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www.brocade.com HIGHLIGHTS • Delivers enterprise-class Layer 2/3 switching in a compact, stackable form factor, combining chassis-like capabilities with an economical fixed-port solution • Simplifies network operations and protects investments with Brocade HyperEdge technology * , enabling single-point network lifecycle management and advanced services sharing across a heterogeneous stack • Includes IPv4 and IPv6 Layer 3 capabilities as a standard feature on all models • Provides non-stop availability with hitless stacking failover, hot insertion/removal of stacked units, and internal redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans • Offers complete visibility into network activity with hardware-based sFlow traffic monitoring • Provides peace of mind with the Brocade Assurance ® Limited Lifetime Warranty Enterprise-Class Stackable Switches for the Network Edge The Brocade ® FCX Series of switches provides new levels of performance, scalability, and flexibility required for today’s enterprise campus and data center networks. With advanced capabilities, these switches deliver performance and intelligence to the network edge in a flexible 1U form factor that helps reduce infrastructure and administrative costs. Designed for wire-speed and non-blocking performance, the Brocade FCX Series includes 24- and 48-port models, in both Power over Ethernet (PoE) and non-PoE versions. Utilizing Brocade IronStack technology, organizations can stack up to BROCADE FCX SERIES SWITCHES DATA SHEET eight switches into a single logical switch with up to 384 ports. The Brocade FCX Series offers a comprehensive line of switches with specific models optimized for campus and data center deployments. BUILT FOR NEXT-GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORKS The Brocade FCX Series can deliver both power and data across network connections, providing a single-cable solution for edge devices such as Voice over IP (VoIP) phones, video surveillance ENTERPRISE LAN SWITCHING The Brocade One strategy helps simplify networking infrastructures through innovative technologies and solutions. The Brocade FCX Series supports this strategy by enabling non-stop network access to mission- critical applications and the best price/ performance while ensuring scalability for tomorrow’s needs. * Brocade HyperEdge technology is planned to be available for purchase in the first half of 2013.

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HIGHLIGHTS•Deliversenterprise-classLayer2/3switchinginacompact,stackableformfactor,combiningchassis-likecapabilitieswithaneconomicalfixed-portsolution

•SimplifiesnetworkoperationsandprotectsinvestmentswithBrocadeHyperEdge™technology*,enablingsingle-pointnetworklifecyclemanagementandadvancedservicessharingacrossaheterogeneousstack

•IncludesIPv4andIPv6Layer3capabilitiesasastandardfeatureonallmodels

•Providesnon-stopavailabilitywithhitlessstackingfailover,hotinsertion/removalofstackedunits,andinternalredundanthot-swappablepowersuppliesandfans

•Offerscompletevisibilityintonetworkactivitywithhardware-basedsFlowtrafficmonitoring

•ProvidespeaceofmindwiththeBrocadeAssurance®LimitedLifetimeWarranty

Enterprise-Class Stackable Switches for the Network Edge

TheBrocade®FCXSeriesofswitchesprovidesnewlevelsofperformance,scalability,andflexibilityrequiredfortoday’senterprisecampusanddatacenternetworks.Withadvancedcapabilities,theseswitchesdeliverperformanceandintelligencetothenetworkedgeinaflexible1Uformfactorthathelpsreduceinfrastructureandadministrativecosts.

Designedforwire-speedandnon-blockingperformance,theBrocadeFCXSeriesincludes24-and48-portmodels,inbothPoweroverEthernet(PoE)andnon-PoEversions.UtilizingBrocadeIronStacktechnology,organizationscanstackupto

BROCADEFCXSERIESSWITCHES

DATASHEET

eightswitchesintoasinglelogicalswitchwithupto384ports.

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesoffersacomprehensivelineofswitcheswithspecificmodelsoptimizedforcampusanddatacenterdeployments.

BUILT FOR NEXT-GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORKSTheBrocadeFCXSeriescandeliverbothpoweranddataacrossnetworkconnections,providingasingle-cablesolutionforedgedevicessuchasVoiceoverIP(VoIP)phones,videosurveillance

ENTERPRISE LAN SWITCHING

TheBrocadeOne™strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthroughinnovativetechnologiesandsolutions.TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsthisstrategybyenablingnon-stopnetworkaccesstomission-criticalapplicationsandthebestprice/performancewhileensuringscalabilityfortomorrow’sneeds. * Brocade HyperEdge technology is planned to be available

for purchase in the first half of 2013.

