP and OSPF restart Advanced non blocking Clos fabric features adaptive self routing with graceful system degradation in the event of two or more module failures Embedded sFlow per port supports scalable hardware based traffic monitoring across all switch ports without impacting performance The role of data networks in our daily lives continues to expand and grow Emerging needs such as application convergence non stop operation scalability and IPv6 readiness place new d
8. EIA 310 Telco Rack or Tabletop System Max 100 VAC 200 VAC 48 VDC Current Power Thermal Current Power Thermal Current Power Thermal Amps Watts Output Amps Watts Output Amps Watts Output BTU Hr BTU Hr BTU Hr Biglron RX 32 N A N A N A 57 11 353 38 746 237 11 353 38 746 Biglron RX 16 49 4 905 16 741 24 4 905 16 741 102 4 905 16 741 Biglron RX 8 24 2 417 8 249 12 2 417 8 249 50 2 417 8 249 Biglron RX 4 12 1 217 4 155 6 1 217 4 155 25 1 217 4 155 BROCADE BIGIRON RX SERIES PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions Weight Biglron RX 32 17 45w x 57 71h x 24 1d 44 32w x 146 58h x 61 21d cm approx 478 Ibs approx 217 kg Biglron RX 16 17 45w x 24 47h x 25 5d 44 32w x 62 15h x 64 77d cm 236 Ibs 107 kg Biglron RX 8 17 45w x 12 21h x 22 5d 44 32w x 31 01h x 57 15d cm 131 Ibs 60 kg Biglron RX 4 17 45w x 6 96h x 22 5d 44 32w x 17 68h x 57 15d cm 78 Ibs 35 kg ORDERING INFORMATION RX BI MR2 Management Module for Biglron RX Series BI RX 32 AC Biglron RX 32 AC system 2GB memory BI RX 16 AC Biglron RX 16 AC system RX BI SFM1 Switch Fabric Element for Biglron RX 4 BI RX 8 AC Biglron RX 8 AC system RX BI SFM3 Switch Fabric Element for Biglron RX 8 and RX 16 BI RX 4 AC Biglron RX 4 AC system RX BI 32 SFM Switch Fabric Element for Biglron RX 32 BIERX 32 DC Biglron RX 32 DC system RX 32 ACPWR Biglron RX 32 AC power supply BI RX 16 DC Biglron RX 16 DC system RX
9. Lists ACL Control packet forwarding and restricts access to the system management interface while providing wire speed switching and routing Extensible ACL Implementation for Layer 3 and 4 Information Identifies traffic based on source or destination IP address IP protocol type TCP or UDP port IP precedence or ToS values Flexible ACL Implementation for Layer 2 Information Identifies traffic based on source or destination MAC address Ethernet type VLAN ID values and 802 1p values ACL Scalability Support for up to 8 000 ACLs Ease of Administration Identify an ACL by name or number or add a comment line for ease of administration Secure Shell and Secure Copy Provides secure access to the administration and management interface over the network Protection Against Denial of Service DoS Attacks Prevents or minimizes network downtime from malicious users by limiting TCP SYN and ICMP traffic and protects against broadcast storms User Authentication Authentication with AAA 802 1x RADIUS TACACS and TACACS prevents unauthorized network access MAC Port Security Controls the MAC addresses allowed per port sFlow RFC 3176 Provides cost effective scalable wire speed network monitoring to detect unusual network activity SNMPv3 Secured SNMP management with authentication and privacy services BGP Guard Complements MD5 security for BGP sessions to protect against session disruption by restric
10. Networks RFC 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option RFC 3363 DNS support e RFC 4541 Considerations for IGMP and MLD Snooping IPv6 Routing e RFC 2080 RIPng for IPv6 e RFC 2740 OSPFV3 for IPv6 e IETF Draft_ietf_isis_IPv6 IS IS for IPv6 e RFC 2545 Use of MP BGP 4 for IPv6 IPv6 Multicast e RFC 2362 PIM SM e RFC 2710 Multicast Listener Discovery MLD for IPv6 e RFC 3306 Unicast Prefix based IPv6 Multicast Addresses e RFC 3810 MLDv2 e RFC 4602 PIM SM Partial Address draft holbrook idmr igmpv3 ssm IGMPv3 amp MDLV2 for SSM draft ietf ssm arch SSM for IP RFC 2893 Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers e RFC 3056 Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds Network Management lronView Network Manager INM Web based graphical user interface Integrated Standard based Command Line Interface CLI e RFC 3176 sFlow e RFC 854 Telnet e RFC 2068 HTTP e RFC 2578 and 3410 SNMPv2 and v3 e RFC 1757 RMON Group partial 4 full 2 3 and 9 e HP OpenView for Sun Solaris HP UX IBM s AIX Linux and Windows NT e SNMP MIB II Element Security Options e AAA e RADIUS Secure Shell SSH v2 Secure Copy SCP TACACS TACACS Username Password Challenge and Response Bi level Access Mode Standard and EXEC Level Protection for Denial of Service attacks such as TCP SYN or Smurf Attacks IPv6 Transitioning e Environmental Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Relative Humidity 5 to 90 at 40 C 104 F
