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BIGIRoN
RX SERIES
HIGH-
PERFORMANCE
Modular Layer 2/3
ETHERNET
Ethernet Switches
SWITCHING
The role of data networks in our daily lives Providers (IXPs and ISPs) where non-
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continues to expand and grow. Emerging blocking, high-density Ethernet switches
• System redundancy (switch, management and
needs such as application convergence, are needed.
power) across all BigIron RX chassis
non-stop operation, scalability and IPv6-
• Interchangeable half-height l
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all size packets. Scalable to over two billion – Hitless management Failover(H mF): • brocadeDirect r outing( bDr): The packets per second, the BigIron RX Series Stateful failover ensures that the forwarding information base (FIB) is is the most powerful Ethernet switch family forwarding engines on the line modules downloaded to the hardware-based in the industry. This advanced and scalable are not impacted by a management forwarding engine on each line module. design ensures
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• metro ring Protocol (mrP): • Configurable Combinations of Queuing – ease ofa dministration: Identify an ACL An alternative to Spanning Tree Protocol, Disciplines and Congestion Control by name or number, or add a comment MRP provides sub-second fault detection Policies: Combinations of Strict Priority (SP) line for ease of administration and failover for Ethernet ring topologies. and Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) provide – secure shelland secureCop y: MRP works in conjuncti
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hardware-based QoS features of the RX Series. The BigIron RX Series addresses these aPPliC ations Wire-speed security is maintained by locking needs by acting as the gateway and switch brocade enterprise infrastructure out unauthorized users with port security, fabric of the data center. The density of solutions by filtering doS and unauthorized traffic with the RX Series allows for growth from the today’s Enterprise network is critical to acLs, and by monitoring traffic flows with small
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performance architecture offers up to brocadef or internet exchange brocadef orHigh-P erformance 3.2 t bps of data switching capacity to solutions Computing solutions meet the needs of the most demanding Internet Exchanges (IX) demand high- High-performance computing has entered HPC environment. The combination of performance Layer 2 topologies with high the mainstream marketplace with Ethernet performance, density and reliability makes density Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
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bro CaDe bigiron r X series s PeCiFiCations General Protocols – RFc 791 IP ieee Compliance – RFc 792 IcMP – 802.3ae 10-Gigabit Ethernet – RFc 793 tc P – 802.3x Flow control – RFc 783 t Ft P – 802.3ad Link aggregation – RFc 826 aRP – 802.1Q VLaN tagging – RFC 768 UDP – 802.1d Bridging – RFc 894 IP over Ethernet – 802.1w Rapid St P – RFc 903 RaRP – 802.1s Multiple Spanning tree Protocol • RFc 906 t Ft P Bootstrap – 802.1X User authentication • RFc 1027 Proxy aRP – 802.3 Ethernet Like MIB • R
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IPv6 Routing • RFc 2080 RIPng for IPv6 safety a gency approvals • RFc 2740 oSPFv3 for IPv6 • caN/cSa-c22.2 No.60950-00/UL 60950—t hird Edition, Safety of Information technology Equipment • IEt F draft_ietf_isis_IPv6 IS-IS for IPv6 • EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products—Part 1: Equipment classification, • RFc 2545 Use of MP-BGP-4 for IPv6 Requirements and User’s Guide IPv6 Multicast • RFc 2362 PIM-SM • EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products—Part 2: Safety of optical Fibre • RFc 2710 Multicast List
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data SHEEt bro CaDe bigiron r X series P H ysi Cal sPeCiFiCations Dimensions weight BigIron RX-32 17.45w x 57.71h x 24.1d 44.32w x 146.58h x 61.21d cm approx 478 lbs approx 217 kg BigIron RX-16 17.45w x 24.47h x 25.5d 44.32w x 62.15h x 64.77d cm 236 lbs 107 kg BigIron RX-8 17.45w x 12.21h x 22.5d 44.32w x 31.01h x 57.15d cm 131 lbs 60 kg BigIron RX-4 17.45w x 6.96h x 22.5d 44.32w x 17.68h x 57.15d cm 78 lbs 35 kg or Dering inFormation Part number Description RX-BI-MR2 Management Module
