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1. RFC 2858 Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP 4 RFC 3107 Carrying Label Information in BGP 4 RFC 4364 BGP MPLS IP VPNs draft ietf idr bgp ext communities BGP Extended Communities Attribute RFC 4576 Using LSA Options Bit to Prevent Looping in BGP MPLS IP VPNs DN Bit RFC 4577 OSPF as the PE CE Protocol in BGP MPLS IP VPNs draft ietf idr route filter Cooperative Route Filtering Capability for BGP 4 RFC 4382 MPLS BGP Layer 3 VPN MIB RFC 4443 ICMPv6 RFC 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture RFC 3587 IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format RFC 2375 IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments RFC 2464 Transmission of IPv6 over Ethernet Networks RFC 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option RFC 3596 DNS support RFC 3315 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP for IPv6 Layer 2 VPN and PWE3 IPv6 Routing RFC 2080 RIPng for IPv6 RFC 2740 OSPFv3 for IPv6 draft ietf isis ipv6 Routing IPv6 with IS IS RFC 4664 Framework for Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks RFC 4665 Service Requirements for Layer 2 Provider Provisioned Virtual Private Networks RFC 4762 VPLS Using LDP Signaling draft ietf pwe3 arch PWE3 Architecture RFC 4447 Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance using LDP RFC 4448 Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks RFC 5542 Definitions of Textual Conventions for Pseudowire PW Management RFC 5601 Pseudowire PW Management Information Base RFC 2545 Use of BGP MP for IPv6 RFC 6106 IPv6 Router Adve2. Power cord not included BR MLXE 8 MR2 M AC Brocade MLXe 8 AC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 8 MR2 M DC Brocade MLXe 8 DC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 8 MR2 X AC Brocade MLXe 8 AC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 8 MR2 X DC Brocade MLXe 8 DC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 1 6 MR2 M AC Brocade MLXe 16 AC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 16 MR2 M DC BR MLXE 16 MR2 X AC Brocade MLXe 16 DC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included Brocade MLXe 16 AC system wit
3. 256 000 IPv4 routes requires SFP optics and high speed switch fabric modules BR MLX 10Gx4 X Brocade MLX Series 4 port 10 GbE X module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support requires XFP optics Supports 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 10Gx4 X ML Brocade MLX MLXe 4 port 10 GbE ML module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support requires XFP optics Supports 512 000 IPv4 routes in FIB License upgradable to X scalability 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB NI FMLX 48 T A Brocade MLX Series 48 port 10 100 1000BASE T MRJ21 module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support BR MLX 1GFX24 X Brocade MLX Series 24 port FE GbE SFP module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support Supports 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 1GFX24 X ML Brocade MLX Series 24 port FE GbE SFP module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support Supports 512 000 IPv4 routes in FIB License upgradable to X scalability 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 1GCX24 X Brocade MLX 24 port X 10 100 1 000 copper RJ 45 module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support Supports 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 1GCX24 X ML Brocade MLX 24 port X 10 100 1 000 copper RJ 45 module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support Supports 512 000 IPv4 routes in FIB License upgradable to X scalability 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB 11 Corporate Headquarters European Headquarters Asia Pacific Headquarters San Jose CA USA Geneva Switzerland Singapore T 1 408 333 8000 T 41 2
4. Ring Protection ERP version 1 and 2 RFC Compliance BGPv4 e RFC 4271 BGPv4 e RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions e RFC 1997 Communities and Attributes e RFC 2439 Route Flap Dampening e RFC 2796 Route Reflection e RFC 1965 BGP4 Confederations e RFC 2842 Capability Advertisement e RFC 2918 Route Refresh Capability e RFC 1269 Managed Objects for BGP e RFC 2385 BGP Session Protection via TCP MD5 e RFC 3682 Generalized TTL Security Mechanism for eBGP Session Protection e RFC 4273 BGP 4 MIB e RFC 4893 BGP Support for Four octet AS Number Space e RFC 4724 Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP OSPF e RFC 2328 OSPF v2 e RFC 791 IP e RFC 792 ICMP e RFC 793 TCP RFC 1350 TFTP e RFC 826 ARP e RFC 768 UDP e RFC 894 IP over Ethernet e RFC 903 RARP e RFC 906 TFTP Bootstrap e RFC 1027 Proxy ARP e RFC 951 BootP e RFC 1122 Host Extensions for IP Multicasting e RFC 1256 IRDP e RFC 1519 CIDR e RFC 1542 BootP Extensions e RFC 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers e RFC 1541 and 1542 DHCP e RFC 2131 BootP DHCP Helper e RFC 3768 VRRP e RFC 854 TELNET e RFC 1591 DNS client e RFC 5905 Network Time Protocol e RFC 3101 OSPF NSSA e RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions e RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow e RFC 1850 OSPF v2 MIB e RFC 2370 OSPF Opaque LSA Option Qos e RFC 2475 An Architecture for Differentiated Services e RFC 3246 An Expedited Forwarding PHB e RFC 2597 Assured Forwarding PHB Group e RFC 2698 A Two Rate Three C
