Brocade FCX-2XG Datasheet

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HIGHLIGHTS

•Enterprise-classstackable

Layer2/3edgeswitcheswith

24or4810/100/1000Mbps

portsincompact1Uformfactors

•Brocadestackingtechnologythat

provideschassis-likecapabilitieswiththe

economicalvalueofaxed-portsolution

•Expandableupto384portsthrough

verticalorhorizontalstacking

•High-availabilitystackingwithhitless

failoverandhotinsertion/removalof

stackedunits

•Layer3capabilities—includingOSPF,

RIP,VRRP,andPIM—comestandard

onallmodels

•Modulardesignwithinternalredundant

hot-swappablepowersuppliesandfans

•Hardware-basedsFlowtrafcmonitoring

•Protectedby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exibility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

exible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specic

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

cameras,andwirelessaccesspoints.

Theswitchesarecompatiblewithindustry-

standardVoIPequipmentaswellaslegacy

IPphones.

TheseswitchessupporttheemergingPoE

Plus(PoE+)standard(802.3at)toprovide

upto30wattsofpowertoeachdevice.

Thishigh-poweredsolutionsimplieswiring

fornext-generationsolutionssuchasvideo

conferencingphones,pan/tiltsurveillance

cameras,and802.11nwirelessaccess

points.ThePoEcapabilityreducesthe

numberofpowerreceptaclesandpower

adapterswhileincreasingreliabilityand

wiringexibility.

The24-portBrocadeFCXPoEmodelcan

supplyfullClass3(15.4watts)orfullPoE+

(30watts)powertoeveryport,andthe48-

portmodelcansupplyfullClass3powerto

everyportorfullPoE+powerto26ports.

Theswitchescanpoweracombinationof

PoEandPoE+deviceswhilestayingwithin

theswitches’820-wattpowerbudget.

Plug-and-Play Operations

for Powered Devices

TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportstheIEEE

802.1ABLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)

andANSITIA1057LinkLayerDiscovery

Protocol-MediaEndpointDiscovery(LLDP-MED)

standardsthatenableorganizationstodeploy

interoperablemultivendorsolutionsforUnied

Communications(UC).

ConguringIPendpointssuchasVoIPphones

canbeacomplextaskrequiringmanualand

time-consumingconguration.LLDPand

LLDP-MEDaddressthischallenge,providing

astandard,openmethodforconguring,

discovering,andmanagingnetwork

infrastructure.TheLLDPprotocolshelpreduce

operationalcostsbysimplifyingandautomating

networkoperations.Forexample,LLDP-MED

providesanopenprotocolforconguring

QualityofService(QoS),securitypolicies,

VirtualLAN(VLAN)assignments,PoEpower

levels,andservicepriorities.

INCREASED FLEXIBILITY

AND SCALABILITY

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesprovidesa

widerangeofexibilityandscalability

advantagesfordynamicandgrowing

enterprisenetworks.

Simplied, High-Performance,

High-Availability Stacking

LeveragingBrocadeIronStacktechnology,

uptoeightBrocadeFCXSeriesswitches

canbestackedintoasinglelogicalswitch,

providingsimpleandrobustexpandability

forfuturegrowthatthenetworkedge.

ThisstackedswitchhasonlyasingleIP

addresstosimplifymanagement.When

newmembersareaddedtothestack,they

automaticallyinheritthestack’sexisting

congurationle,enablingtrueplug-and-

playnetworkexpansion.

Brocadestackingtechnologydelivershigh

availability,performingreal-timestate

synchronizationacrossthestackand

enablinginstantaneoushitlessfailoverto

astandbycontroller,ifthemasterstack

controllerfails.Inaddition,organizations

canusehot-insertion/removalofstack

memberstoavoidinterruptingservice.

BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsoffertwo

dedicatedfull-duplex16Gbpsstacking

portsthatprovide64Gbpsofstacking

bandwidth,essentiallyeliminatingtheneed

toworkaroundinter-switchbottlenecks

(seeFigure1).Thesededicatedstacking

portsfreeupthe10GigabitEthernet

(GbE)portsforhigh-speedconnectivityto

theaggregationorcorelayers—providing

maximumexibilityinacompactaccess

switch.Additionally,allBrocadeFCXSeries

Figure 1. 

BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbe

stackedintoasinglelogicalswitchand

thenredundantlyconnectedtothe

aggregationlayerusingaggregated

10GbEports.

Brocade FCX

Series Switches

Stacked in a

Logical Switch

Dual-Aggregated

10 GbE Ports

64 Gbps

Stacking

Performance

Aggregation

Layer

POWER OVER ETHERNET PLUS

In2003,PoEbecameastandardwiththe

approvalofIEEE802.3af,eliminatingthe

needtohaveseparateLANcablesfor

dataandelectricalcablesforpower.

Class3PoEswitchescandeliverupto

15.4wattsofpoweracrosseachport,

providingconvergedpoweranddatato

devicessuchasVoIPphones,surveillance

cameras,andwirelessaccesspoints.

While15.4wattsofpowerissufcient

formanydevices,PoE+isanemerging

standard(802.3at)thatleverages

modernCAT5ecablingtoprovide30

wattsofpowerperport—enabling

higher-powerednext-generationcampus

convergencedevicessuchaswireless

802.11naccesspoints,video

conferencingphones,andpan/tilt

surveillancecameras.Moreover,PoE+

isbackwardcompatiblewith802.3af

PoE,andBrocadeFCXSeriesswitches

canuseLLDPtonegotiateportsettings

dynamically.

switchescanbestackedthroughtheir

optional10GbEports.

The10GbEportscanalsobetrunkedfrom

differentmembersofthestacktooptimize

performanceandavailability.Foradded

exibility,IronStackalsosupportstheuse

of10GbEportswithber-opticcablingfor

stackingacrossracks,oors,andbuildings.

Optional 10 GbE Module

BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsaccept

anoptional10GbEmodulecontaining

twoXFPports,enablinghigh-bandwidth

connectivitytotheaggregationorcore

layers,orextendedswitchstackingacross

longdistances.Uptoeight10GbElinkscan

beaggregatedinastack,providing80Gbps

ofbandwidthbetweenthewiringclosetand

theaggregationlayer.

Brocade FCX Series Models with Four

Optional 10 GbE Uplinks

BrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648

switchmodelsacceptanoptional10GbE

modulecontainingfourSmallForm-Factor

Pluggable(SFP+)ports,enablinghigh-

bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregation

orcorelayers,orcreatingaswitchstack

horizontallyacrossarowofservers.Utilizing

theSFP+portformfactorenableshigher

density,moreexiblecablingoptions,and

betterenergyefciency.Theabilitytouse

short-rangeandlong-rangeoptics,along

withcopperTwinaxcables,supportsexible

andcost-effectivenetworkarchitectures.

Industry-leading4-port10GbEdensityina

1Uswitchprovidesupto40Gbpsofuplink

bandwidthtotheaggregationorcorelayers

ofthenetwork.Evenwiththehigh-density

48-portmodel,thisbandwidthenablesa

near1:1subscriptionratiothroughoutthe

network.Asaresult,organizationscan

deployhighlyutilizednetworkstoavoid

congestionduringpeakhours.

Flexible Cooling Options

TheBrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX

648aretherstBrocadeEthernetswitches

withreversiblefront-to-backairowoptions.

Thisdesignimprovesmountingexibilityin

serverracks,whileadheringtothecooling

guidelinesofthedatacenter.Organizations

canspecifyairowdirectionatthetimeof

orderandcanreversethedirectionafter

deploymentbyswappingthepowersupplies

andthefanassembly.

REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION

Intoday’srapidlygrowingbusiness

environments,organizationsneedto

minimizepowerconsumptionthroughout

theentireITinfrastructure.TheBrocadeFCX

Seriesisdesignedtointelligentlymanage

powerusage,extending“green”initiatives

tothewiringcloset.

Powertoconnecteddevicesisautomatically

negotiatedusingtheLLDP-MEDprotocol,

providingthepowereddeviceswithexactly

theamountofpowertheyneed.Ifdevices

gointosleepmode,theycanrequestless

powerfromthenetwork,minimizingpower

usageinthecampusenvironment.Ataslow

as1.22watts/Gbpsfornon-PoEmodelsand

1.41watts/GbpsforPoEmodels,Brocade

FCXSeriesswitchesconsumeminimal

powerfortheperformanceandfunctionality

theyprovide.

