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

•IncludesIPv4andIPv6Layer3capabilitiesasastandardfeatureonallmodels

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

•Offerscompletevisibilityintonetworkactivitywithhardware-basedsFlowtrafficmonitoring

•ProvidespeaceofmindwiththeBrocadeAssurance®LimitedLifetimeWarranty

Enterprise-Class Stackable Switches for the Network Edge

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

Designedforwire-speedandnon-blockingperformance,theBrocadeFCXSeriesincludes24-and48-portmodels,inbothPoweroverEthernet(PoE)andnon-PoEversions.UtilizingBrocadestackingtechnology,organizationscanstackuptoeightswitchesintoasinglelogicalswitchwithupto384ports.

BROCADEFCXSERIESSWITCHES

DATASHEET

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesoffersacomprehensivelineofswitcheswithspecificmodelsoptimizedforcampusanddatacenterdeployments.

BUILT FOR NEXT-GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORKSTheBrocadeFCXSeriescandeliverbothpoweranddataacrossnetworkconnections,providingasingle-cablesolutionforedgedevicessuchasVoiceoverIP(VoIP)phones,videosurveillancecameras,andwirelessAccessPoints(APs).Theswitchesarecompatiblewithindustry-standardVoIPequipmentaswellaslegacyIPphones.

ENTERPRISE LAN SWITCHING

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

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

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

ConfiguringIPendpointssuchasVoIPphonescanbeacomplextaskrequiringmanualandtime-consumingconfiguration.LLDPandLLDP-MEDaddressthischallenge,providingastandard,openmethodforconfiguring,discovering,andmanagingnetworkinfrastructure.TheLLDPprotocolshelpreduceoperationalcostsbysimplifyingandautomatingnetworkoperations.Forexample,LLDP-MEDprovidesanopenprotocolforconfiguringQualityofService(QoS),securitypolicies,VirtualLAN(VLAN)assignments,PoEpowerlevels,andservicepriorities.

INCREASED FLEXIBILITY AND SCALABILITYTheBrocadeFCXSeriesprovidesawiderangeofflexibilityandscalabilityadvantagesfordynamicandgrowingenterprisenetworks.

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

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

BrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsoffertwodedicatedfull-duplex16Gbpsstackingportsthatprovide64Gbpsofstackingbandwidth,essentiallyeliminatingtheneedtoworkaroundinter-switchbottlenecks(seeFigure1).Thesededicatedstackingportsfreeupthe10GigabitEthernet(GbE)portsforhigh-speedconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers—providingmaximumflexibilityinacompactaccessswitch.Additionally,allBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbestackedthroughtheiroptional10GbEports.

Figure 1. BrocadeFCXSeriesswitchescanbestackedintoasinglelogicalswitchandthenredundantlyconnectedtotheaggregationlayerusingaggregated10GbEports.

Brocade FCX Series Switches Stacked in a Logical Switch

Dual-Aggregated 10 GbE Ports 64 Gbps

Stacking Performance

Aggregation Layer

The10GbEportscanalsobetrunkedfromdifferentmembersofthestacktooptimizeperformanceandavailability.Foraddedflexibility,Brocadestackingtechnologyalsosupportstheuseof10GbEportswithfiber-opticcablingforstackingacrossracks,floors,andbuildings.

Optional 10 GbE ModuleBrocadeFCX-Sswitchmodelsacceptanoptional10GbEmodulecontainingeithertwoSFP+portsortwoXFPports,enablinghigh-bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers,orextendedswitchstackingacrosslongdistances.Uptoeight10GbElinkscanbeaggregatedinastack,providing80Gbpsofbandwidthbetweenthewiringclosetandtheaggregationlayer.

Brocade FCX Series Models with Four Optional 10 GbE UplinksBrocadeFCX624andBrocadeFCX648switchmodelsacceptanoptional10GbEmodulecontainingfourSmallForm-FactorPluggable(SFP+)ports,enablinghigh-bandwidthconnectivitytotheaggregationorcorelayers,orcreatingaswitchstackhorizontallyacrossarowofservers.UtilizingtheSFP+portformfactorenableshigherdensity,moreflexiblecablingoptions,andbetterenergyefficiency.Theabilitytouseshort-rangeandlong-rangeoptics,alongwithcopperTwinaxcables,supportsflexibleandcost-effectivenetworkarchitectures.

