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HIGHLIGHTS
•Deliversenterprise-classLayer2/3
switchinginacompact,stackableform
factor,combiningchassis-likecapabilities
withaneconomicalxed-portsolution
•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
trafc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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stacking
technology,organizationscanstackupto
eightswitchesintoasinglelogicalswitch
withupto384ports.
BROCADE
FCXSERIES
SWITCHES
DATASHEET
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
cameras,andwirelessAccessPoints(APs).
Theswitchesarecompatiblewithindustry-
standardVoIPequipmentaswellaslegacy
IPphones.
ENTERPRISE
LAN SWITCHING
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APs.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stacking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
switchescanbestackedthroughtheir
optional10GbEports.
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
The10GbEportscanalsobetrunkedfrom
differentmembersofthestacktooptimize
performanceandavailability.Foradded
exibility,Brocadestackingtechnology
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
eithertwoSFP+portsor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FastIron
®
softwareoperating
system,providingarichsecuritysuitefor
Layer2andLayer3services,Network
AccessControl(NAC),andDenialofService
(DoS)protection.FastIronsoftwaresecurity
featuresincludeprotectionagainstTCPSYN
andICMPDoSattacks;SpanningTreeRoot
GuardandBPDUGuardtoprotectnetwork
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.
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.
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IPv4andIPv6
switchingcapabilities.Organizations
canuseLayer3featuressuchas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a10/100/1000Mbps
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
AP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
BrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertise
tohelporganizationsbuildscalable,
efcientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging
15yearsofexpertiseinstorage,networking,
andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServices
deliversworld-classprofessionalservices,
technicalsupport,networkmonitoring
services,andeducation,enabling
organizationstomaximizetheirBrocade
investments,acceleratenewtechnology
deployments,andoptimizetheperformance
ofnetworkinginfrastructures.
MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
AND INVESTMENT PROTECTION
Tofurtherimproveoperationalefciency,
BrocadeFCXSeriesSwitchescomewith
90daysoffreetechnicalsupportfrom
theBrocadeTechnicalAssistanceCenter
andfreesoftwareupdates.Withthese
capabilities,organizationsgainpeace
ofmindwhilefreeingupITbudgetand
resourcestogrowtheirbusinesses.
WARRANTY
TheBrocadeFCXSeriesiscoveredbythe
BrocadeAssuranceLimitedLifetimeWarranty.
Fordetails,visitwww.brocade.com/warranty.
CLOUD-OPTIMIZED NETWORK
ACQUISITION
Brocadehelpsorganizationseasily
addresstheirinformationtechnology
requirementsbyofferingexiblenetwork
acquisitionandsupportalternativesto
meettheirnancialneeds.Organizations
canselectfrompurchase,lease,and
BrocadeNetworkSubscriptionoptionsto
alignnetworkacquisitionwiththeirunique
capitalrequirementsandriskproles.
Tolearnmore,visitwww.Brocade.com/
CapitalSolutions.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,
Brocadeanditspartnersoffercomplete
solutionsthatincludeprofessionalservices,
technicalsupport,andeducation.For
moreinformation,contactaBrocadesales
partnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.
BROCADE FCX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISON
BROCADE FCX BROCADE FCX-S (Dedicated Stacking Ports)
624 648 624S 648S 624S-F 624S-HPOE 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SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
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-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
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
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:10/100/1000
Mbps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:128
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100Base-TX
• 802.3xFlowControl
• 802.3z1000Base-SX/LX
• 802.3MAUMIB(RFC2239)
• 802.1QVLANTagging
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,OSPFv3(IPv6)
• PIM-SM,PIM-SSM,PIM-DM,PIMpassive
(IPv4/IPv6multicastroutingfunctionality)
• PBR
• RIPv1/v2,RIPng(IPv6)
• RoutedInterfaces
• Route-onlySupport
• RoutingBetweenDirectlyConnectedSubnets
• VirtualInterfaces
• VirtualRouteRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)
• VRRP,VRRP-E(IPv4andIPv6)
Advanced
functionality
(includedwith-ADV
models)
• GRE
• BGP4andBGP4+(IPv6)
• IPv6overIPv4tunnels
• VRF(IPv4andIPv6)
Metrofeatures • Metro-RingProtocol(v1,v2)
• VirtualSwitchRedundancyProtocol(VSRP)
• VLANStacking(Q-in-Q)
• 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 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
Draw
3
(Watts)
Max System Power
Draw
4
(Watts)
Max Thermal
Output
5
(BTU/Hr)
Energy Efciency
2
(Watts/Gbps)
624
1
0.9 0.6 92 92 312.8 1.4
648
1
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-HPOE
6
1.09 0.58 509 107 365 1.41
648S-HPOE
6
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.
Mechanical
Enclosure BrocadeFCX624and648:front-to-backairow
(reversible)
BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,648S,624S-HPOE,
648S-HPOE:side-to-backairow
1U,19-inchEIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portside
Size BrocadeFCX624and648switchmodels:
Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)
Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)
Depth:43.5cm(17.2in.)
BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,and648Sswitchmodels:
Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)
Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)
Depth:38.6cm(15.2in.)
BrocadeFCX624S-HPOEand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 BrocadeFCX624:5.35kg(11.79lb)
BrocadeFCX648:5.71kg(12.59lb)
BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,and648Sswitchmodels:
4.0kg(8.8lb)
BrocadeFCX624S-HPOEand648S-HPOEswitch
models:4.5kg(9.9lb)
Environment
Temperature Operatingtemperature:32°Fto104°F(0°Cto40°C)
Storagetemperature:−23°Fto158°F(−25°C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.60950-1-07;UL60950-12nd
Edition;IEC60950-12ndEdition;EN60950-1:2006
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Field;EN61000-4-4Electrical
FastTransient;EN61000-4-5Surge;EN61000-4-6
ConductedDisturbancesInducedbyRadio-Frequency
Fields;EN61000-4-8PowerFrequencyMagnetic
Field;EN61000-4-11VoltageDipsandSags
Environmental
regulatory
compliance
RoHS-compliant(6of6);WEEE-compliant
/