5. VRFs across IPv4 MPLS Backbones 6VPE MEF Certification e MEF 9 Certified Abstract Test Suite for Ethernet Services at the UNI e MEF 14 Certified Abstract Test Suite for Traffic Management Phase 1 Network Management e Brocade Network Advisor Web based Graphical User Interface GUI e Integrated industry standard Command Line Interface CLI e sFlow RFC 3176 e Telnet e SNMP v1 v2c v3 e SNMP MIB II e RMON e Support for automated configuration management using NETCONF e Entity MIB Version 3 Element Security Options e AAA e RADIUS e Secure Shell SSH v2 e Secure Copy SCP v2 e HTTPs e TACACS TACACS e Username Password Challenge and Response e Bi level Access Mode Standard and EXEC Level e Protection against Denial of Service DoS attacks such as TCP SYN or Smurf Attacks Environmental e Operating temperature O C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F e Storage temperature 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F e Relative humidity 5 to 90 at 40 C 104 F non condensing e Storage humidity 95 maximum relative humidity non condensing e Operating altitude 6 600 ft 2 012 m e Storage altitude 15 000 ft 4 500 m maximum Safety Agency Approvals e CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 3 e UL 60950 1 e IEC 60950 1 e EN 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment e EN 60825 1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1 Equipment Classification Requirements and User s Guide e EN 60825 2 Safety o
6. switch fabric modules and CFP optics BR MLX 100Gx1 2PUPG Brocade MLX Series 100 GbE second port license requires CFP optics 10 BROCADE MLX SERIES ORDERING INFORMATION continued Part Number Description BR MLX 40Gx4 M Brocade MLX Series 4 port 40 GbE M module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support and support for QSFP optics including both LR and SR versions Supports up to 512 000 IPv4 routes or 128 000 IPv6 routes Requires high speed switch fabric modules BR MLX 10GX20 X2 Brocade MLX 20 port 10 GbE 1 GbE X2 SFP and SFP combo module with extended route table support for up to 2 million IPv4 and 1 million IPv6 routes in hardware BR MLX 10GX20 M Brocade MLX 20 port 10 GbE 1 GbE M combo module Supports SFP and SFP with 512 000 IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 10GX24 DM Brocade MLXe 24 port 10 GbE module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support requires SFP optics Supports 256 000 IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 10Gx8 X Brocade MLX Series 8 port 10 GbE X module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support requires SFP optics Supports up to 1 million IPv4 routes in FIB Requires high speed switch fabric modules NI MLX LOGx8 M Brocade MLX Series 8 port 10 GbE M module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support and up to 512 000 IPv4 routes requires SFP optics and high speed switch fabric modules NI MLX 10Gx8 D Brocade MLX Series 8 port 10 GbE D module with IPv4 IPv6 hardware support and up to
7. 1 92 Tops 3 84 Tops 7 68 Tops 15 36 Tbps Data forwarding capacity 3 2 Tops 6 4 Tops 12 8 Tops 25 6 Tops Packet routing performance 2 38 billion pps 4 75 billion pps 9 5 billion pps 19 billion pps Maximum 100 GbE ports 8 16 32 64 Maximum 40 GbE ports 16 32 64 128 Maximum 10 GbE ports 96 192 384 768 Maximum 1 GbE ports 192 384 768 1 536 Height inches rack units 8 71 in 5RU 12 21 in 7RU 24 50 in 14RU 57 75 in 33RU Management module redundancy 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 Switch fabric redundancy N 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 Power supply redundancy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Airflow Side to back Side to back Front to back Front to back BROCADE MLX SERIES POWER SPECIFICATIONS MLXe 4 MLXe 8 MLXe 16 MLXe 32 Maximum DC power consumption W 2 083 4 060 7 107 14 232 Maximum AC power consumption W 2 083 4 060 7 107 14 232 100 240 VAC Maximum thermal output BTU HR 7 108 13 858 24 255 48 575 BROCADE MLX SERIES PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Mode Dimensions Weight Brocade MLXe 4 17 20 in W x 8 71 in H x 23 0 in D 43 69 cm x 22 12 cm x x 58 42 cm 117 Ib 53 kg Brocade MLXe 8 17 20 in W x 12 21 in H x 24 0 in D 43 69 cm x 31 01 cm x 60 96 cm 171 Ib 78 kg Brocade MLXe 16 17 20 in W x 24 47 in H x 24 18 in D 43 69 cm x 62 15 cm x 61 42 cm 351 Ib 159 kg Brocade MLXe 32 17 45 in W x 57 75 in H x 26 88 in D 44 32 cm x 146 69 cm x 68 28 cm 505 Ib 229 kg BROCADE MLX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS IEEE Compliance e 802 3