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cameras,andwirelessAccessPoints(APs).Theswitchesarecompatiblewithindustry-standardVoIPequipmentaswellaslegacyIPphones.

TheseswitchessupporttheemergingPoEPlus(PoE+)standard(802.3at)toprovideupto30wattsofpowertoeachdevice.Thishigh-poweredsolutionsimplifieswiringfornext-generationsolutionssuchasvideoconferencingphones,pan/tiltsurveillancecameras,and802.11nwirelessAPs.ThePoEcapabilityreducesthenumberofpowerreceptaclesandpoweradapterswhileincreasingreliabilityandwiringflexibility.

The24-portBrocadeFCXPoEmodelcansupplyfullClass3(15.4watts)orfullPoE+(30watts)powertoeveryport,andthe48-portmodelcansupplyfullClass3powertoeveryportorfullPoE+powerto26ports.TheswitchescanpoweracombinationofPoEandPoE+deviceswhilestayingwithintheswitches’820-wattpowerbudget.

Plug-and-Play Operations for Powered DevicesTheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportstheIEEE802.1ABLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)andANSITIA1057LinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol-MediaEndpointDiscovery(LLDP-MED)standardsthatenableorganizationstodeployinteroperablemultivendorsolutionsforUnifiedCommunications(UC).

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

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

INCREASED FLEXIBILITY AND SCALABILITYTheBrocadeFCXSeriesprovidesawiderangeofflexibilityandscalabilityadvantagesfordynamicandgrowingenterprisenetworks.

Simplified, High-Performance, High-Availability StackingLeveragingBrocadeIronStacktechnology,uptoeightBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbestackedintoasinglelogicalswitch,providingsimpleandrobustexpandabilityforfuturegrowthatthenetworkedge.ThisstackedswitchhasonlyasingleIPaddresstosimplifymanagement.Whennewmembersareaddedtothestack,theyautomaticallyinheritthestack’sexistingconfigurationfile,enablingtrueplug-and-playnetworkexpansion.

Brocadestackingtechnologydelivershighavailability,performingreal-timestatesynchronizationacrossthestackandenablinginstantaneoushitlessfailovertoastandbycontrollerifthemasterstackcontrollerfails.Inaddition,organizationscanusehot-insertion/removalofstackmemberstoavoidinterruptingservice.

BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsoffertwodedicatedfull-duplex16Gbpsstackingportsthatprovide64Gbpsofstackingbandwidth,essentiallyeliminatingtheneedtoworkaroundinter-switchbottlenecks(seeFigure1).Thesededicatedstackingportsfreeupthe10GigabitEthernet(GbE)portsforhigh-speedconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers—providingmaximumflexibilityinacompactaccess

Figure 1. BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbestackedintoasinglelogicalswitchandthenredundantlyconnectedtotheaggregationlayerusingaggregated10GbEports.

Brocade FCX Series Switches Stacked in a Logical Switch

Dual-Aggregated 10 GbE Ports 64 Gbps

Stacking Performance

Aggregation Layer

BROCADE HYPEREDGE TECHNOLOGY

BrocadeHyperEdgetechnologyhelpsITorganizationsautomatenetworklifecyclemanagementandshareservicesacrosspremiumandentry-levelswitches,enablingthemtoreducecomplexityandcostswhileprotectingtheirinvestments.HyperEdgetechnologyisplannedtobeavailableforpurchaseasasoftwarelicensefortheBrocadeFCXSeriesandtheBrocadeICXproductfamily.

HighlightsofHyperEdgetechnologyinclude:

•Single-point network lifecycle management for the entire campus edge: ITorganizationscanmanagemultiplestacksofswitchesasawhole,fromasingleIPaddress.Theycanautomaticallypushpolicies,firmwareupgrades,andconfigurationchangesacrosstheentirecampusonce,fromasinglepointofmanagement.Automatingtheseprocesseshelpsreducemanagementtimeandcostswhilehelpingtoeliminatehumanerrorincomplianceenforcement.Italsoenablesreal-timescaling,sinceswitchescanbeaddedtothecampuswithoutmanualconfiguration.

