Brocade Communications Systems NetIron MLXe Series, Hardware Installation Manual

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Product Overview
• Brocade router overview.................................................................................................................................................................................21
• Router applications............................................................................................................................................................................................21
• Hardware features..............................................................................................................................................................................................21
• Router modules..................................................................................................................................................................................................28
• Supported software features.........................................................................................................................................................................86
Brocade router overview
Brocade routers provide high-performance routing to service providers, distributed enterprises, and research networks, offering the
following benefits:
• Scalable multi-service IP/MPLS carrier Ethernet routers
• 100-Gbps Ethernet, 10-Gbps Ethernet and 1-Gbps Ethernet wire speed ports in a single router
• Wire-speed IPv4, IPv6, and MPLS forwarding performance
• Comprehensive IPv4 and IPv6 routing support based on Brocade NetIron
• High-availability design with redundant management modules, switch fabric modules, power supplies and fans, supporting
hitless failover, hitless software upgrades, and non-stop routing
• Advanced, scalable Metro Ethernet Layer 2 services
• Advanced Layer 2/Layer 3 VPN and multicast capabilities supporting residential triple-play and business services
• Comprehensive hardware-based security and policies
• Advanced QoS for differentiated SLAs.
Router applications
Brocade routers are commonly deployed in the following situations:
• Layer 2 metro networks
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) service provider networks supporting multi-VRFs
and RFC 2547bis
• MPLS Layer 2 VPN service provider networks supporting both Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) and Virtual Leased Line
(VLL)
• MPLS backbone "P" routers
• Data centers
• Enterprise backbones
Hardware features
This section describes the available hardware components of the Brocade MLXe Series routers, including the slots available in the
chassis for each component. For installation instructions, refer to the
Installing a Brocade MLXe Router on page 87.
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
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