8. 2 3 failover with stateful OSPF IS IS and BGP Graceful Restart e Hitless in service software upgrades with Graceful Restart Advanced QoS e Hierarchical Quality of Service H QoS Supports up to four levels of hierarchy port logical port optional customer optional and service e Inbound and outbound two rate three color traffic policers with accounting Eight distinct priority levels e WRED support for congestion management and precedence dropping tunable via configuration e Support for hybrid queue servicing disciplines Mixed Strict Priority and Weighted Fair Queuing Comprehensive hardware based security and policies e Layer 2 3 ACLs both inbound and outbound e Granular ACL accounting both inbound and outbound e Hardware based packet filtering e Hardware based Policy Based Routing PBR e Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding uRPF e IPv4 IPv6 Receive ACLS e Extensive sFlow Layer 2 7 traffic monitoring for IPv4 IPv6 and MPLS services e IPv6 ACL Based Rate Limiting e ACL Editing e Port based network access control using 802 1x or MAC port security e Root guard and BPDU guard e Broadcast multicast and unknown unicast rate limits e ARP inspection for static entries Multi port Static ARP and Static MAC Suite B Algorithm support for 256 bit IP layer encryption 128 bit MAC layer encryption Advanced Carrier grade Ethernet services e Ability to reuse VLAN ID on each port usin
9. 2 799 56 40 T 65 6538 4700 info brocade com emea info brocade com apac info brocade com 2014 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved 09 14 GA DS 1269 15 ADX AnylO Brocade Brocade Assurance the B wing symbol DCX Fabric OS HyperEdge ICX MLX MyBrocade OpenScript VCS VDX and Vyatta are registered trademarks and The Effortless Network and The On Demand Data Center are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries Other brands products or service names mentioned may be trademarks of others Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty expressed or implied concerning any equipment equipment feature or service offered or to be offered by Brocade Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use This informational document describes features that may not be currently available Contact a Brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability Export of technical data contained in this document may require an B R O CA D E gt export license from the United States government
10. 2005 CSMA CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications e 802 3ab 1000BASE T e 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet e 802 3u 100BASE TX 100BASE T4 100BASE FX Fast Ethernet at 100 Mbps with Auto Negotiation e 802 3x Flow Control e 802 3z 1000BASE X Gigabit Ethernet over fiber optic at 1 Gbps IS IS RFC Compliance continued e RFC 1195 Routing in TCP IP and Dual Environments e RFC 1142 OSI IS IS Intra domain Routing Protocol e RFC 2763 Dynamic Host Name Exchange e RFC 2966 Domain wide Prefix Distribution e RFC 5120 IS IS Multi Topology Support e RFC 5306 Restart Signaling for IS IS e 802 3ad Link Aggregation RIP e 802 3ah Ethernet in the First Mile e 802 1Q Virtual Bridged LANs e RFC 1058 RIP v1 e RFC 2453 RIP v2 e RFC 1812 RIP Requirements e 802 1D MAC Bridges e 802 1w Rapid STP e 802 1s Multiple Spanning Trees e 802 1ad Provider Bridges partial support port based and S tagged service interface e 802 1ag Connectivity Fault Management CFM e 8023 ba 100 Gigabit Ethernet e 802 1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol e 802 1ah Provider Backbone Bridging e 802 1ae MAC Security standard IPv4 Multicast e RFC 1122 Host Extensions e RFC 1112 IGMP e RFC 2236 IGMP v2 e RFC 3376 IGMP v3 e RFC 3973 PIM DM e RFC 4601 PIM SM e RFC 2858 BGP MP e RFC 3618 MSDP e RFC 3446 Anycast RP General Protocols ITU Compliance e Y 1731 OAM functions and mechanisms for Ethernet based networks e G 8032 Ethernet
11. 232 and 10 100 1 000 Ethernet ports for out of band management BR MLX MR2 X Brocade MLXe system management module 4 GB SDRAM 2 GB internal compact flash external compact flash slot EIA TIA 232 and 10 100 1 000 Ethernet ports for out of band management BR MLX 32 MR2 M Brocade MLX 32 slot system management module 4 GB SDRAM 2 GB internal compact flash external compact flash slot EIA TIA 232 and 10 100 1 000 Ethernet ports for out of band management BR MLX 32 MR2 X Brocade MLXe 32 slot system management module 4 GB SDRAM 2 GB internal compact flash external compact flash slot EIA TIA 232 and 10 100 1 000 Ethernet ports for out of band management NI X 4 HSF Brocade MLX 4 slot system high speed switch fabric module NI X 16 8 HSF Brocade MLX 8 16 slot system high speed switch fabric module NI X 32 HSF Brocade MLX 32 slot system high speed switch fabric module BR MLX 1LO0GX2 CFP2 X2 Brocade MLX 2 port 100 GbE X2 CFP2 module with extended route table support for up to 2 million IPv4 and 1 million IPv6 routes in hardware BR MLX 1LO0GX2 CFP2 M Brocade MLX 2 port 100 GbE M CFP2 module Supports 512 000 IPv4 routes in FIB BR MLX 100Gx2 X Brocade MLX Series 2 port 100 GbE module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support requires high speed switch fabric modules and CFP optics BR MLX 100Gx1 X Brocade MLX Series 1 port 100 GbE module with IPv4 IPv6 MPLS hardware support requires high speed