•Shared services across heterogeneous stacks:Intelligentstackingallowsmixingandmatchingofdifferentclassesofswitcheswithinasinglestack,propagatingtheadvancedfeaturesandservicesofpremiumswitchestoalloftheswitchesinthestack.ThishelpssavesignificantITbudgetdollarsbyallowingITorganizationstopurchaseonlywhattheyneedtodayandaddintelligentservicesasthebusinessevolves.ItalsoassuresunmatchedinvestmentprotectionsinceBrocadeswitchstackslastlonger,andpremiumswitchescanbeaddedtoupgradestackfeaturesacrossallstackports.

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switch.Additionally,allBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbestackedthroughtheiroptional10GbEports.

The10GbEportscanalsobetrunkedfromdifferentmembersofthestacktooptimizeperformanceandavailability.Foraddedflexibility,IronStackalsosupportstheuseof10GbEportswithfiber-opticcablingforstackingacrossracks,floors,andbuildings.

Optional 10 GbE ModuleBrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsacceptanoptional10GbEmodulecontainingtwoXFPports,enablinghigh-bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers,orextendedswitchstackingacrosslongdistances.Uptoeight10GbElinkscanbeaggregatedinastack,providing80Gbpsofbandwidthbetweenthewiringclosetandtheaggregationlayer.

Brocade FCX Series Models with Four Optional 10 GbE UplinksBrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648switchmodelsacceptanoptional10GbEmodulecontainingfourSmallForm-FactorPluggable(SFP+)ports,enablinghigh-bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers,orcreatingaswitchstackhorizontallyacrossarowofservers.UtilizingtheSFP+portformfactorenableshigherdensity,moreflexiblecablingoptions,andbetterenergyefficiency.Theabilitytouse

short-rangeandlong-rangeoptics,alongwithcopperTwinaxcables,supportsflexibleandcost-effectivenetworkarchitectures.

Industry-leading4-port10GbEdensityina1Uswitchprovidesupto40Gbpsofuplinkbandwidthtotheaggregationorcorelayersofthenetwork.Evenwiththehigh-density48-portmodel,thisbandwidthenablesanear1:1subscriptionratiothroughoutthenetwork.Asaresult,organizationscandeployhighlyutilizednetworkstoavoidcongestionduringpeakhours.

Flexible Cooling OptionsTheBrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648arethefirstBrocadeEthernetswitcheswithreversiblefront-to-backairflowoptions.Thisdesignimprovesmountingflexibilityinserverracks,whileadheringtothecoolingguidelinesofthedatacenter.Organizationscanspecifyairflowdirectionatthetimeoforderandcanreversethedirectionafterdeploymentbyswappingthepowersuppliesandthefanassembly.

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

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

HIGH RELIABILITY IN A COMPACT FORM FACTORInadditiontostack-levelhigh-availabilitycapabilitiessuchashitlessfailoverandhotinsertionandremovalofstackedunits,BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesincludesystem-levelhigh-availabilityfeaturessuchasoptionaldualhot-swappable,load-sharing,redundantpowersupplies(seeFigures2and3).Themodulardesignalsohasaremovablefanassembly.Thesefeaturesprovideanotherlevelofavailabilityforthecampuswiringclosetandthedatacenterinacompactformfactor.

Additionaldesignfeaturesincludeintakeandexhausttemperaturesensorsandfanspindetectiontoaidinfastidentificationofabnormalorfailedoperatingconditionstohelpminimizemeantimetorepair.

COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE-CLASS SECURITYTheBrocadeFCXSeriesutilizestheBrocadeIronWareoperatingsystem,providingarichsecuritysuiteforLayer2andLayer3services,NetworkAccessControl(NAC),andDenialofService(DoS)protection.IronWaresecurityfeaturesincludeprotectionagainstTCPSYNandICMPDoSattacks;SpanningTreeRootGuardandBPDUGuardtoprotectnetwork

Figure 2. BrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648switchmodelsfeaturereversiblefront-to-backairflow,internalredundanthot-swappablepowersupplies,andaswappablefanassembly.

Figure 3. BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsfeatureinternalredundanthot-swappablepowersuppliesandaswappablefanassembly,inadditiontodedicatedstackingportsandarear-facingout-of-bandmanagementport.

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spanningtreeoperations;andbroadcastandmulticastpacketratelimiting.AdditionalsecurityfeaturesincludedynamicARPinspection,DHCPsnooping,andIPsourceguardtoprotectagainstaddressspoofingandman-in-themiddleattacks.