HIGH RELIABILITY IN A

COMPACT FORM FACTOR

Inadditiontostack-levelhigh-availability

capabilitiessuchashitlessfailoverand

hotinsertionandremovalofstackedunits,

BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesinclude

system-levelhigh-availabilityfeaturessuch

asoptionaldualhot-swappable,load-

sharing,redundantpowersupplies(see

Figures2and3).Themodulardesignalso

hasaremovablefanassembly.These

featuresprovideanotherlevelofavailability

forthecampuswiringclosetandthedata

centerinacompactformfactor.

Additionaldesignfeaturesincludeintake

andexhausttemperaturesensorsandfan

spindetectiontoaidinfastidenticationof

abnormalorfailedoperatingconditionsto

helpminimizemeantimetorepair.

COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE-

CLASS SECURITY

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesutilizesthe

BrocadeIronWareoperatingsystem,

providingarichsecuritysuiteforLayer

2andLayer3services,NetworkAccess

Control(NAC),andDenialofService(DoS)

protection.IronWaresecurityfeatures

includeprotectionagainstTCPSYNand

ICMPDoSattacks;SpanningTreeRoot

GuardandBPDUGuardtoprotectnetwork

Figure 2.

BrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648switchmodelsfeaturereversiblefront-to-backairow,

internalredundanthot-swappablepowersupplies,andaswappablefanassembly.

Figure 3.

BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsfeatureinternalredundanthot-swappablepowersupplies

andaswappablefanassembly,inadditiontodedicatedstackingportsandarear-facing

out-of-bandmanagementport.

spanningtreeoperations;andbroadcast

andmulticastpacketratelimiting.

Additionalsecurityfeaturesincludedynamic

ARPinspection,DHCPsnooping,andIP

sourceguardtoprotectagainstaddress

spoongandman-in-themiddleattacks.

Network Access Control (NAC)

Organizationscanrelyonkeyfeatures

suchasmulti-deviceportauthentication

and802.1Xauthenticationwithdynamic

policyassignmenttocontrolnetworkaccess

andperformtargetedauthorizationona

per-userlevel.Inaddition,theBrocadeFCX

SeriessupportsenhancedMediaAccess

Control(MAC)policieswiththeabilityto

denytrafctoandfromMACaddresseson

aper-VLANbasis.Thispowerfultoolhelps

organizationscontrolaccesspoliciesper

endpointdevice.

Standards-basedNACalsofacilitates

best-in-classsolutionsforauthenticating

networkusersandvalidatingthesecurity

postureofconnectingdevices.Supportfor

policy-controlledMAC-basedVLANsprovides

additionalcontrolofnetworkaccess,

enablingpolicy-controlledassignmentof

devicestoLayer2VLANs.

Trafc Monitoring and

Lawful Intercept

Organizationsmightneedtosetuplawful

trafcinterceptduetotoday’sheightened

securityenvironment.Forexample,in

theUnitedStates,theCommunications

AssistanceforLawEnforcementAct

(CALEA)requiresorganizationstobeableto

interceptandreplicatedatatrafcdirected

toaparticularuser,subnet,port,andso

on.Thiscapabilityisparticularlyessential

innetworksimplementingVoIPphones.

BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesprovidethe

capabilitytomeetthisrequirementthrough

AccessControlList(ACL)-basedmirroring,

MAClter-basedmirroring,andVLAN-based

mirroring.

Fiber to the Desktop for Security-

Sensitive Applications

TheBrocadeFCX624S-Fprovides24

SFP100/1000Mbpsber-opticportsfor

governmentandmilitarynetworkinitiatives

orforapplicationsrequiringadditional

securityandresiliency.Forthesetypes

ofnetworkenvironments,ber-opticcable

istheultimatetransmissionmedium,

becauseitdoesnotemitelectromagnetic

signalsthatcanbeintercepted.And,unlike

copperwires,opticalbercannotbetapped

withoutdetection.Fiber-opticnetwork

linksarealsoimmunetoRadioFrequency

Interference(RFI)andElectro-Magnetic

Interference(EMI).