12. BROCADE MLX SERIES ROUTERS Scalable multiservice IP MPLS Software Defined Networking SDN enabled routers in 4 8 16 and 32 slot chassis options Fully distributed non blocking and programmable architecture with up to 15 36 Tbps fabric capacity for maximum performance and investment protection 64 100 GbE 128 40 GbE 768 10 GbE and 1 536 1 GbE ports in a single router Wire speed forwarding performance for all software features including IPv4 IPv6 MPLS Layer 2 3 IPsec MACsec and OpenFlow capabilities High availability design with redundant management modules switch fabrics power supplies and fans hitless failover hitless software upgrades and non stop routing Integrated support for OpenFlow in innovative hybrid port mode enabling seamless migration to SDN for programmatic control of the network Ideal for applications in data center cores and interconnects Wide Area Networks WANs and campus cores omy md The way organizations communicate and conduct business has changed dramatically in the past decade Services such as high definition video streaming cloud services and anytime anywhere mobile connectivity not only consume an enormous amount of network capacity but also create a greater degree of complexity for network operations As a result today s network planners are seeking solutions that provide the right mix of scalability performance programmability and operational s
13. capabilities and services including MPLS TE Fast ReRoute FRR MPLS Virtual Leased Line VLL Virtual Private LAN Service VPLS BGP MPLS VPNs MPLS Layer 3 VPNs and Dynamic Inter VRF Routing over VPLS provides Layer 3 forwarding functionality on the VPLS endpoints thus simplifying management and operations by allowing a single access point for both switching and routing applications This is ideal for inter data center connectivity and Virtual Machine VM migration in the cloud The combination of Layer 2 3 features and advanced MPLS capabilities enables the routers to function in the data center core and connect geographically distributed data centers using standards based technology such as VPLS Within the data center advanced network resiliency features such as MCT eliminate the need for spanning tree while enabling efficient usage of network resources through active active load balancing DATA PRIVACY WITHOUT COMPROMISING NETWORK PERFORMANCE The Brocade MLX 4 port 10 GbE IPsec module for Brocade MLXe Core Routers provides inline IPsec encryption capabilities at wire speed ensuring data privacy without compromising performance or complicating deployment models With support for four ports of 10 GbE and four additional ports of 1 GbE it supports an industry leading capacity of more than 44 Gbps per half slot module and up to 128 ports of 10 GbE in a single Brocade MLXe system The inline ports for IPsec del
14. e any MPLS related connectivity issues In addition it supports all the capabilities of IEEE 802 1ag Connectivity Fault Management including Connectivity Check Messages Loopback Message Response and LinkTrace Message Response IEEE 802 1ag in conjunction with the MPLS OAM features provides the capabilities to monitor isolate and identify connectivity problems and reduce the time to repair business VPN services For performance management on Carrier Ethernet infrastructure the Brocade MLX Series supports Y 1731 to measure round trip delay and jitter characteristics between two points in the network To diagnose link layer connectivity issues the routers also support the IEEE 802 3ah Link OAM feature In addition the Brocade MLX Series supports standards based sFlow traffic monitoring technology which provides unprecedented visibility into network usage Integrated into the line module hardware the sFlow technology enables the monitoring of high speed links without impacting performance To simplify the manageability of Ethernet services the Brocade MLX Series leverages Brocade Network Advisor an application that unifies network management for all Brocade products Brocade Network Advisor provides the easy to use MPLS Manager which can help configure monitor and manage VPLS and Virtual Leased Line VLL services across networks that are based on Brocade routers In addition the sFlow based technology utiliz
