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HIGHLIGHTS•Industry’sfirstPoweroverEthernetPlus(PoE+)switchwithstackingcapabilitiesandredundantpowersupplies

•Flexibleenterprisecampusaccessswitcheswith24-and48-portmodelsincompact1Uformfactors

•Builtfornext-generationcampusconvergenceapplicationswithupto48PoEportsor26PoE+portspersystem

•Easilyexpandableupto384ports,utilizingBrocadeIronStacktechnologyanddedicatedhigh-performancestackingports

•High-availabilitymodulardesignwithredundanthot-swappablepowersuppliesandremovablefans

•Optional10GigabitEthernet(GbE)ports,enablinghigh-speedconnectivitytotheaggregation/corelayersfromastackablesolution

•Hardware-basedsFlowtrafficmonitoringcapabilities,withBrocadeIronShield360providingreal-timeprotectionfromnetwork-andhost-basedattacks

•Simplified,comprehensivemanagementprovidedbyBrocadeIronViewNetworkManager(version3.2orlater),Web-basedelementmanagement,andrichcommandlinetools

A Powerful, Scalable, and Flexible Solution for Campus Network Access TheBrocade®FastIron®CXSeriesofswitchesprovidesnewlevelsofperformance,scalability,andflexibilityrequiredfortoday’senterprisecampusnetworks.Withadvancedcapabilities,theseswitchesdeliverperformanceandintelligencetothenetworkedgeinaflexible1Uformfactorthathelpsreduceinfrastructureandadministrativecosts.

Designedforwire-speedandnon-blockingperformance,FastIronCXswitchesinclude24-and48-portmodels,inbothPoweroverEthernet(PoE)andnon-PoEversions.Utilizingbuilt-in16GbpsstackingportsandBrocadeIronStacktechnology,organizations

BROCADEFASTIRONCXSERIESSWITCHES

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canstackuptoeightswitchesintoasinglelogicalswitchwithupto384ports.PoEmodelssupporttheemergingPoweroverEthernetPlus(PoE+)standardtodeliverupto30wattsofpowertoedgedevices,enablingnext-generationcampusapplications.

BUILT FOR NEXT-GENERATION CAMPUS CONVERGENCEFastIronCXswitchescandeliverbothpoweranddataacrossnetworkconnections,providingasingle-cablesolutionforcampusedgedevicessuchasVoiceoverIP(VoIP)phones,video

CAMPUS NETWORK

surveillancecameras,andwirelessaccesspoints(seeFigure1).Theswitchesarecompatiblewithindustry-standardVoIPequipmentaswellaslegacyIPphones.

TheseswitchessupporttheemergingPoEPlusstandard(802.3at)toprovideupto30wattsofpowertoeachdevice.Thishigh-poweredsolutionsimplifieswiringfornext-generationsolutionssuchasvideoconferencingphones,pan/tiltsurveillancecameras,and802.11nwirelessaccesspoints.ThePoEcapabilityreducesthenumberofpowerreceptaclesandpoweradaptorswhileincreasingreliabilityandwiringflexibility.

The24-portFastIronCXswitchmodelcansupplyfullClass3(15.4watts)orfullPoE+(30watts)powertoeveryport,andthe48-portmodelcansupplyfullClass3powertoeveryportorfullPoE+powerto26ports.TheswitchescanpoweracombinationofPoEandPoE+deviceswhilestayingwithintheswitches’820-wattpowerbudget.

Plug-and-Play Operations for Powered DevicesFastIronCXswitchessupporttheIEEE802.1ABLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)andANSITIA1057LinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol-MediaEndpointDiscovery(LLDP-MED)standardsthatenableorganizationstodeployinteroperablemultivendorsolutionsforunifiedcommunications.

ConfiguringIPendpointssuchasVoIPphonescanbeacomplextaskrequiringmanualandtime-consumingconfiguration.LLDPandLLDP-MEDaddressthischallenge,providingastandard,openmethodforconfiguring,discovering,andmanagingnetworkinfrastructure.TheLLDPprotocolshelpreduceoperationalcostsbysimplifyingandautomatingnetworkoperations.Forexample,LLDP-MEDprovidesanopenprotocolfor

configuringQualityofService(QoS),securitypolicies,VirtualLAN(VLAN)assignments,PoEpowerlevels,andservicepriorities.