Threat Detection and Mitigation

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesutilizesembedded

hardware-basedsFlowtrafcsamplingto

extendBrocadeIronShield360securityto

thenetworkedge.Thisuniqueandpowerful

closed-loopthreatmitigationsolutionuses

best-in-classintrusiondetectionsystemsto

inspecttrafcsamplesforpossiblenetwork

attacks.Inresponsetoadetectedattack,

BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcanautomatically

applyasecuritypolicytothecompromised

port,stoppingnetworkattacksinrealtime

withoutadministratorintervention.

Advanced Multicast Features

TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsarich

setofLayer2multicastsnoopingfeatures

thatenableadvancedmulticastservices

delivery.InternetGroupManagement

Protocol(IGMP)snoopingforIGMPversion

1,2,and3issupported.Supportfor

IGMPv3source-basedmulticastsnooping

improvesbandwidthutilizationandsecurity

formulticastservices.Toenablemulticast

servicesdeliveryinIPv6networks,the

BrocadeFCXSeriessupportsMulticast

ListenerDiscovery(MLD)version1and2

snooping——themulticastprotocolsusedin

IPv6environments.

NETWORK RESILIENCY THROUGH

FAULT DETECTION

SoftwarefeaturessuchasVirtualSwitch

RedundancyProtocol(VSRP),Brocade

Metro-RingProtocol(MRP)v1andv2,Rapid

SpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP),protected

linkgroups,802.3adLinkAggregation,

andtrunkgroupsprovidealternatepaths

fortrafcintheeventofalinkfailure.

Sub-secondfaultdetectionutilizingLink

FaultSignaling(LFS)andRemoteFault

Notication(RFN)helpsensurefastfault

detectionandrecovery.

Enhancedspanningtreefeaturessuch

asRootGuardandBPDUGuardprevent

roguehijackingofaspanningtreeroot

andmaintainacontention-andloop-free

environment,especiallyduringdynamic

networkdeployments.Inaddition,the

BrocadeFCXSeriessupportsport-loop

detectiononedgeportsthatdonothave

spanningtreeenabled.Thiscapability

protectsthenetworkfrombroadcaststorms

andotheranomaliesthatcanresultfrom

Layer1orLayer2loopbacksonEthernet

cablesorendpoints.

Protectedlinkgroupsminimizedisruption

tothenetworkbyprotectingcriticallinks

fromlossofdataandpower.Inaprotected

linkgroup,oneportinthegroupactsas

theprimaryoractivelink,andtheother

portsactassecondaryorstandbylinks.The

activelinkcarriesthetrafcand,ifitgoes

down,oneofthestandbylinkstakesover.

UniDirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)

monitorsalinkbetweentwoBrocadeFCX

Seriesswitchesandbringsdowntheports

onbothendsofthelinkifthelinkfailsat

anypointbetweenthetwodevices.

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesalsosupports

stabilityfeaturessuchasportap

dampening,single-linkLinkAggregation

ControlProtocol(LACP),andport

loopdetection.

ADVANCED CAPABILITIES

Tomeetawiderangeofrequirements,the

BrocadeFCXSeriesprovidesfullLayer3

capabilities,alongwithmetrofeaturesfor

connectingbuildingsandcampuses.

Full Layer 3 Capabilities

AllBrocadeFCXswitchescomestandard

withpowerfulLayer3switchingcapabilities.

OrganizationscanuseLayer3featuressuch

asIPv4OSPFandRIProuting,policy-based

routing,VRRP,andProtocol-Independent

Multicast(PIM)toreducecomplexityand

enhancethereliabilityoflargeenterprise

networksbybringingLayer3capabilities

tothenetworkedge.

Advanced(-ADV)modelsincludeBGP

routingcapabilities,enablingremote

ofcestoconnectBrocadeFCXSeries

switchestoserviceprovidernetworks.

BGProutingcanalsobeaddedtoany

BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchmodelthrough

softwarekey-basedactivation.

Metro Features Connecting

Buildings and Campuses

BecauseBrocadeFCXSeriesswitches

includeMetropolitanAreaNetwork(MAN)

features,organizationscanusethemto

connectadistributedenterprise.Inthis

typeofenvironment,BrocadeFCXSeries

switchesproviderichservicesusingMRP

(v1andv2)forbuildingresilientring-

basedtopologies,VLANstacking(Q-in-Q),

andadvancedmulticastcapabilities—

includingIGMPv1/v2/v3andMulticast

ListenerDiscovery(MLD)v1/v2snooping

forcontrollingmulticasttrafcforhigh-

bandwidthcontentdelivery.