15. ed by Brocade Network Advisor reduces network downtime with proactive monitoring traffic analysis and reporting ENABLING GREEN OPERATIONS Although adding routers to address bandwidth shortage might initially solve the capacity problem it does so at the expense of the environment and the opportunity to reduce energy and space costs Any new solution that fails to reduce energy consumption is only a partial answer to the problem Each new generation of line modules in the Brocade MLX Series consumes less energy per bit than the previous generation while significantly increasing throughput per module In addition the routers provide industry leading port densities for 1 GbE 10 GbE 40 GbE and 100 GbE interfaces efficiently consolidating more services and collapsing network layers Table 1 Brocade MLX Series interface modules Interface Module 24x1 GbE RJ45 BROCADE MLX SERIES INTERFACE MODULES The Brocade MLX Series provides a wide range of leading edge Ethernet modules for 1 GbE 10 GbE 40 GbE and 100 GbE that enable organizations to use a single platform for many applications For more information about these modules see Tables 1 and 2 BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES Brocade Global Services has the expertise to help organizations build scalable efficient cloud infrastructures Leveraging 15 years of expertise in storage networking and virtualization Brocade Global Services delivers world class professional se
16. est Path First OSPF IS IS and IP multicast Non Stop Routing and Border Gateway Protocol BGP Graceful Restart capabilities as well as hitless in service software upgrades to further enhance both system availability and overall network availability With LDP Graceful Restart MPLS traffic loss is minimized if there is an interruption on the network To maintain continuous operations in data centers and metro networks the innovative Brocade Multi Chassis Trunking MCT feature provides fast link and node failover protection while simultaneously maximizing network utilization For example MCT supports active standby redundancy for VPLS and VLL pseudowires providing flexible options for redundancy in network designs that interconnect multiple data centers For increased redundancy and functionality dynamic Layer 3 routing over MCT is also supported ADVANCED CAPABILITIES FOR A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS The Brocade MLX Series provides a wide range of capabilities to support advanced applications and services in the most demanding network environments including Wide Area Network WAN data center and campus The routers enable scalable and resilient Layer 2 Metro Ethernet services that comply with the Metro Ethernet Forum MEF specifications for Ethernet Private Line EPL Ethernet Virtual Private Line EVPL and Ethernet LAN E LAN Complementing Layer 2 Metro Ethernet capabilities is a powerful suite of MPLS
17. f Laser Product Part 2 Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems Electromagnetic Emission e ICES 003 Electromagnetic Emission e FCC Class A e EN 55022 CISPR 22 Class A VCCI Class A e AS NZS 55022 e EN 61000 3 2 Power Line Harmonics e EN 61000 3 3 Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker e EN 61000 6 3 Emission Standard supersedes EN 50081 1 Immunity e EN 61000 6 1 Generic Immunity and Susceptibility supersedes EN 50082 1 e EN 55024 Immunity Characteristics 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 TELCO NEBS ETSI Designed to meet the following specifications formal testing under way e Telcordia GR 63 CORE NEBS Requirements Physical Protection e Telcordia GR 1089 CORE EMC and Electrical Safety e Telcordia SR 3580 Level 3 e ETSI ETS 300 019 Physical Protection Part 1 1 Class 1 1 Partly Temperature Controlled Storage Locations Part 1 2 Class 2 3 Public Transportation Part 1 3 Class 3 1 Temperature Controlled Locations Operational e ETSI ETS 300 386 EMI EMC Power and Grounding e ETS 300 132 1 Equipment Requirements for AC Power Equipment Derived from DC Sources e ETS 300 132 2 Equipment Requiremen
18. ffered by SDN for specific flows while the remaining traffic is routed as before Brocade hardware support for OpenFlow enables organizations to apply these capabilities at scale with support for up to 128 000 flows and line rate performance for 100 Gigabit Ethernet GbE 40 GbE and 10 GbE networks The Brocade MLX Series operates seamlessly under the Brocade Vyatta Controller This controller is a quality assured edition of the OpenDaylight controller code supported by an established networking provider and its leaders within the OpenDaylight community DESIGNED FOR NON STOP NETWORKING Designed to enable reliable converged infrastructures and support mission critical applications the Brocade MLX Series features advanced redundant switch fabric architecture for very high availability The architecture helps ensure that the system continues to operate at peak performance even in the case of a switch fabric card failure In the highly unlikely case of additional fabric failures the advanced architecture allows the system to continue operating in a graceful degradation mode where the system tunes its performance to the remaining fabric capacity The advanced fabric architecture is complemented by comprehensive hardware redundancy for the management modules power supplies and cooling system In addition the Brocade Multi Service lronWare operating system offers hitless management failover for IPv4 and IPv6 with Open Short