INCREASED FLEXIBILITY AND SCALABILITYFastIronCXswitchesprovideawiderangeofflexibilityandscalabilityadvantagesfordynamicandgrowingcampusnetworks.

Simplified, High-Performance StackingFastIronCXswitchesincludetwodedicated16Gbpsstackingports,providingsimpleandrobustexpandabilityforfuturegrowthatthenetworkedge.LeveragingIronStacktechnology,uptoeightFastIronCXswitchescanbestackedintoasinglelogicalswitch.ThisstackedswitchhasonlyasingleIPaddresstosimplifymanagement.Whennewmembersareaddedtothestack,theyautomaticallyinheritthestack’sexistingconfigurationfile,enablingtrueplug-and-playnetworkexpansion.Organizationscanobtainconsoleaccesstothestackthroughanyofthestackmembers,eliminatingtheneedtoknowwhichmemberistheprimarycontroller.

Throughoutthestack,thereis64Gbpsofswitchingbandwidth,essentiallyeliminatingtheneedtoworkaroundinter-switchbottlenecks(seeFigure2).Withdedicatedstackingportsforscalabilitywithintherack,optional10GigabitEthernet(GbE)portsarefreedupforhigh-speedconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers—providingmaximumflexibilityinacompactcampusaccessswitch.

10GbEportscanbetrunkedfromdifferentmembersofthestacktooptimizeperformanceandavailability.Foraddedflexibility,IronStackalsosupportstheuseof10GbEportswithfiber-opticcablingforstackingacrossracks,floors,andbuildings.

Figure 1. FastIronCXswitchesdeliverconverged

poweranddatatocampusedgedevices.

PoE+ FastIron CX Switch StackWireless

Access Points

Surveillance Cameras

VoIP Phones

POWER OVER ETHERNET PLUS

In2003,PoEbecameastandardwiththeapprovalofIEEE802.3af,eliminatingtheneedtohaveseparateLANcablesfordataandelectricalcablesforpower.Class3PoEswitchescandeliverupto15.4wattsofpoweracrosseachport,providingconvergedpoweranddatatodevicessuchasVoIPphones,surveillancecameras,andwirelessaccesspoints.

While15.4wattsofpowerissufficientformanydevices,PoE+isanemergingstandard(802.3at)thatleveragesmodernCAT5ecablingtoprovide30wattsofpowerperport—enablinghigher-powerednext-generationcampusconvergenceapplicationssuchasvideoconferencingphonesandpan/tiltsurveillancecameras.802.3atPoE+isfullybackwardcompatiblewith802.3afPoE,andFastIronCXswitchesuseLLDPtonegotiateportsettingsdynamically.

Optional 10 GbE ModuleAllFastIronCXswitchesacceptanoptional10GbEmodulecontainingtwoXFPports,enablinghigh-bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers,orextendedswitchstackingacrosslongdistances.Uptoeight10GbElinkscanbeaggregatedinastack,providing80Gbpsofbandwidthbetweenthewiringclosetandtheaggregationlayer.

REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTIONIntoday’srapidlygrowingbusinessenvironments,organizationsneedtominimizepowerconsumptionthroughouttheentireITinfrastructure.FastIronCXswitchesaredesignedtointelligentlymanagepowerusage,extending“green”initiativestothewiringcloset.

PowertocampusdevicesisautomaticallynegotiatedusingtheLLDP-MEDprotocol,providingthepowereddeviceswithexactlytheamountofpowertheyneed.Ifdevicesgointosleepmode,theycanrequestlesspowerfromthenetwork,minimizingpowerusageinthecampusenvironment.Ataslowas1.22watts/Gbpsfornon-PoEmodelsand1.41watts/GbpsforPoEmodels,FastIronCXswitchesconsumeminimalpowerfortheperformanceandfunctionalitytheyprovide.

HIGH RELIABILITY IN A COMPACT FORM FACTOROftenreservedfordatacenter-classsolutions,FastIronCXswitchesoptionallycontaindualhot-swappable,load-sharing,redundantpowersupplies(seeFigure3).Themodulardesignalsohasaremovablefanassembly.Thesefeaturesprovideanotherlevelofavailabilityforthecampuswiringclosetinacompactformfactor.

