Brocade NetIron CES and Brocade NetIron CER Hardware Guide
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Product overview
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Product overview
The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, multi-service edge or aggregation switch
with a powerful set of capabilities that combine performance with rich functionality at the network
edge. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series switch offers network planners a broad set of high
performance IPv4, Classic Layer 2, Provider Bridge (PB) and Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB)
functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series
addresses a diverse set of applications in metro edge networks, ISP networks, mobile backhaul
networks, data centers, large enterprises, government networks and education or research.
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Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series switch
The Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, IP, MPLS, and multi-VRF enabled metro
router offering a broad set of capabilities including high performance IPv4 and IPv6 routing,
Advanced Layer 2, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Provider Bridge (PB) and Provider
Backbone Bridge (PBB) functionalities in the same device. With these capabilities, the Brocade
NetIron CER 2000 Series addresses a diverse set of needs in service provider networks and
enterprise applications, as well as metro edge networks and small data centers.
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Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series router
Software features
Software features differ depending on the software package that is purchased with the device. The
BASE package on the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 devices support full Layer 2 Switching and base
Layer 3 (RIP and static routes). The Metro Edge Premium (ME_PREM) package support full Layer 2
Switching, base Layer 3 (RIP and static routes), Provider Bridges (IEEE 802.1ad), Provider
Backbone Bridges (IEEE 802.1ah), OSPF, ISIS, and Connectivity Fault Management (IEEE 802.1ag)
and Service OAM. The Layer 3 Premium (L3_PREM) packages support full Layer 2 Switching, base
Layer 3 (RIP and static routes), and full Layer 3 including BGP, ISIS and OSPF.
The BASE package on the Brocade NetIron CER 2000 devices support full Layer 2 Switching and
full Layer 3 (RIP, OSPF, ISIS, and BGP). It also includes virtual routing in non-MPLS environments via
Multi-VRF. The Advanced Services Premium (ADV_SVCS_PREM) package includes MPLS, Layer 2
VPNs using VPLS and VLLs, Provider Bridges (IEEE 802.1ad), Provider Backbone Bridges (IEEE
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