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

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

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

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

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

Additionaldesignfeaturesincludeintakeandexhausttemperaturesensorsandfanspindetectiontoaidinfastidentificationofabnormalorfailedoperatingconditionstohelpminimizemeantimetorepair.

COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE-CLASS SECURITYTheBrocadeFCXSeriesutilizestheBrocadeFastIron®softwareoperatingsystem,providingarichsecuritysuiteforLayer2andLayer3services,NetworkAccessControl(NAC),andDenialofService(DoS)protection.FastIronsoftwaresecurityfeaturesincludeprotectionagainstTCPSYNandICMPDoSattacks;SpanningTreeRootGuardandBPDUGuardtoprotectnetworkspanningtreeoperations;andbroadcast

andmulticastpacketratelimiting.AdditionalsecurityfeaturesincludedynamicARPinspection,DHCPsnooping,andIPsourceguardtoprotectagainstaddressspoofingandman-in-themiddleattacks.

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

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

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

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

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

Fiber to the Desktop for Security-Sensitive Applications TheBrocadeFCX624S-Fprovides24SFP100/1000Mbpsfiber-opticportsforgovernmentandmilitarynetworkinitiativesorforapplicationsrequiringadditionalsecurityandresiliency.Forthesetypesofnetworkenvironments,fiber-opticcableistheultimatetransmissionmedium,becauseitdoesnotemitelectromagneticsignalsthatcanbeintercepted.And,unlikecopperwires,opticalfibercannotbetappedwithoutdetection.Fiber-opticnetworklinksarealsoimmunetoRadioFrequencyInterference(RFI)andElectro-MagneticInterference(EMI).

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

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

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

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

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

UniDirectionalLinkDetection(UDLD)monitorsalinkbetweentwoBrocadeFCXSeriesswitchesandbringsdowntheportsonbothendsofthelinkifthelinkfailsatanypointbetweenthetwodevices.

TheBrocadeFCXSeriesalsosupportsstabilityfeaturessuchasportflapdampening,single-linkLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP),andportloopdetection.

ADVANCED CAPABILITIESTomeetawiderangeofrequirements,theBrocadeFCXSeriesprovidesfullLayer3capabilities,alongwithmetrofeaturesforconnectingbuildingsandcampuses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Out-of-BandManagementTheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesa10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45Ethernetportdedicatedtoout-of-bandmanagement,providingaremotepathtomanagetheswitches,regardlessofthestatusorconfigurationofthedataports.

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

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

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

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BROCADE FCX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISON

BROCADE FCX BROCADE FCX-S (Dedicated Stacking Ports)

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

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

Forwardingbandwidth(datarate,fullduplex)

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

Stackingbandwidth(datarate,fullduplex)

40Gbps(withoptional10GbEports)

40Gbps(withoptional10GbEports)

64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps

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

(optional)4SFP+(optional)

2SFP+or2XFP(optional)

2SFP+or2XFP(optional)

2SFP+or2XFP(optional)

2SFP+or2XFP(optional)

2SFP+or2XFP(optional)

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

supplies)

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

26(twopowersupplies)

Internalpowersupplies 2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×210Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×620Wremovable(secondoptional)

2×620Wremovable(secondoptional)

Optional FRUs

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

FCX-2SFPPFCX-2XG/FCX-2SFPP

FCX-2XG/FCX-2SFPP

FCX-2XG/FCX-2SFPP

FCX-2XG/FCX-2SFPP

Secondpowersupply RPS13/RPS13-I

RPS13/RPS13-I

RPS13 RPS13 RPS13 RPS14 RPS14

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

FCX-FAN-E/FCX-FAN-I

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

AdvancedLayer3softwareupgradeaddsBGP

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

FCX-ADV-LIC-SW

BROCADE FCX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS

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

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

MaximumMACaddresses

32,000

MaximumVLANs 4096MaximumSTP(spanningtrees)

255

Maximumroutes(inhardware)