Additionaldesignfeaturesincludeintakeandexhausttemperaturesensorsandfanspindetectiontoaidinfastidentificationofabnormalorfailedoperatingconditionstohelpminimizemeantimetorepair.

COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE-CLASS SECURITYFastIronCXswitchesutilizetheBrocadeIronWare®operatingsystem,providingarichsecuritysuiteforLayer2andLayer3services,NetworkAccessControl(NAC),andDenialofService(DoS)protection.IronWaresecurityfeaturesincludeprotectionagainstTCPSYNandICMPDoSattacks,SpanningTreeRootGuardandBPDUGuardtoprotectnetworkspanningtreeoperations,andbroadcastandmulticastpacketratelimiting.AdditionalsecurityfeaturesincludingdynamicARPinspectionandDHCPsnoopingtoprotectagainstaddressspoofingandman-in-themiddleattacks.

Network Access Control (NAC)Organizationscanrelyonkeyfeaturessuchasmulti-deviceportauthenticationand802.1Xauthenticationwithdynamicpolicyassignmenttocontrolnetworkaccessandperformtargetedauthorizationonaper-userlevel.Inaddition,FastIronCXswitchessupportenhancedMediaAccessControl(MAC)policieswiththeabilitytodenytraffictoandfromMACaddressesonaper-VLANbasis.Thispowerfultoolhelpsorganizationscontrolaccesspoliciesperendpointdevice.

Standards-basedNACalsofacilitatesbest-in-classsolutionsforauthenticatingnetworkusersandvalidatingthesecuritypostureofconnectingdevices.Supportforpolicy-controlledMAC-basedVLANsprovidesadditionalcontrolofnetworkaccess,enablingpolicy-controlledassignmentsofdevicestoLayer2VLANs.

Traffic Monitoring and Lawful InterceptOrganizationsmightneedtosetuplawfultrafficinterceptduetotoday’sheightenedsecurityenvironment.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,theCommunicationsAssistanceforLawEnforcementAct(CALEA)requiresthemtobeabletointerceptandreplicatedatatrafficdirectedtoaparticularuser,subnet,port,andsoon.ThiscapabilityisparticularlyessentialinnetworksimplementingVoIPphones.FastIronCXswitchesprovidethecapabilitytomeetthisrequirementthroughAccessControlList(ACL)-basedmirroring,MACfilter-basedmirroring,andVLAN-basedmirroring.

Figure 2. FastIronCXswitchescanbestackedintoasinglelogicalswitchandthenredundantlyconnectedtotheaggregationlayerusingaggregated10GbEports.

FastIron CX Switches Stacked in a Logical Switch

Dual-Aggregated 10 GbE Ports 64 Gbps

Stacking Performance

Aggregation Layer

Figure 3. FastIronCXswitchesfeatureinternalredundantpowersuppliesandaswappablefanassembly,inadditiontodedicatedstackingportsandanout-of-bandmanagementport.

Threat Detection and MitigationServerIronCXswitchesutilizeembeddedhardware-basedsFlowtrafficsamplingtoextendBrocadeIronShield®360securityouttothenetworkedge.Thisuniqueandpowerfulclosed-loopthreatmitigationsolutionusesbest-of-breedintrusiondetectionsystemstoinspecttrafficsamplesforpossiblenetworkattacks.

Inresponsetoadetectedattack,BrocadeIronView®NetworkManager(INM)canautomaticallyapplyasecuritypolicytothecompromisedport,stoppingnetworkattacksinrealtimewithoutadministratorintervention.

Advanced Multicast FeaturesFastIronCXswitchessupportarichsetofLayer2multicastsnoopingfeaturesthatenableadvancedmulticastservicesdelivery.InternetGroupManagementProtocol(IGMP)snoopingforIGMPversion1,2,and3issupported.SupportforIGMPv3source-basedmulticastsnoopingimprovesbandwidthutilizationandsecurityformulticastservices.ToenablemulticastservicedeliveryinIPv6networks,FastIronCXswitchessupportMulticastListenerDiscovery(MLD)version1and2snooping,themulticastprotocolsusedinIPv6environments.