11. ant switches provide back up operation for one another Single instance STP Provides a single instance of STP to run on all port based VLANs within a single device interoperable with others that are 802 1d compliant e Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Based on IEEE 802 1w Dramatically improves the spanning tree convergence time to sub second by automatically renegotiating port roles in case of a link failure without relying on timers Per VLAN Spanning Tree PVST Allows for control of STP on an individual VLAN basis for traffic engineering VLAN traffic i e load distribution Topology Groups Dramatically improves Layer 2 control protocol scalability by allowing a few instances of STP RSTP MRP or VSRP to control large groups of VLANs Super Aggregated VLANs SAVs Allows transparent tunneling of multiple VLANs through a single backbone VLAN PIM and IGMP Snooping Offers efficient handling of multicast traffic in Layer 2 topologies by identifying ports that request a multicast stream and forwarding the stream only on these ports This dramatically improves the performance of multicast applications allowing for many more streams to be transiting the network Advanced Quality of Service e Advanced QoS Allows administrators to enforce QoS policies based on port VLAN source MAC ACL rules 802 1 priority Type of Service ToS DiffServ settings or Rate Limiting status e Very Low Latency Across all Packet Sizes Con
12. e suite includes scalable EGP and IGP routing protocols BGPv4 Scalable to 4 million routes 500 peers and 14 000 attributes with MR2 management module e OSPF Scalable to over 400 000 routes e IS IS Support for Level 1 and Level 2 includes 25 000 routes and 512 adjacencies e Brocade Direct Routing BDR The forwarding information base FIB is downloaded to the hardware based forwarding engine on each line module This memory can be pre populated with as many as 512 000 IPv4 and 64 000 IPv6 routes for wire speed routing performance Policy Based Routing PBR Support customizable routing policies using access control lists ACLs This feature can be used to balance network usage by controlling the network paths for different traffic flows Comprehensive Multicast Feature Set Provides hardware based support for a number of multicast protocols including MSDP PIM SM Sparse Mode and PIM DM Dense Mode allowing network managers to efficiently deploy next generation multicast applications VRRP and VRRPE Enhanced VRRP Enables the Biglron RX to operate as a backup router to other network routers In the event of a router failure the Biglron RX will automatically and seamlessly perform the tasks of the failed router Industry Leading Layer 2 Features To provide self healing topologies in Layer 2 configurations the Biglron RX supports industry standard Ethernet protocols including Spanning Tree Protocol STP
13. emands on the network Modern network solutions must be assessed across a wider set of attributes than earlier generation equipment In particular the network must be evaluated on merits that include performance reliability scalability quality of service security and total cost of ownership TCO The Brocade Biglron RX Series of Layer 2 3 Ethernet switches excels in all of these areas enabling network designers to deploy an Ethernet infrastructure that addresses today s requirements with a scalable architecture designed to support network growth and evolution The Biglron RX Series incorporates the latest advances in switch architecture system resilience quality of service and switch security in a family of modular chassis setting leading industry benchmarks for price performance scalability and TCO Available in four chassis models the Biglron RX Series allows network designers to standardize on a single product family for aggregation and backbone switching In addition to its enterprise role the Biglron RX Series with its high density and compact design is an ideal IP solution for high performance computing environments and Internet Exchanges and Internet Service Providers IXPs and ISPs where non blocking high density Ethernet switches are needed All four Biglron RX systems are designed for non stop operation supporting 1 1 management module redundancy N 1 switch module redundancy M N power module