19. g the Brocade Ethernet Service Instance ESI framework e MPLS Layer 2 VPN services e IEEE 802 1ad Provider Bridges e IEEE 802 1ah Provider Backbone Bridges e IEEE 802 1ag Connectivity Fault Management e ITU Y 1731 OAM functions and mechanisms for Ethernet based networks e Comprehensive set of Layer 2 control protocols Brocade MRP MRP II VSRR RSTP MSTP and ITU G 8032 Ethernet Ring Protection ERP version 1 and 2 e Multi Chassis Trunking with support for up to 256 clients Active Active mode or Active Standby mode for Active Passive access for client ports e ELINE EPL and EVPL E LAN and E TREE support Protocol tunneling of Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs e MEF 9 MEF 14 and MEF 21 certification Full suite of unicast and multicast IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols e Supported IPv4 protocols include RIP OSPF BGP 4 IS IS PIM DM PIM SM SSM IGMP BGP MP for multicast MSDP Anycast RP PIM Multicast ECMP and RPF Shortcut e Supported IPv6 protocols include RIPng OSPFV3 IS IS for IPv6 BGP MP for IPv6 BGP4 PIM SM SSM MLD VRRPv6 IPv6 Non Stop Routing NSR VRRP E PIM Multicast ECMP and RPF Shortcut Scalability limits depend on configured system parameters X module types licenses system profile selected and routing database complexity BROCADE MLX SERIES AT A GLANCE Features MLXe 4 MLXe 8 MLXe 16 MLXe 32 Interface slots 4 8 16 32 Switch fabric capacity
20. h one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 16 MR2 X DC Brocade MLXe 16 DC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 32 MR2 M AC Brocade MLXe 32 AC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 32 MR2 M DC Brocade MLXe 32 DC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 32 MR2 X AC Brocade MLXe 32 AC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 32 MR2 X DC Brocade MLXe 32 DC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLX MR2 M Brocade MLX system management module 4 GB SDRAM 2 GB internal compact flash external compact flash slot EIA TIA
21. implicity The Brocade MLX Series of high performance routers which includes Brocade MLXe Core Routers is designed to meet these requirements and many others Built with a state of the art sixth generation network processor based architecture and terabit scale switch fabrics the Brocade MLX Series provides a rich set of high performance Layer 2 3 IPv4 IPv6 Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS encryption and Software Defined Networking SDN As a result these routers address the diverse needs in environments that include the data centers of service provider enterprise and public sector organizations service provider transit and Internet Exchange Points IXPs research and education networks enterprise and public sector campuses and mobile 4G LTE service providers BROCADE SCALABILITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING PERFORMANCE The Brocade MLX Series is highly optimized for IP Ethernet deployments providing symmetric scaling with chassis options that include 4 8 16 and 32 slot systems These routers offer industry leading wire speed port capacity without compromising the performance of advanced software capabilities For example the Brocade MLXe 32 delivers data forwarding performance of 25 6 Tbps and a switch fabric capacity of 15 36 Tops enough capacity to future proof networks for years to come However true router scalability is measured not only in terms of packet forwarding performance b
22. iver unmatched performance by requiring no service module to be used freeing up slots in the chassis to be used for other routing applications This programmability enables one of the strongest cryptographic suites for IPSec Suite B to be added in hardware to the Brocade MLXe Series For additional security the module supports IEEE 802 1AE MACsec which provides 128 bit MAC layer hop by hop encryption for Local Area Network LAN use cases SCALABLE AND INTELLIGENT NETWORK VISIBILITY The Brocade MLXe Core Router provides visibility capabilities to non disruptively and transparently tap into a production network with no loss in performance It filters and extracts relevant network traffic based on the rules configured statically or dynamically on it Industry leading port density low latency high throughput and scalability make the Brocade MLXe router a powerful solution for carrier class environments By implementing network visibility with Brocade MLXe routers network operators can increase analytics into network data and traffic process captured data to evaluate network and application conditions and generate actionable metrics and reports used for network planning SIMPLIFIED SERVICE MANAGEMENT Delivering effective MPLS services on Carrier Ethernet infrastructure requires fast fault identification and isolation The Brocade MLX Series supports MPLS Labeled Switch Path LSP ping and trace route features to isolat