NETWORK RESILIENCY THROUGH FAULT DETECTIONSoftwarefeaturessuchasVirtualSwitchRedundancyProtocol(VSRP),BrocadeMetro-RingProtocol(MRP)v1andv2,RapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP),protectedlinkgroups,802.3adLinkAggregation,andtrunkgroupsprovidealternatepathsfortrafficintheeventofalinkfailure.Sub-secondfaultdetectionutilizingLinkFaultSignaling(LFS)andRemoteFaultNotification(RFN)helpsensurefastfaultdetectionandrecovery.

EnhancedspanningtreefeaturessuchasRootGuardandBPDUGuardpreventroguehijackingofaspanningtreerootandmaintain

acontention-andloop-freeenvironment,especiallyduringdynamicnetworkdeployments.Inaddition,FastIronCXswitchessupportportloopdetectiononedgeportsthatdonothavespanningtreeenabled.ThiscapabilityprotectsthenetworkfrombroadcaststormsandotheranomaliesthatcanresultfromLayer1orLayer2loopbacksonEthernetcablesorendpoints.

Protectedlinkgroupsminimizedisruptiontothenetworkbyprotectingcriticallinksfromlossofdataandpower.Inaprotectedlinkgroup,oneportinthegroupactsastheprimaryoractivelink,andtheotherportsactassecondaryorstandbylinks.Theactivelinkcarriesthetrafficand,ifitgoesdown,oneofthestandbylinkstakesover.

UniDirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)monitorsalinkbetweentwoFastIronCXswitchesandbringsdowntheportsonbothendsofthelinkifthelinkfailsatanypointbetweenthetwodevices.

FastIronCXswitchesalsosupportstabilityfeaturessuchasportflapdampening,single-linkLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP),andportloopdetection.

ADVANCED CAPABILITIESTomeetawiderangeofrequirements,FastIronCXswitchesprovidebothbaseLayer3andfullLayer3advancedcapabilities,alongwithmetrofeaturesforconnectingbuildingsandcampuses.

Base Layer 3 FunctionalityBaseLayer3functionalityenhancesthecapabilityofFastIronCXswitchesasanedgeplatform.OrganizationscanusesimpleLayer3featuressuchasIPv4staticroutes—routingbetweendirectlyconnectedsubnets,RoutingInformationProtocol(RIP)v1/v2announce,VirtualRouterRedundancyProtocol(VRRP),andDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)Relay.Organizationscanremovecomplexityfromanend-to-endLayer3networkdesignbyutilizingLayer3capabilitiesbuiltintoeveryFastIronCXswitch.

Full Layer 3 CapabilitiesData-richapplicationssuchasvideodistributionrequirescalablemulticastservicesfromtheedgetothecore.InternetGroupManagementProtocol(IGMP)andProtocol-IndependentMulticast(PIM)snoopingimprovebandwidthutilizationinLayer2networksbyrestrictingmulticastflowstoonlytheswitchportsthathavemulticastreceivers.

InLayer3networks,supportforIGMP(v1,v2,andv3),IGMPProxy,PIM-SM,PIM-SSM,andPIM-DMmulticastroutingoptimizesnetworkutilizationandtrafficroutingformulticastapplications.PIMsnoopingandPassiveMulticastRouterInsertion(PMRI)canbecombined,ensuringmulticastdistributioninLayer2networks.FastIronCXswitchesusethePIMSnoopingfeaturetoacquiremulticastroutes,enablingthemtointelligentlyswitchmulticasttrafficratherthanblindlybroadcastingmulticasttrafficintheLayer2domain.

Inadditiontomulticastrouting,thePremiumLayer3routingoptionincludesfunctionalitysuchasOpenShortestPathFirst(OSPF),RIP,andpolicy-basedrouting.

Metro Features Connecting Buildings and CampusesBecauseFastIronCXswitchescontainMetropolitanAreaNetwork(MAN)features,organizationscanusethemtoconnectadistributedenterprise.Inthistypeofenvironment,FastIronCXswitchesproviderichservicesusingMRP(v1andv2)forbuildingresilientring-basedtopologies,VLANstacking,andadvancedmulticastcapabilities—includingIGMPv1/v2/v3andMulticastListenerDiscovery(MLD)v1/v2snoopingforcontrollingmulticasttrafficforhigh-bandwidthcontentdelivery.