14. erformance computing has entered meet the needs of the most demanding the mainstream marketplace with Ethernet HPC environment The combination of switching as the technology of choice Ultra low performance density and reliability makes latency and high density Ethernet switching the Biglron RX Series an excellent choice are required for successful deployment for Enterprise HPC environments The Biglron RX Series chassis are ideal for this environment They offer low latency through the switch with unparalleled densities of 10 100 1000 Ethernet fiber Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet in compact size chassis up to 1 536 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or 128 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in a single chassis The high Biglron RX 16 Biglron RX 16 Ee ie HE k k E amp RR Fe 4 Ly Biglron RX 16 Biglron RX 16 Exchange L3 Core Biglron RX 32 N Processors Biglron RX 8 VIYY Netlron Router Service Provider Storage BROCADE BIGIRON RX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS IEEE Compliance General Protocols 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet 802 3x Flow Control 802 3ad Link Aggregation 802 1Q VLAN Tagging 802 1D Bridging 802 1w Rapid STP 802 1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol 802 1X User authentication 802 3 Ethernet Like MIB RFC Compliance BGPv4 e RFC 4271 BGPv4 e RFC 1745 OSPF interactions e RFC 1997 Communities amp Attributes e RFC 2439 r
15. he core The Biglron RX Series provides one common architecture that meets the demands of today s and tomorrow s Enterprise network needs with high performance resiliency security and scalability with low TCO Brocade for Enterprise and Application Hosting Solutions Data centers are the core of business operations requiring high density high performance high security and low latency switching to ensure connectivity to mission critical applications The increasing value of the data center to business operations necessitates that data and network integrity confidentiality and security must be maintained without impacting performance The Biglron RX Series addresses these needs by acting as the gateway and switch fabric of the data center The density of the RX Series allows for growth from the smallest to the largest data center Port aggregation allows for high performance interconnects up to 80 Gbps increasing the availability of the server farm Brocade hardware based IronShield security features protect the server farm against Denial of Service DoS attacks and provide security for maintaining network integrity The sFlow functionality supplies the network access information required to track who has accessed which server on the network as a means to provide network usage audit trails Utilizing Brocade wire speed switching and filtering to screen and direct traffic to the appropriate server and block undesired traffic
16. oute flap dampening e RFC 2796 route reflection e RFC 3065 BGP4 confederations e RFC 3392 Capability Advertisement e RFC 2918 Route Refresh Capability e RFC 1269 Managed Objects for BGP e RFC 1657 Managed Objects for BGP 4 using SMlv2 e RFC 3682 Generalized TTL Security Mechanism for eBGP Session Protection e RFC 2385 BGP Session Protection via TCP MD5 e draft ietf idr restart Graceful Restart for BGP e draft ieft idr route filter OSPF e RFC 2178 OSPF e RFC 1583 OSPF v2 RFC 791 IP RFC 792 ICMP RFC 793 TCP RFC 783 TFTP RFC 826 ARP RFC 768 UDP RFC 894 IP over Ethernet RFC 903 RARP RFC 906 TFTP Bootstrap RFC 1027 Proxy ARP RFC 950 Subnets RFC 951 BootP RFC 1122 Host Requirements RFC 1256 IRDP RFC 1519 CIDR RFC 1542 BootP Extensions RFC 1812 General Routing RFC 1541 and 1542 DHCP RFC 2131 BootP DHCP Helper RFC 3768 VRRP RFC 854 TELNET RFC 1591 DNS client RFC 2784 GRE RFC 1191 Path MTU Discovery RFC 896 Congestion Control RFC 3635 Pause Control RFC 1858 IP Fragment Filtering RFC 1340 Assigned Numbers e RFC 3101 OSPF NSSA Others e RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions e RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow e RFC 1850 OSPF v2 MIB and Traps e RFC 2154 OSPF w Digital Signatures Password MD 5 e RFC 2328 OSPF v2 e RFC 2370 OSPF Opaque LSA Option e RFC 3623 Graceful OSPF Restart RFC 2578 SMlv2 RFC 2579 Textual Conventions for SMIv2 RFC 2665 Ethernet Interface MIB RFC 1354 IP Forwarding MIB RFC 1757
17. s e Redundant hot swappable components provide non stop service delivery Management Module Systems configured with dual management modules with sub second detection and fail over Switch Fabric Element Redundancy Systems configured with a redundant switch fabric module support millisecond fail over performance SYSTEM SUMMARY Hitless Management Failover HMF Stateful failover ensures that the forwarding engines on the line modules are not impacted by a management failover This capability enables non stop packet forwarding in the event of a management module failover Redundant Power Supplies All three chassis support M N power module redundancy for AC and DC power configurations Distributed Forwarding Architecture Advanced network processors high performance CPU and high speed memory on each interface module provide for a scalable high performance architecture IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation up to Eight Links Scalable cross module trunking provides for resilient high capacity connections between switches Resilient Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols provide fast service restoration in event of link or equipment failures Metro Ring Protocol optimized for ring topologies IEEE 802 1s and 802 1w for general Layer 2 topologies VSRP for redundant switch configurations and VRRP VRRP E for redundant router configurations ECMP for routed backbones Robust Layer 3 Feature Set Brocade IronWare softwar