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

Standards-basedNACalsofacilitatesbest-in-classsolutionsforauthenticatingnetworkusersandvalidatingthesecuritypostureofconnectingdevices.Supportforpolicy-controlledMAC-basedVLANsprovidesadditionalcontrolofnetworkaccess,enablingpolicy-controlledassignmentofdevicestoLayer2VLANs.

Traffic Monitoring and Lawful Intercept Organizationsmightneedtosetuplawfultrafficinterceptduetotoday’sheightenedsecurityenvironment.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,theCommunicationsAssistanceforLawEnforcementAct(CALEA)requiresorganizationstobeabletointerceptandreplicatedatatrafficdirectedtoaparticularuser,subnet,port,andsoon.ThiscapabilityisparticularlyessentialinnetworksimplementingVoIPphones.BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesprovidethecapabilitytomeetthisrequirementthroughAccessControlList(ACL)-basedmirroring,MACfilter-basedmirroring,andVLAN-basedmirroring.

Fiber to the Desktop for Security-Sensitive Applications TheBrocadeFCX624S-Fprovides24SFP100/1000Mbpsfiber-opticportsforgovernmentandmilitarynetworkinitiativesorforapplicationsrequiringadditionalsecurityandresiliency.Forthesetypesofnetworkenvironments,fiber-opticcable

istheultimatetransmissionmedium,becauseitdoesnotemitelectromagneticsignalsthatcanbeintercepted.And,unlikecopperwires,opticalfibercannotbetappedwithoutdetection.Fiber-opticnetworklinksarealsoimmunetoRadioFrequencyInterference(RFI)andElectro-MagneticInterference(EMI).

Threat Detection and MitigationTheBrocadeFCXSeriesutilizesembeddedhardware-basedsFlowtrafficsamplingtoextendBrocadeIronShield360securitytothenetworkedge.Thisuniqueandpowerfulclosed-loopthreatmitigationsolutionusesbest-in-classintrusiondetectionsystemstoinspecttrafficsamplesforpossiblenetworkattacks.Inresponsetoadetectedattack,BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcanautomaticallyapplyasecuritypolicytothecompromisedport,stoppingnetworkattacksinrealtimewithoutadministratorintervention.

Advanced Multicast Features TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsarichsetofLayer2multicastsnoopingfeaturesthatenableadvancedmulticastservicesdelivery.InternetGroupManagementProtocol(IGMP)snoopingforIGMPversion1,2,and3issupported.SupportforIGMPv3source-basedmulticastsnoopingimprovesbandwidthutilizationandsecurityformulticastservices.ToenablemulticastservicesdeliveryinIPv6networks,theBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsMulticastListenerDiscovery(MLD)version1and2snooping—themulticastprotocolsusedinIPv6environments.

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

EnhancedspanningtreefeaturessuchasRootGuardandBPDUGuardpreventroguehijackingofaspanningtreeroot

andmaintainacontention-andloop-freeenvironment,especiallyduringdynamicnetworkdeployments.Inaddition,theBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsport-loopdetectiononedgeportsthatdonothavespanningtreeenabled.ThiscapabilityprotectsthenetworkfrombroadcaststormsandotheranomaliesthatcanresultfromLayer1orLayer2loopbacksonEthernetcablesorendpoints.

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

UniDirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)monitorsalinkbetweentwoBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesandbringsdowntheportsonbothendsofthelinkifthelinkfailsatanypointbetweenthetwodevices.

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesalsosupportsstabilityfeaturessuchasportflapdampening,single-linkLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP),andportloopdetection.

ADVANCED CAPABILITIESTomeetawiderangeofrequirements,theBrocadeFCXSeriesprovidesfullLayer3capabilities,alongwithmetrofeaturesforconnectingbuildingsandcampuses.

Full Layer 3 Capabilities AllBrocadeFCXswitchescomestandardwithpowerfulLayer3IPv4andIPv6switchingcapabilities.OrganizationscanuseLayer3featuressuchasOSPFandRIProuting,policy-basedrouting,VRRP,andProtocol-IndependentMulticast(PIM)toreducecomplexityandenhancethereliabilityoflargeenterprisenetworksbybringingLayer3capabilitiestothenetworkedge.

Advanced(-ADV)modelsincludeBGProutingcapabilities,enablingremoteofficestoconnectBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchestoserviceprovidernetworks.BGProutingcanalsobeaddedtoanyBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchmodelthroughsoftwarekey-basedactivation.