SIMPLIFIED, SECURE MANAGEMENT BASED ON OPEN STANDARDSFastIronCXswitchesprovidesimplified,standards-basedmanagementcapabilitiesthathelporganizationsreduceadministrativetimeandeffortwhilesecuringtheirnetworks.

Easy Deployment with Auto-ConfigurationFastIronCXswitchessupportauto-configuration,simplifyingdeploymentwithatrulyplug-and-playexperience.OrganizationscanusethisfeaturetoautomateIPaddressandfeatureconfigurationoftheswitcheswithoutrequiringahighlytrainednetworkengineeronsite.Whentheswitchespowerup,theyautomaticallyreceiveanIPaddressandconfigurationfromDHCPandTrivialFileTransportProtocol(TFTP)servers.

Brocade IronView Network ManagerBrocadeINMprovidesunifiedmanagementfortheFastIronCXalongwiththerestoftheBrocadeEthernetnetwork.Itdisplaysnetwork-andapplication-leveltrafficinformationingraphicaldetailtogreatlysimplifynetworkoperations,provisioning,troubleshooting,andalarmreporting.

Asaresult,organizationscanaccuratelymonitoroverallnetworkingoperation,identifyhotspots,andquicklydiagnoseandtroubleshootissuesbeforetheydevelopintowidespreadnetworkproblems.Inaddition,BrocadeINMprovidesmultilevelaccesssecurityontheconsoleandasecureWeb-basedmanagementinterfacethatkeepsoutunauthorizeduserswhileprovidingsimpleandflexibleaccess.

Open Standard ManagementFastIronCXswitchesincludeanindustry-standardCommandLineInterface(CLI)andsupportSecureShell(SSHv2),SecureCopy(SCP),andSNMPv3torestrictandencryptmanagementcommunicationstothesystem.Inaddition,supportforTerminalAccessControllerAccessControlSystem(TACACS/TACACS+)andRADIUSauthenticationhelpsensuresecureoperatoraccess.

Out-of-Band ManagementFastIronCXswitchesincludeanRJ-45Ethernetportdedicatedtoout-of-bandmanagement,providingaremotepathtomanagetheswitches,regardlessofthestatusorconfigurationofthedataports.

IDEAL FOR ETHERNET STORAGE TRAFFICModerniSCSIStorageAreaNetwork(SAN)environmentsrequireahigh-performancenetworktoreliablydeliverblockstoragetoservers.FastIronCXswitchesproviderobustperformancecapabilitiestohandleserversthataresaturatingmultipleGbElinks.

Dedicated16GbpsstackingportsandtheIronStacktechnologyenableorganizationstoexpandtheiriSCSIstorageenvironmentswithnoadditionalmanagement.10GbEportscanprovidehigh-speedlinksbetweenfloorsorbuildingsfordataprotectionorforhigh-availabilitysolutions.Inaddition,internalredundantpowersuppliesandaswappablefanassemblyprovidethehigh-availabilityfeaturesrequiredinsharedstorageenvironments.

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICESBrocadeoffersabroadportfolioofprofessionalandcustomersupportservicestohelporganizationsdeployandmaintainhighlyefficientandresilientIPnetworkinfrastructures.Theseservicescoverthelifecycleofassessment,design,andimplementationtohelporganizationsdevelopthebestarchitecturetomeettheiruniquerequirements.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

BROCADE FASTIRON CX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISON

FastIron CX 624S FastIron CX 648S FastIron CX 624S-HPOE FastIron CX 648S-HPOESwitchingbandwidth(datarate) 152Gbps 200Gbps 152Gbps 200GbpsForwardingbandwidth(datarate) 114Mpps 150Mpps 114Mpps 150MppsStackingbandwidth(datarate,fullduplex) 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45ports 20 44 20 4410/100/1000Mbpscombinationports 4 4 4 410GigabitEthernetXFP/CX4ports 2(optional) 2(optional) 2(optional) 2(optional)16GbpsCX4stackingports 2 2 2 2MaximumPoEClass3ports n/a n/a 24 48MaximumPoE+ports n/a n/a 24 26Powersupplies 2removable

(secondoptional)2removable(secondoptional)