SIMPLIFIED, SECURE MANAGEMENT

BASED ON OPEN STANDARDS

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesprovides

simplied,standards-basedmanagement

capabilitiesthathelporganizationsreduce

administrativetimeandeffortwhile

securingtheirnetworks.

Simplied Deployment with

Auto-Conguration

TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsauto-

conguration,simplifyingdeployment

withatrulyplug-and-playexperience.

Organizationscanusethisfeature

toautomateIPaddressandfeature

congurationoftheswitcheswithout

requiringahighlytrainednetworkengineer

onsite.Whentheswitchespowerup,they

automaticallyreceiveanIPaddressand

congurationfromDHCPandTrivialFile

TransportProtocol(TFTP)servers.Atthis

time,theswitchescanalsoautomatically

receiveasoftwareupdatetobeatthesame

coderevisionasalreadyinstalledswitches.

Open-Standards Management

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesan

industry-standardCommandLineInterface

(CLI)andsupportsSecureShell(SSHv2),

SecureCopy(SCP),andSNMPv3torestrict

andencryptmanagementcommunications

tothesystem.Inaddition,supportfor

TerminalAccessControllerAccessControl

System(TACACS/TACACS+)andRADIUS

authenticationhelpsensuresecure

operatoraccess.

Out-of-Band Management

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesanRJ-45

Ethernetportdedicatedtoout-of-band

management,providingaremotepathto

managetheswitches,regardlessofthe

statusorcongurationofthedataports.

UNIFIED WIRED/WIRELESS

NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH

BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR

Managingenterprisecampusnetworks

continuestobecomemorecomplexdue

tothegrowthinservicesthatrelyonwired

andwirelessnetworks.Servicessuch

asInternet,e-mail,videoconferencing,

real-timecollaboration,anddistance

learningallhavespeciccongurationand

managementrequirements.Atthesame

time,organizationsfaceincreasingdemand

toprovideuninterruptedservicesforhigh-

qualityvoiceandUC,wirelessmobility,and

multimediaapplications.

Toreducecomplexityandthetimespent

managingtheseenvironments,theeasy-

to-useBrocadeNetworkAdvisordiscovers,

manages,anddeployscongurationsto

groupsofIPdevices.ByusingtheBrocade

NetworkAdvisorDeviceConguration

Managertool,organizationscancongure

VLANswithinthenetwork,manage

wirelessaccesspointrealms,orexecute

CLIcommandsonspecicIPdevicesor

groupsofIPdevices.sFlow-basedproactive

monitoringisidealforperformingnetwork-

widetroubleshooting,generatingtrafc

reports,andgainingvisibilityintonetwork

activityfromtheedgetothecore.Brocade

NetworkAdvisorcentralizesmanagement

oftheentirefamilyofBrocadewired

andwirelessproducts,includingthe

BrocadeFCXSeries.

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES

Tohelporganizationsgetthemostvalue

fromtheirtechnologyinvestments,Brocade

GlobalServicesoffersavarietyofservices

withcomprehensivehardwareand24×7

softwaresupport,includingsoftwarexes

andnewreleases.Organizationscanalso

utilizeBrocadeProfessionalServicesto

implementandvalidatethefunctionality

ofBrocadeproducts.Leveragingthe

BrocadeNetworkMonitoringService(NMS),

organizationscanmaximizetheavailability

andperformanceoftheircriticalapplication

environmentswhilereducinginfrastructure

costandcomplexity.

WARRANTY

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesiscoveredby

theBrocadeAssurance

™

LimitedLifetime

Warrantyforaslongastheoriginal

purchasercontinuestoownandusethe

product.Thewarrantycoverstheproduct

hardware,includinginternalpowersupplies

andinternalfans,aswellassoftware

defectrepairs.Tostreamlinetheproduct

replacementprocess,qualiedcustomers

candirectlyaccesstheMyBrocade

™

Portal

toinitiateadvancedreplacementon

registeredproducts.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS

Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,

Brocadeanditspartnersoffercomplete

solutionsthatincludeeducation,support,

andservices.Formoreinformation,contact

aBrocadesalespartnerorvisit

www.brocade.com.