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

SIMPLIFIED, SECURE MANAGEMENT BASED ON OPEN STANDARDS TheBrocadeFCXSeriesprovidessimplified,standards-basedmanagementcapabilitiesthathelporganizationsreduceadministrativetimeandeffortwhilesecuringtheirnetworks.

Simplified Deployment with Auto-Configuration TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsauto-configuration,simplifyingdeploymentwithatrulyplug-and-playexperience.OrganizationscanusethisfeaturetoautomateIPaddressandfeatureconfigurationoftheswitcheswithoutrequiringahighlytrainednetworkengineeronsite.Whentheswitchespowerup,theyautomaticallyreceiveanIPaddressandconfigurationfromDHCPandTrivialFileTransportProtocol(TFTP)servers.Atthistime,theswitchescanalsoautomaticallyreceiveasoftwareupdatetobeatthesamecoderevisionasalreadyinstalledswitches.

Open-Standards Management TheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesanindustry-standardCommandLineInterface(CLI)andsupportsSecureShell(SSHv2),SecureCopy(SCP),andSNMPv3torestrictandencryptmanagementcommunicationstothesystem.Inaddition,supportforTerminalAccessControllerAccessControlSystem(TACACS/TACACS+)andRADIUSauthenticationhelpsensuresecureoperatoraccess.

Out-of-Band Management TheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesa10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45Ethernetportdedicatedtoout-of-bandmanagement,providingaremotepathtomanagetheswitches,regardlessofthestatusorconfigurationofthedataports.

UNIFIED WIRED/WIRELESS NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR Managingenterprisecampusnetworkscontinuestobecomemorecomplexduetothegrowthinservicesthatrelyonwiredandwirelessnetworks.ServicessuchasInternet,e-mail,videoconferencing,real-timecollaboration,anddistancelearningallhavespecificconfigurationandmanagementrequirements.Atthesametime,organizationsfaceincreasingdemandtoprovideuninterruptedservicesforhigh-qualityvoiceandUC,wirelessmobility,andmultimediaapplications.

Toreducecomplexityandthetimespentmanagingtheseenvironments,theeasy-to-useBrocadeNetworkAdvisordiscovers,manages,anddeploysconfigurationstogroupsofIPdevices.ByusingtheBrocadeNetworkAdvisorDeviceConfigurationManagertool,organizationscanconfigureVLANswithinthenetwork,managewirelessAPrealms,orexecuteCLIcommandsonspecificIPdevicesorgroupsofIPdevices.sFlow-basedproactivemonitoringisidealforperformingnetwork-widetroubleshooting,generatingtrafficreports,andgainingvisibilityintonetworkactivityfromtheedgetothecore.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcentralizesmanagementoftheentirefamilyofBrocadewiredandwirelessproducts,includingtheBrocadeFCXSeries.

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES BrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertisetohelporganizationsbuildscalable,efficientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging15yearsofexpertiseinstorage,networking,andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServicesdeliversworld-classprofessionalservices,technicalsupport,networkmonitoring

services,andeducation,enablingorganizationstomaximizetheirBrocadeinvestments,acceleratenewtechnologydeployments,andoptimizetheperformanceofnetworkinginfrastructures.

MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL-EFFICIENCY AND INVESTMENT PROTECTIONTofurtherimproveoperationalefficiency,BrocadeFCXSeriesSwitchescomewith90daysoffreetechnicalsupportfromtheBrocadeTechnicalAssistanceCenterandfreesoftwareupdates.Withthesecapabilities,organizationsgainpeaceofmindwhilefreeingupITbudgetandresourcestogrowtheirbusinesses.

WARRANTY TheBrocadeFastIronSXSeriesiscoveredbytheBrocadeAssuranceLimitedLifetimeWarranty.Fordetails,visitwww.brocade.com/warranty.