16,000

Trunking Maximumportspertrunk:8Maximumtrunkgroups:128

Maximumjumboframesize

9000bytes

IEEEstandardscompliance

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

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

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

• PortLoopDetection• PortSpeedDownshiftandSelectiveAuto-negotiation

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

Layer3routing • ECMP• Hostroutes• IPv4StaticRoutes• Layer3/Layer4ACLsRIPv1/v2announce• OSPFv2,OSPFv3(IPv6)• PIM-SM,PIM-SSM,PIM-DM,PIMpassive(IPv4/IPv6multicastroutingfunctionality)

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

Advancedfunctionality(includedwith-ADVmodels)

• GRE• BGP4andBGP4+(IPv6)• IPv6overIPv4tunnels• VRF(IPv4andIPv6)

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

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

Highavailability • Redundanthot-swappableinternalpowersupplies

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

• Protectedlinkgroups• Hotinsertionandremovalofstackedunits

Trafficmanagement • ACL-basedinboundratelimitingandtrafficpolicies

• Broadcast,multicast,andunknownunicastratelimiting

• Inboundratelimitingperport• Outboundratelimitingperportandperqueue

ManagementManagementandcontrol

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

• BrocadeNetworkAdvisor• IronViewNetworkManager(INM)Version3.2orlater

• MIBSupportforMRP,PortSecurity,MACAuthentication,andMAC-basedVLANs

• Out-of-bandEthernetManagement• RFC783TFTP• RFC854TELNETClientandServer• RFC1157SNMPv1/v2c• RFC1213MIB-II• RFC1493BridgeMIB• RFC1516RepeaterMIB• RFC1573SNMPMIBII• RFC1643EthernetInterfaceMIB• RFC1643EthernetMIB• RFC1724RIPv1/v2MIB• RFC1757RMONMIB• RFC2068EmbeddedHTTP• RFC2131DHCPServerandDHCPRelay• RFC2570SNMPv3IntrotoFramework• RFC2571ArchitectureforDescribingSNMPFramework

• RFC2572SNMPMessageProcessingandDispatching

• RFC2573SNMPv3Applications• RFC2574SNMPv3User-basedSecurityModel• RFC2575SNMPView-basedAccessControlModelSNMP

• RFC2818EmbeddedHTTPS• RFC3176sFlow• SNTPSimpleNetworkTimeProtocol• SupportforMultipleSyslogServers

Embeddedsecurity • 802.xAccounting• MACAuthentication• Bi-levelAccessMode(StandardandEXECLevel)• EAPpass-throughsupport• IEEE802.1XusernameexportinsFlow• ProtectionagainstDenialofService(DoS)attacks

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

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BROCADE FCX SERIES POWER AND THERMAL SPECIFICATIONS

Brocade FCX/FCX-S Model

Max Current at 100 VAC (Amps)

Max Current at 200 VAC (Amps)

Max Total Power Draw3 (Watts)

Max System Power Draw4 (Watts)

Max Thermal Output5 (BTU/Hr)

Energy Efficiency2 (Watts/Gbps)

6241 0.9 0.6 92 92 312.8 1.4

6481 1.2 0.7 112 112 421.6 1.3

624S 1.09 0.51 94 94 319 1.23

624S-F 1.00 0.58 102 102.1 348 1.34

648S 1.39 0.63 122 122 416 1.22

624S-HPOE6 1.09 0.58 509 107 365 1.41

648S-HPOE6 1.72 0.94 970 167 570 1.67

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

2 Calculated using switch data rate.

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

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

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

MechanicalEnclosure BrocadeFCX624and648:front-to-backairflow

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

Size BrocadeFCX624and648switchmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)Depth:43.5cm(17.2in.)

BrocadeFCX624S,624S-F,and648Sswitchmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)Depth:38.6cm(15.2in.)

BrocadeFCX624S-HPOEand648S-HPOEswitchmodels:Width:44.0cm(17.3in.)Height:4.4cm(1.7in.)Depth:44.0cm(17.3in.)

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

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

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

PowerPowersupplies Uptotwointernal,redundant,field-replaceable,

load-sharingACpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage Typical100to240VACInputlinefrequency 50to60Hz

Compliance/CertificationElectromagneticemissions

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

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

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

Environmentalregulatorycompliance

RoHS-compliant(6of6);WEEE-compliant