BROCADE FASTIRON CX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISON

FCX FCX-S (Dedicated Stacking Ports)

FCX 624 FCX 648 FCX 624S FCX 648S FCX 624S-F FCX

624S-HPOE

FCX

648S-HPOE

Switchingbandwidth(datarate,

fullduplex)

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

Forwardingbandwidth(datarate,

fullduplex)

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

Stackingbandwidth(datarate,

fullduplex)

40Gbps

(withoptional

10GbEports)

40Gbps

(withoptional

10GbEports)

64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps

10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45ports 24 48 24 48 N/A 24 48

100/1000MbpsSFPports N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 N/A N/A

1000Mbpscomboports 4(optional) 4(optional) 4 4 4 4 4

10GigabitEthernetports 4SFP+

(optional)

4SFP+

(optional)

2XFP

(optional)

2XFP

(optional)

2XFP

(optional)

2XFP

(optional)

2XFP

(optional)

16GbpsCX4stackingports N/A N/A 2 2 2 2 2

MaximumPoEClass3ports N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24 48(twopower

supplies)

MaximumPoE+ports N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24(twopower

supplies)

26(twopower

supplies)

Internalpowersupplies 2×210W

removable

(second

optional)

2×210W

removable

(second

optional)

2×210W

removable

(second

optional)

2×210W

removable

(second

optional)

2×210W

removable

(second

optional)

2×620W

removable

(second

optional)

2×620W

removable

(second

optional)

Optional FRUs

1000Mbpscombomodule FCX-4G FCX-4G N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

10GigabitEthernetmodule FCX-4XG FCX-4XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG FCX-2XG

Secondpowersupply RPS13/

RPS13-I

RPS13/

RPS13-I

RPS13 RPS13 RPS13 RPS14 RPS14

Replacementfanunit 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

AdvancedLayer3software

upgradeaddsBGP

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 Architecture

Connectoroptions 10/100/1000Mbpsports:RJ-45(xed)

1GbpsSFPcomboports:SX,LX,LHA,LHB,

1000Base-BX,CWDM

10GbpsXFPports:1310-MM,SR,LR,ER,ZR,ZRD

10GbpsSFP+ports:Direct-AttachedCopper

(Twinax),SR,LR

Stackingports:xedCX4(xed)

Out-of-bandEthernetmanagement:RJ-45(xed)

Consolemanagement:DB9

MaximumMAC

addresses

32,000

MaximumVLANs 4096

MaximumSTP

(spanningtrees)

255

Maximumroutes

(inhardware)

16,000

Trunking Maximumportspertrunk:8

Maximumtrunkgroups:60

Maximumjumbo

framesize

9000bytes

IEEEstandards

compliance

• 802.1ABLLDP/LLDP-MED

• 802.1D-2004MACBridging

• 802.1pMappingtoPriorityQueue

• 802.1sMultipleSpanningTree

• 802.1wRapidSpanningTree

• 802.1xPort-basedNetworkAccessControl

• 802.310Base-T

• 802.3ab1000Base-T

• 802.3adLinkAggregation(DynamicandStatic)

• 802.3ae10GigabitEthernet

• 802.3afPoweroverEthernet

• 802.3akCX4

• 802.3u100Base-TX

• 802.3xFlowControl

• 802.3z1000Base-SX/LX

• 802.3MAUMIB(RFC2239)

Layer2switching • 802.1sMultipleSpanningTree

• 802.1xAuthentication

• AutoMDI/MDIX

• BPDUGuard,RootGuard

• Dual-ModeVLANs

• DynamicVLANAssignment

• DynamicVoiceVLANAssignment

• FastPortSpan

• FlexibleStaticMulticastMACAddress

Conguration

• GARPVLANRegistrationProtocol

• IGMPSnooping(v1/v2/v3)

• LinkFaultSignaling(LFS)

• MACAddressLocking

• MAC-LayerFiltering

• MACLearningDisable;PortSecurity

• MLDSnooping(v1/v2)