CLOUD-OPTIMIZED NETWORK ACQUISITION Brocadehelpsorganizationseasilyaddresstheirinformationtechnologyrequirementsbyofferingflexiblenetworkacquisitionandsupportalternativestomeettheirfinancialneeds.Organizationscanselectfrompurchase,lease,andBrocadeNetworkSubscriptionoptionstoalignnetworkacquisitionwiththeiruniquecapitalrequirementsandriskprofiles.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeprofessionalservices,technicalsupport,andeducation.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

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BROCADE FCX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISON

BROCADE FCX BROCADE FCX-S (Dedicated Stacking Ports)

624 648 624S 648S 624S-F 624S-HPOE 648S-HPOESwitchingbandwidth(datarate,fullduplex)

128Gbps 176Gbps 152Gbps 200Gbps 152Gbps 152Gbps 200Gbps

Forwardingbandwidth(datarate,fullduplex)

96Mpps 132Mpps 114Mpps 150Mpps 114Mpps 114Mpps 150Mpps

Stackingbandwidth(datarate,fullduplex)

40Gbps(withoptional10GbEports)

40Gbps(withoptional10GbEports)

64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps

10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45ports 24 48 24 48 N/A 24 48100/1000MbpsSFPports N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 N/A N/A1000Mbpscomboports 4(optional) 4(optional) 4 4 4 4 410GigabitEthernetports 4SFP+

(optional)4SFP+(optional)

2XFP(optional)

2XFP(optional)

2XFP(optional)

2XFP(optional)

2XFP(optional)

16GbpsCX4stackingports N/A N/A 2 2 2 2 2MaximumPoEClass3ports N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24 48(twopower

supplies)

MaximumPoE+ports N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24(twopowersupplies)

26(twopowersupplies)

Internalpowersupplies 2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×620Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×620Wremovable(secondoptional)

Optional FRUs

1000Mbpscombomodule FCX-4G FCX-4G N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A10GigabitEthernetmodule FCX-4XG FCX-4XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XGSecondpowersupply RPS13/

RPS13-IRPS13/RPS13-I

RPS13 RPS13 RPS13 RPS14 RPS14

Replacementfanunit FCX-FAN-E/FCX-FAN-I

FCX-FAN-E/FCX-FAN-I

FCX-S-FAN FCX-S-FAN FCX-S--FAN FCX-S-POE-FAN FCX-S-POE-FAN

AdvancedLayer3softwareupgradeaddsBGP

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

BROCADE FCX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS

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

1GbpsSFPcomboports:SX,LX,LHA,LHB,1000Base-BX10GbpsXFPports:1310-MM,SR,LR,ER,ZR,ZRD10GbpsSFP+ports:Direct-attachedcopper(Twinax),SR,LRStackingports:fixedCX4(fixed)Out-of-bandEthernetmanagement:10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45(fixed)Consolemanagement:DB9

MaximumMACaddresses

32,000

MaximumVLANs 4096MaximumSTP(spanningtrees)

255

Maximumroutes(inhardware)

16,000

Trunking Maximumportspertrunk:8Maximumtrunkgroups:128

Maximumjumboframesize

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)• 802.1QVLANTagging

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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• UniDirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)

Layer3routing • ECMP• Hostroutes• IPv4StaticRoutes• Layer3/Layer4ACLsRIPv1/v2announce• OSPFv2,OSPFv3(IPv6)• PIM-SM,PIM-SSM,PIM-DM,PIMpassive(IPv4multicastroutingfunctionality)

• PBR• RIPv1/v2,RIPng(IPv6)• RoutedInterfaces• Route-onlySupport• RoutingBetweenDirectlyConnectedSubnets• VirtualInterfaces• VirtualRouteRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)• VRRP,VRRP-E(IPv4andIPv6)

Advancedfunctionality(includedwith-ADVmodels)

• IPv4UnicastandIPv4MulticastoverGRE• BGP• IPv6overIPv4tunnels

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

Qualityofservice • ACLMappingandMarkingofToS/DSCP• ACLMappingtoPriorityQueue• ACLMappingtoToS/DSCP• ClassifyingandLimitingFlowsBasedonTCPFlags• DHCPRelay• DiffServSupport• HonoringDSCPand802.1p• MACAddressMappingtoPriorityQueue• QoSQueueManagementusingWeightedRoundRobin(WRR),StrictPriority(SP),andacombinationofWRRandSP

Highavailability • Redundanthot-swappableinternalpowersupplies

• Hot-swappablefanassembly• Layer3VRRPprotocolredundancy• Real-timestatesynchronizationacrossthestack• Hitlessfailoverfrommastertostandbystackcontroller

• Protectedlinkgroups• Hotinsertionandremovalofstackedunits

Trafficmanagement • ACL-basedinboundratelimitingandtrafficpolicies

• Broadcast,multicast,andunknownunicastratelimiting

• Inboundratelimitingperport• Outboundratelimitingperportandperqueue

ManagementManagementandcontrol

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

• BrocadeNetworkAdvisor• 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• RFC2131DHCPServerandDHCPRelay• RFC2570SNMPv3IntrotoFramework• RFC2571ArchitectureforDescribingSNMPFramework