2removable(secondoptional)

2removable(secondoptional)

Optional FRUs

10GigabitEthernetmodule FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XGSecondpowersupply RPS13 RPS13 RPS14 RPS14Replacementfanunit FCX-S-FAN FCX-S-FAN FCX-S-POE-FAN FCX-S-POE-FAN

BROCADE FASTIRON CX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS

System ArchitectureConnectoroptions 10/100/1000ports:RJ-45(fixed)

1GbpsSFPcomboports:SX,LX,LHA,LHB,1000Base-BX,CWDM

10GbpsXFPports:CX4,1310-MM,SR,LR,ER,ZR,ZRD

Stackingports:fixedCX4(fixed)

Out-of-bandEthernetmanagement:RJ-45(fixed)

Consolemanagement:DB9MaximumMACaddresses

32,000

MaximumVLANs 4096MaximumSTP(spanningtrees)

255

Maximumroutes(inhardware)

16,000

Trunking Maximumportspertrunk:8

Maximumtrunkgroups:32MaximumJumboFramesize

9000bytes

IEEEstandardscompliance

• 802.1ABLLDP/LLDP-MED• 802.1D-2004MACBridging• 802.1pMappingtoPriorityQueue• 802.1sMultipleSpanningTree• 802.1wRapidSpanningTree• 802.1xPort-basedNetworkAccessControl• 802.310Base-T• 802.3ab1000Base-T• 802.3adLinkAggregation(DynamicandStatic)• 802.3ae10GigabitEthernet• 802.3afPoweroverEthernet• 802.3akCX4• 802.3u100Base-TX• 802.3xFlowControl• 802.3z1000Base-SX/LX• 802.3MAUMIB(RFC2239)

Layer2switching • 802.1sMultipleSpanningTree• 802.1xAuthentication• AutoMDI/MDIX• BPDUGuard,RootGuard• Dual-ModeVLANs• DynamicVLANAssignment• DynamicVoiceVLANAssignment• FastPortSpan• FlexibleStaticMulticastMACAddressConfiguration

• GARPVLANRegistrationProtocol• IGMPSnooping(v1/v2/v3)• LinkFaultSignaling(LFS)• MACAddressLocking• MAC-LayerFiltering• MACLearningDisable;PortSecurity• MLDSnooping(v1/v2)• Multi-deviceAuthentication• PerVLANSpanningTree(PVST/PVST+/PVRST)• PIM–SMSnooping• Policy-controlledMAC-basedVLANs• Port-basedAccessControlLists• Port-based,ACL-based,MACFilter-based,andVLAN-basedMirroring

• PortLoopDetection• PortSpeedDownshiftandSelectiveAuto-negotiation

• PrivateVLAN• PrivateVLANsandUplinkSwitch• ProtectedLinkGroups• ProtocolVLAN(802.1v),SubnetVLAN• RemoteFaultNotification(RFN)• Single-instanceSpanningTree• Single-linkLACP• TrunkGroups• TrunkThreshold• Uni-DirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)

BaseLayer3routing • ECMP• IPv4StaticRoutes• L3/L4ACLsRIPv1/v2announce• RoutedInterfaces• RoutingBetweenDirectlyConnectedSubnets• VirtualInterfaces• VirtualRouteRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)

PremiumLayer3routing

• BGP• Hostroutes• Multicastrouting• OSPFv2• PIM-SM,PIM-SSM,PIM-DM• RIPv1,v2• Route-onlySupport

Metrofeatures • Metro-RingProtocol(v1,v2)• VirtualSwitchRedundancyProtocol(VSRP)• VLANStacking(Q-in-Q)• VRRP• TopologyGroups

Qualityofservice • ACLMappingandMarkingofToS/DSCP• ACLMappingtoPriorityQueue• ACLMappingtoToS/DSCP• ClassifyingandLimitingFlowsBasedonTCPFlags

• DHCPRelay• DiffServSupport• HonoringDSCPand802.1p• MACAddressMappingtoPriorityQueue• QoSQueueManagementusingWeightedRoundRobin(WRR),StrictPriority(SP),andacombinationofWRRandSP