• Multi-deviceAuthentication

• PerVLANSpanningTree(PVST/PVST+/PVRST)

• PIM–SMSnooping

• Policy-controlledMAC-basedVLANs

• Port-basedAccessControlLists

• Port-based,ACL-based,MACFilter-based,and

VLAN-basedMirroring

• PortLoopDetection

• PortSpeedDownshiftandSelectiveAuto-

negotiation

• PrivateVLAN

• PrivateVLANsandUplinkSwitch

• ProtectedLinkGroups

• ProtocolVLAN(802.1v),SubnetVLAN

• RemoteFaultNotication(RFN)

• Single-instanceSpanningTree

• Single-linkLACP

• TrunkGroups

• TrunkThreshold

• UniDirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)

Layer3routing • ECMP

• Hostroutes

• IPv4StaticRoutes

• Layer3/Layer4ACLsRIPv1/v2announce

• OSPFv2

• PIM-SM,PIM-SSM,PIM-DM

• RIPv1/v2

• RoutedInterfaces

• Route-onlySupport

• RoutingBetweenDirectlyConnectedSubnets

• VirtualInterfaces

• VirtualRouteRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)

Advanced

functionality

(included with –

ADV models)

• BGP

Metrofeatures • Metro-RingProtocol(v1,v2)

• VirtualSwitchRedundancyProtocol(VSRP)

• VLANStacking(Q-in-Q)

• VRRP,VRRP-E

• TopologyGroups

Qualityofservice • ACLMappingandMarkingofToS/DSCP

• ACLMappingtoPriorityQueue

• ACLMappingtoToS/DSCP

• ClassifyingandLimitingFlowsBasedonTCPFlags

• DHCPRelay

• DiffServSupport

• HonoringDSCPand802.1p

• MACAddressMappingtoPriorityQueue

• QoSQueueManagementusingWeighted

RoundRobin(WRR),StrictPriority(SP),anda

combinationofWRRandSP

Highavailability • Redundanthot-swappableinternal

powersupplies

• Hot-swappablefanassembly

• Layer3VRRPprotocolredundancy

• Real-timestatesynchronizationacrossthestack

• Hitlessfailoverfrommastertostandby

stackcontroller

• Protectedlinkgroups

• Hotinsertionandremovalofstackedunits

Trafcmanagement • ACL-basedinboundratelimitingand

trafcpolicies

• Broadcast,multicast,andunknownunicast

ratelimiting

• Inboundratelimitingperport

• Outboundratelimitingperportandperqueue

Management

Management

andcontrol

• AutoConguration

• CongurationLogging

• DigitalOpticalMonitoring

• DisplayLogMessagesonMultipleTerminals

• EmbeddedWebManagement

• EmbeddedDHCPServer

• FoundryDiscoveryProtocol(FDP)

• Industry-StandardCommandLineInterface(CLI)

• Key-basedactivationofoptionalsoftwarefeatures

• IntegrationwithHPOpenViewforSunSolaris,HP-

UX,IBMAIX,andWindows

• BrocadeNetworkAdvisor

• IronViewNetworkManager(INM)Version3.2or

later

• MIBSupportforMRP,PortSecurity,MAC

Authentication,andMAC-basedVLANs

• Out-of-bandEthernetManagement

• RFC783TFTP

• RFC854TELNETClientandServer

• RFC1157SNMPv1/v2c

• RFC1213MIB-II

• RFC1493BridgeMIB

• RFC1516RepeaterMIB

• RFC1573SNMPMIBII

• RFC1643EthernetInterfaceMIB

• RFC1643EthernetMIB

• RFC1724RIPv1/v2MIB

• RFC1757RMONMIB

• RFC2068EmbeddedHTTP

• RFC2131DHCPServerandDHCPRelay

• RFC2570SNMPv3IntrotoFramework

• RFC2571ArchitectureforDescribingSNMP

Framework

• RFC2572SNMPMessageProcessingand

Dispatching

• RFC2573SNMPv3Applications

• RFC2574SNMPv3User-basedSecurityModel

• RFC2575SNMPView-basedAccessControlModel

SNMP

• RFC2818EmbeddedHTTPS

• RFC3176sFlow

• SNTPSimpleNetworkTimeProtocol

• SupportforMultipleSyslogServers

Embeddedsecurity • 802.xAccounting

• MACAuthentication

• Bi-levelAccessMode(StandardandEXECLevel)