18. sistent low latency for strict priority applications such as voice over IP high performance computing and video over IP e Configurable Combinations of Queuing Disciplines and Congestion Control Policies Combinations of Strict Priority SP and Weighted Fair Queuing WFQ provide flexibility for network administrators In the event of egress port congestion traffic policies can be configured for tail drop or weighted random early detection WRED operation Advanced Bandwidth Management Allows intelligent bandwidth management using hardware based enforcement of Committed Information Rate CIR with Excess Burst control capabilities and seamless integration with other advanced QoS features including priority marking and honoring Cohesive Unified and Easy to Use Network Management e Centralized Network Management Brocade lronView Network Manager is a Web based graphical interface tool that empowers network operators to seamlessly control software and configuration updates Command Line Interface CLI Industry standard configuration interface consistent and common throughout Brocade products Web interface Provides easy to use Graphical User Interface GUI for system configuration from standard Web browsers sFlow RFC 3176 Provides scalable wire speed network monitoring and accounting with no impact on network performance Brocade IronShield Security e Wire speed Extended Layer 2 Layer 3 and 4 Access Control
19. ting the number of hops the BGP session can traverse APPLICATIONS Brocade Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Today s Enterprise network is critical to the ongoing operations of the organization Network administrators are concerned about zero downtime on the network securing the network from DoS attacks cyber spying and malicious users and maintaining data integrity and confidentiality without adding excessive cost or impacting performance All this in a structure that allows for graceful growth as the Enterprise grows The Biglron RX Series incorporates exceptional resiliency security and scalability in an architecture designed to scale from the edge to the core to minimize TCO The resilient design includes redundant management modules switch fabrics fans and power supplies This hardware resiliency is enhanced with software resiliency including hitless system failover graceful restart MRP VSRP and VRRP for Layer 2 and Layer 3 resiliency High priority voice and data traffic fly through the chassis utilizing the high performance hardware based QoS features of the RX Series Wire speed security is maintained by locking out unauthorized users with port security by filtering DoS and unauthorized traffic with ACLs and by monitoring traffic flows with sFlow The Biglron RX Series allows you to grow from just 24 ports of 10 100 1000 at the edge up to 1 536 ports of 10 100 1000 or 128 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in t
20. with minimal latency ensure the optimal operation security and integrity of the network and data center Figure 1 Fastlron SuperX gt a Biglron RX 32 Enterprise infrastructure solutions Cluster Computing QZ yes avers Fiber Distribution Fiber Distribution k 10 100 1000 Aggregation J a 10 100 1000 Aggregation Figure 2 3 N i a Biglron RX 32 Biglron RX 16 Enterprise and application hosting solutions Ke 1 and 10 GbE front end application servers _ Data Center Routing and Switching Access _ Brocade for Internet Exchange Solutions Internet Exchanges IX demand high performance Layer 2 topologies with high density Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports These cross roads of the Internet connect high performance routers from many Service Providers in peering relationships without requiring a full mesh of router ports The Biglron RX Series excels in this environment Offering high density 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet together with the resiliency features of the chassis make the Biglron RX Series an extremely cost effective and robust solution Figure 3 Internet exchange solutions Netlron Router Service Provider Figure 4 High performance computing solutions Biglron RX 8 Y Storage Brocade for High Performance performance architecture offers up to Computing Solutions 3 2 Tbps of data switching capacity to High p
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