• RFC2572SNMPMessageProcessingandDispatching

• RFC2573SNMPv3Applications• RFC2574SNMPv3User-basedSecurityModel• RFC2575SNMPView-basedAccessControlModelSNMP

• RFC2818EmbeddedHTTPS• RFC3176sFlow• SNTPSimpleNetworkTimeProtocol• SupportforMultipleSyslogServers

Embeddedsecurity • 802.xAccounting• MACAuthentication• 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• Webauthentication

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BROCADE FCX SERIES POWER AND THERMAL SPECIFICATIONS

Brocade FCX/FCX-S Model

Max Current at 100 VAC (Amps)

Max Current at 200 VAC (Amps)

Max Total Power Draw3 (Watts)

Max System Power Draw4 (Watts)

Max Thermal Output5 (BTU/Hr)

Energy Efficiency2 (Watts/Gbps)

6241 0.9 0.6 92 92 312.8 1.4

6481 1.2 0.7 112 112 421.6 1.3

624S 1.09 0.51 94 94 319 1.23

624S-F 1.00 0.58 102 102.1 348 1.34

648S 1.39 0.63 122 122 416 1.22

624S-HPOE6 1.09 0.58 509 107 365 1.41

648S-HPOE6 1.72 0.94 970 167 570 1.67

1 With 4-port 10 GbE module installed and one power supply.

2 Calculated using switch data rate.

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

4 Power drawn from the source and consumed only by the switch.

5 Thermal output of the switch.6 With two power supplies installed.

MechanicalEnclosure BrocadeFCX624and648:front-to-backairflow

(reversible)BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,648S,624S-HPOE,648S-HPOE:side-to-backairflow1U,19-inchEIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portside

Size BrocadeFCX624and648switchmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)Depth:43.5cm(17.2in.)BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,and648Sswitchmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)Depth:38.6cm(15.2in.)BrocadeFCX624S-HPOEand648S-HPOEswitchmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)Depth:44.0cm(17.3in.)

Weight BrocadeFCX624:5.35kg(11.79lb)BrocadeFCX648:5.71kg(12.59lb)BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,and648Sswitchmodels:4.0kg(8.8lb)BrocadeFCX624S-HPOEand648S-HPOEswitchmodels:4.5kg(9.9lb)

EnvironmentTemperature Operatingtemperature:32°Fto104°F(0°Cto40°C)

Storagetemperature:−23°Fto158°F(−25°Cto70°C)Humidity Relativehumidity:5%to95%,non-condensingAltitude Storagealtitude:10,000ft(3000m)maximumAcoustic 51to63dB

PowerPowersupplies Uptotwointernal,redundant,field-replaceable,

load-sharingACpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage Typical100to240VACInputlinefrequency 50to60Hz

Compliance/CertificationElectromagneticemissions

FCCClassA(Part15);EN55022/CISPR-22ClassA;VCCIClassA;ICES-003ElectromagneticEmission;AS/NZS55022;EN61000-3-2PowerLineHarmonics;EN61000-3-3VoltageFluctuationandFlicker;EN61000-6-3EmissionStandard(Supersedes:EN50081-1)

Safety CAN/CSA-C22.2NO.60950-1-07;UL60950-12ndEdition;IEC60950-12ndEdition;EN60950-1:2006SafetyofInformationTechnologyEquipment;EN60825-1SafetyofLaserProducts—Part1:EquipmentClassification,RequirementsandUser’sGuide;EN60825-2SafetyofLaserProducts—Part2:SafetyofOpticalFibreCommunicationSystems

Immunity EN61000-6-1GenericImmunityandSusceptibility(thissupersedesEN50082-1);EN55024ImmunityCharacteristics(thissupersedesEN61000-4-2ESD);EN61000-4-3Radiated,RadioFrequency,ElectromagneticField;EN61000-4-4ElectricalFastTransient;EN61000-4-5Surge;EN61000-4-6ConductedDisturbancesInducedbyRadio-FrequencyFields;EN61000-4-8PowerFrequencyMagneticField;EN61000-4-11VoltageDipsandSags

Environmentalregulatorycompliance

RoHS-compliant(6of6);WEEE-compliant