23. llion MAC addresses e Large scale Equal Cost Multi Path ECMP up to 32 paths for unicast and multicast Software Defined Networking SDN e OpenFlow 1 3 QoS for metering and enqueue Group Table select and fast failover QinQ TAG type auto recognition Active Standby Controller IPv6 Transport Layer Security TLS 1 2 controller interface e Brocade OpenFlow in hybrid port mode with support for sFlow IP and MPLS VPLS uplinks with protected VLAN for additional flexibility e Up to 128 000 flows supported e 12 tuple matching for a diverse set of applications Industry leading performance for MPLS services providing several service choices e IP over MPLS IPv6 over MPLS 6PE IPv6 Layer 3 VPNs 6VPE MPLS over GRE Virtual Leased Line VLL Virtual Private LAN Service VPLS BGP MPLS VPN Multi VRF routing over VPLS Max VPLS LSP Load Balance Scale for LER RSVP TE Link Metric for CSPF Computation RSVP Auto Bandwidth with Absolute Threshold Comprehensive MPLS signaling and path calculation algorithms for both traffic engineered and non traffic engineered applications LDP OSPF TE IS IS TE RSVP TE CSPF LDP over RSVP Point to Multipoint P2MP RSVP TE LSP e MPLS FRR detour bypass and hot standby paths for traffic protection Superior high availability design e Redundant management modules e Redundant switch fabrics e Redundant power supplies and cooling system e Hitless Layer
24. olor Marker e RFC 3630 TE Extensions to OSPF v2 e RFC 3623 Graceful OSPF Restart RFC Compliance continued Other IPv6 Core RFC 1354 IP Forwarding MIB MPLS RFC 2665 Ethernet Interface MIB RFC 1757 RMON Groups 1 2 3 9 RFC 2068 HTTP RFC 4330 SNTP RFC 2865 RADIUS RFC 3176 sFlow RFC 2863 Interfaces Group MIB Draft ietf tcpm tcpsecure TCP Security RFC 3704 Ingress Filtering for Multinomed Networks uRPF RFC 2784 Generic Routing Encapsulation GRE draft ietf ofd base Bidirectional Forwarding Detection BFD RFC Compliance continued RFC 3031 MPLS Architecture RFC 3032 MPLS Label Stack Encoding RFC 3036 LDP Specification RFC 2205 RSVP vi Functional Specification RFC 2209 RSVP v1 Message Processing Rules RFC 3209 RSVP TE RFC 3270 MPLS Support of Differentiated Services RFC 4090 Fast Reroute Extensions to RSVP TE for LSP Tunnels RFC 3812 MPLS TE MIB RFC 5443 LDP IGP Synchronization RFC 5712 MPLS Traffic Engineering Soft Preemption draft ietf bfd mpls BFD for MPLS LSPs RSVP TE RFC 4875 Extensions to RSVP TE for P2MP TE LSPs RFC 5881 BFD for IPv4 and IPv6 Single Hop for OSPFv2 OSPFv3 IS IS RFC 4741 NETCONF Partial RFC 4087 IP Tunnel MIB RFC 4133 Entity MIB RFC 5676 Definitions of Managed Objects for Mapping SYSLOG Messages to SNMP Notifications RFC 2460 IPv6 Specification RFC 2461 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery RFC 2462 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto configuration Layer 3 VPN
25. rtisement Options for DNS Configuration RFC 4659 BGP MPLS IP Virtual Private Network VPN Extension for IPv6 VPN RFC 6164 Using 127 Bit IPv6 Prefixes on Inter Router Links Encryption IPv6 Multicast RFC 2710 Multicast Listener Discovery MLD for IPv6 RFC 3810 Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 for IPv6 RFC 4604 IGMPv3 and MLDv2 for SSM RFC 4607 Source Specific Multicast for IP RFC 4601 PIM SM IPv6 Transitioning RFC 2893 Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers RFC 3056 Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds RFC 4798 Connecting IPv6 Islands over IPv4 RFC 5996 Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version Version 2 IKEv2 RFC 4303 IP Encapsulating Security Payload ESP RFC 6379 Suite B Cryptographic Suites for IPsec RFC 5903 Elliptic Curve Groups modulo a Prime ECP Groups for IKE and IKEv2 RFC 4868 Using HMAC SHA 256 HMAC SHA 384 and HMAC SHA 512 with IPsec RFC 4754 IKE and IKEv2 Authentication Using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm ECDSA RFC 4106 The Use of Galois Counter Mode GCM in IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload ESP RFC 3602 AES with 128 bit keys in CBC mode RFC 4806 Online Certificate Status Protocol OCSP Extensions to IKEv2 FIPS PUB 186 3 Digital Signature Standard DSS SP800 56A Recommendation for Pair Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography MPLS Using IPv6 Provider Edge Routers RFC 4659 Transporting IPv6 Layer 3