• EAPpass-throughsupport

• IEEE802.1XusernameexportinsFlow

• ProtectionagainstDenialofService(DoS)attacks

Securemanagement • Authentication,Authorization,andAccounting(AAA)

• AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)withSSHv2

• RADIUS/TACACS/TACACS+

• SecureCopy(SCP)

• SecureShell(SSHv2)

• Username/Password

• Webauthentication

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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

Draw

(Watts)

Max System Power

Draw

(Watts)

Max Thermal

Output

(BTU/Hr)

Energy Efciency

(Watts/Gbps)

FCX624

0.9 0.6 92 92 312.8 1.4

FCX648

1.2 0.7 112 112 421.6 1.3

FCX624S 1.09 0.51 94 94 319 1.23

FCX624S-F 1.00 0.58 102 102.1 348 1.34

FCX648S 1.39 0.63 122 122 416 1.22

FCX624S-HPOE

1.09 0.58 509 107 365 1.41

FCX648S-HPOE

1.72 0.94 970 167 570 1.67

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

Calculated using switch data rate.

Total power drawn from the source and consumed by the switch and

attached PoE devices. Class 3 devices assumed on all ports.

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

Thermal output of the switch.

With two power supplies installed.

Mechanical

Enclosure FCX624,FCX648:front-to-backairow(reversible)

FCX624S,FCX624S-F,FCX648S,FCX624S-HPOE,

FCX648S-HPOE:side-to-backairow

1U,19-inchEIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portside

Size FCX624andFCX648switchmodels:

Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)

Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)

Depth:43.5cm(17.2in.)



FCX624S,FCX624S-F,andFCX648Sswitchmodels:

Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)

Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)

Depth:38.6cm(15.2in.)



FCX624S-HPOEandFCX648S-HPOE

switchmodels:

Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)

Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)

Depth:44.0cm(17.3in.)

Weight FCX624:5.35kg(11.79lb)

FCX648:5.71kg(12.59lb)

FCX624S,FCX624S-F,andFCX648Sswitchmodels:

4.0kg(8.8lb)

FCX624S-HPOEandFCX648S-HPOEswitchmodels:

4.5kg(9.9lb)

Environment

Temperature Operatingtemperature:32°to104°F(0°to45°C)

Storagetemperature:-23°to158°F(-25°to70°C)

Humidity Relativehumidity:5%to95%,non-condensing

Altitude Storagealtitude:10,000ft(3000m)maximum

Acoustic 51to63dB

Power

Powersupplies Uptotwointernal,redundant,eld-replaceable,

load-sharingACpowersupplies

Powerinlet C13

Inputvoltage Typical100to240VAC

Inputlinefrequency 50to60Hz

Compliance/Certication

Electromagnetic

emissions

FCCClassA(Part15);EN55022/CISPR-22ClassA;

VCCIClassA

ICES-003ElectromagneticEmission;AS/NZS55022;

EN61000-3-2PowerLineHarmonics;EN61000-

3-3VoltageFluctuationandFlicker;EN61000-6-3

EmissionStandard(Supersedes:EN50081-1)

Safety CAN/CSA-C22.2No.60950-1-3;UL60950-1;

IEC60950-1;EN60950-1SafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment;EN60825-1Safetyof

LaserProducts—Part1:EquipmentClassication,

RequirementsandUser’sGuide;EN60825-2Safety

ofLaserProducts—Part2:SafetyofOpticalFibre

CommunicationSystems

Immunity EN61000-6-1GenericImmunityandSusceptibility

(thissupersedesEN50082-1);EN55024Immunity

Characteristics(thissupersedesEN61000-4-2ESD);

EN61000-4-3Radiated,radiofrequency,

electromagneticeld;EN61000-4-4Electrical

fasttransient;EN61000-4-5Surge;EN61000-4-6

Conducteddisturbancesinducedbyradio-frequency

elds;EN61000-4-8Powerfrequencymagneticeld;

EN61000-4-11Voltagedipsandsags

Environmental

regulatory

compliance

RoHS-compliant(6of6);WEEE-compliant

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