Trafficmanagement • ACL-basedinboundratelimitingandtrafficpolicies

• Broadcast,multicast,andunknownunicastratelimiting

• Inboundratelimitingperport• Outboundratelimitingperportandperqueue

ManagementManagementandcontrol

• AutoConfiguration• ConfigurationLogging• DigitalOpticalMonitoring• DisplayLogMessagesonMultipleTerminals• EmbeddedWebManagement• FoundryDiscoveryProtocol(FDP)• Industry-StandardCommandLineInterface(CLI)• IntegrationwithHPOpenViewforSunSolaris,HP-UX,IBMAIX,andWindows

• IronViewNetworkManager(INM)Version3.2orlater

• MIBSupportforMRP,PortSecurity,MACAuthentication,andMAC-basedVLANs

• Out-of-bandEthernetManagement• RFC783TFTP• RFC854TELNETClientandServer• RFC1157SNMPv1/v2c• RFC1213MIB-II• RFC1493BridgeMIB• RFC1516RepeaterMIB• RFC1573SNMPMIBII• RFC1643EthernetInterfaceMIB• RFC1643EthernetMIB• RFC1724RIPv1/v2MIB• RFC1757RMONMIB• RFC2068EmbeddedHTTP• RFC2131DHCPRelay• RFC2570SNMPv3IntrotoFramework• RFC2571ArchitectureforDescribingSNMPFramework

• RFC2572SNMPMessageProcessingandDispatching

• RFC2573SNMPv3Applications• RFC2574SNMPv3User-basedSecurityModel• RFC2575SNMPView-basedAccessControlModelSNMP

• RFC2818EmbeddedHTTPS• RFC3176sFlow• SNTPSimpleNetworkTimeProtocol• SupportforMultipleSyslogServers

Embeddedsecurity • Bi-levelAccessMode(StandardandEXECLevel)• EAPpass-throughsupport• IEEE802.1XusernameexportinsFlow• ProtectionagainstDenialofService(DOS)attacks

Securemanagement • Authentication,Authorization,andAccounting(AAA)• AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)withSSHv2• RADIUS/TACACS/TACACS+• SecureCopy(SCP)• SecureShell(SSHv2)• Username/Password

MechanicalEnclosure Side-to-backairflow;1U,19-inchEIA-compliant,

powerfromnon-portsideSize FastIronCX624Sand648Smodels:

Width:44.0cm(17.3in)Height:4.4cm(1.7in)Depth:38.6cm(15.2in)

FastIronCX624S-HPOEand648S-HPOEmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in)Height:4.4cm(1.7in)Depth:44.0cm(17.3in)

Weight FastIronCX624Sand648Smodels:4.0kg(8.8lbs)

FastIronCX624S-HPOEand648S-HPOEmodels:4.5kg(9.9lbs)

EnvironmentTemperature Operatingtemperature:32°to104°F(0°to40°C)

Storagetemperature:–23°to158°F(–25°to70°C)Humidity Relativehumidity:5%to95%,non-condensingAltitude Storagealtitude:10,000ft(3000m)maximumAcoustic 51to63dB

PowerPowersupplies Uptotwointernal,redundant,field-replaceable,

load-sharingACpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage Typical100to240VACInputlinefrequency 50to60Hz

CertificationElectromagneticemissions

FCCClassA(Part15);EN55022/CISPR-22ClassA;VCCIClassA

Environmentalregulatorycompliance

RoHSCompliant(6of6);WEEEcompliant

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BROCADE FASTIRON CX SERIES POWER AND THERMAL SPECIFICATIONS

Max Current at 100 VAC (Amps)

Max Current at 200 VAC (Amps)

Max Total Power Draw1 (Watts)

Max System Power Draw2 (Watts)

Max Thermal Output3 (BTU/Hr)

Energy Efficiency (Watts/Gbps)

FastIronCX624S 1.09 0.51 94 94 319 1.23FastIronCX648S 1.39 0.63 122 122 416 1.22FastIronCX624S-HPOE4 1.09 0.58 509 107 365 1.41FastIronCX648S-HPOE4 1.72 0.94 970 167 570 1.67

1 Total power drawn from the source and consumed by the switch and attached PoE devices. Class 3 devices assumed on all ports.

2 Power drawn from the source and consumed only by the switch.3 Thermal output of the switch.4 With two power supplies installed.