26. rvices technical support and education services enabling organizations to maximize their Brocade investments accelerate new technology deployments and optimize the performance of networking infrastructures Versions Supported 24x1 GbE Fiber 48x1 GbE MRJ21 4x10 GbE 8x10 GbE 24x10 GbE 20x10 GbE 4x10 GbE IPsec 4x40 GbE 2x100 GbE CFP2 2x100 GbE CFP 1x100 GbE CFP Denotes full slot module all other interface modules are half slot Table 2 Supported route table scalability for Brocade MLX interface modules Interface Module Version Supported Route Table Scalability 256 000 IPv4 routes DM 64 000 IPv6 routes M 512 000 IPv4 routes 128 000 IPv6 routes xX 1 million IPv4 routes 240 000 IPv6 routes x2 2 million IPv4 routes 1 million IPv6 routes AFFORDABLE ACQUISITION OPTIONS Brocade Capital Solutions helps organizations easily address their IT requirements by offering flexible network acquisition and support alternatives Organizations can select from purchase lease Brocade Network Subscription and Brocade Subscription Plus options to align network acquisition with their unique capital requirements and risk profiles 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 ed
27. ts for DC Powered Equipment e ETS 300 253 Facility Requirements Physical Design and Mounting Rack mount 19 inch rack mount supporting racks compliant with e ANSI EIA 310 D e ETS 300 119 e GR 63 CORE Seismic Zone 4 Tabletop Environmental Regulatory Compliance e EU 2002 95 EC RoHS with lead exemption e EU 2002 96 EC WEEE Network Equipment Building Standards NEBS e GR 1089 CORE NEBS EMC and Safety e GR 63 CORE NEBS Physical Protection e SR 3580 NEBS Criteria Levels Level 3 BROCADE MLX SERIES ORDERING INFORMATION Part Number BR MLXE 4 MR2 M AC Description Brocade MLXe 4 AC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 4 MR2 M DC Brocade MLXe 4 DC system with one MR2 M management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 4 MR2 X AC Brocade MLXe 4 AC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W AC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter Power cord not included BR MLXE 4 MR2 X DC Brocade MLXe 4 DC system with one MR2 X management module two high speed switch fabric modules one 1 800 W DC power supply four exhaust fan assembly kits and air filter
28. ucation For more information contact a Brocade sales partner or visit www brocade com KEY FEATURES 4 8 16 and 32 slot systems for maximum deployment versatility Up to 19 billion packets per second routing performance with non blocking 25 6 Tops data capacity Ideal for demanding high density environments with up to e 64 100 GbE ports per system e 128 40 GbE ports per system e 768 10 GbE ports per system e 1 536 1 GbE ports per system Comprehensive wire speed dual stack IPv4 IPv6 routing support based on the Brocade Multi Service IronWare OS e High performance robust routing using Forwarding Information Base FIB programming in hardware e RIP RIPng OSPF OSPFV3 IS IS IS IS for IPv6 and BGP 4 BGP MP for IPv6 e Secure Multi VRF routing for supporting virtual routing applications over non MPLS backbones e VRRP and VRRP E e Connecting IPv6 islands over IPv4 MPLS using IPv6 Provider Edge 6PE routers e 6VPE enabling IPv6 multitenancy to the edge of the cloud e 127 bit IPv6 interface addresses Industry leading scalability up to e 10 million BGP routes e 2 million IPv4 routes in hardware FIB e 1 million IPv6 routes in hardware FIB e 153 600 multicast routes e 2 000 BGP peers per system e 2 000 BGP MPLS VPNs and up to 1 million VPN routes e 48 000 VLLs per system e 16 000 VPLS instances and up to 1 million VPLS MAC addresses and 64 000 RSVP TE LSPs e 4 094 VLANs and up to 2 mi
29. ut also in the scalability of the hardware forwarding tables and maturity of the control plane The Brocade MLX Series offers a flexible scale as you grow model with hardware Forwarding Information Base FIB capacity options in a wide range of interface modules supporting up to 2 million IPv4 routes and 1 million IPv6 routes In addition the robust control plane has been proven in thousands of mission critical deployments around the globe BROCADE VYATTA CONTROLLER AND BROCADE MLX SERIES SDN ENABLED PROGRAMMATIC CONTROL OF THE NETWORK Software Defined Networking SDN iS a powerful new network paradigm designed for the world s most demanding networking environments and promises breakthrough levels of customization scale and efficiency The Brocade MLX Series enables SDN by supporting the OpenFlow protocol which allows communication between an OpenFlow controller and an OpenFlow enabled router Using this approach organizations can control their networks programmatically transforming the network into a platform for innovation through new network applications and services The Brocade MLX Series supports OpenFlow 1 3 in its innovative hybrid port mode allowing simultaneous deployment of traditional switching or routing with OpenFlow on a single port This unique capability provides a pragmatic path to SDN by enabling network operators to integrate OpenFlow into existing networks giving them the programmatic control o
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