Brocade FCX

Brocade FastIron CX stackable, enterprise-class edge switches

The Brocade FCX edge switches are 1U form factor Layer 2/Layer 3 switches designed to deliver wire-speed, non-blocking performance. Available in 24- and 48-port configurations, the Brocade FastIron CX switches can include technologies like Power over Ethernet (PoE), and Brocade IronStack to expand to 384 ports.

Layer 3 Capabilities

• OSPF
• RIP
• VRRP
• PIM
• ECMP
• host routes
• routed interfaces
• route-only support
• virtual interfaces

Power over Ethernet

• Class 3 PoE, with 15.4W of power each port
• PoE+ IEEE 802.3at with 30W of power each port, leveraging CAT5e cabling
• ideal for next-generation technologies like 802.11n wireless access points, video conferencing phones, pan/tilt digital surveillance cameras

Advanced Security

• 802.x accounting
• MAC authentication
• bi-level Access Mode
• EAP pass-through suppport
• IEEE 802.1x username export in SFlow
• protection against Denial of Service
• SSHv2
• TACACS/TACACS+ & RADIUS operator authentication
• SCP

Quality of Service

• ACL mapping and marking of ToS/DSCP
• ACL mapping to priority queue
• ACL mapping to ToS/DSCP
• DHCP relay
• DiffServ Support
• Honoring DSCP & 802.1p
• MAC addresss mapping to priority queue
• Flexible queue servicing with WRR (Weighted Round Robin), SP (Strict Priority), or hybrid WRR/SP

High Availiabilty

• redundant, hot-swappable power supplies & fan assembly
• Layer 3 VRRP protocol redndancy
• realtime state synchronization
• hitless failover from master to standby stack controller
• protected link groups
• hot insertion and removal of stacked units

Brocade FastIron WS Specifications

• 32,000 maximum MAC adresses
• maximum 4096 VLANs
• maximum 255 STP spanning trees
• 16,000 maximum hardware routes
• up to 8 ports per trunk
• maximum 9000 byte jumbo frame size

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