The FastIron SuperX/SX family has an extensive feature set, making it well suited for real-time collaborative applications, IP telephony, IP video, e-learning, wireless LANs, and raising the organization’s productivity. The FastIron SuperX/SX family delivers wire-speed performance and ultra low latency, which are ideal for converged network applications such as VoIP and video conferencing. These platforms present the industry’s most scalable and resilient PoE design, with a robust feature set to secure and simplify the deployment of an edge-to- core converged network. In addition, the FastIron SuperX/SX family supports high- density 10 Gigabit Ethernet for enterprise backbone deployments.
In addition, service providers will benefit from the power that IronWare operating system’s networking intelligence offers, including advanced Layer 2 services, the Brocade Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) for rapid service restoration in ring-based topologies, VLAN stacking for tunneled VLAN services, and rich bandwidth management for controlling network utilization.
FUTURE-PROOFING THE NETWORK WITH IPV6
Migration to IPv6 is inevitable, but by starting with the deployment of IPv6-capable hardware the transition can be more controlled and less disruptive to the network. Japan and Europe are aggressively deploying IPv6, and deployment in North America is on the rise. In fact, some government agencies are mandating the purchase of IPv6- capable switches and routers. Therefore,
it is important that enterprises and service providers plan to deploy IPv6-capable devices to capitalize on this inevitable change.
The Brocade IPv6-capable FastIron SuperX/ SX family combined with other Brocade products such as BigIron® and NetIron®, provides the industry’s most complete end- to-end IPv6 solution. Customers can deploy
the FastIron SuperX/SX family switches knowing it is IPv6-capable hardware today, and that future separately priced software upgrades will support IPv6 routing and advanced IPv6 features tomorrow.
The new IPv6-capable FastIron SuperX/SX family switches enable network managers to future-proof the network to support IPv6. These high performance, IPv6-ready platforms deliver security, convergence, and complete IPv4/IPv6 visibility using embedded sFlow for a robust edge-to-core IPv6 solution. Migration to IPv6 is inevitable. By starting early with the deployment of IPv6-capable hardware, the transition can be more controlled and less disruptive to
the network.
CONFIGURATION ALTERNATIVES
The FastIron SuperX/SX family of switches is optimized for flexibility with upgradeability for PoE, redundant management, switch fabric and power, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Available in three chassis models, the scalable FastIron SuperX/SX family helps enterprises and service providers reduce costs and gain the operational benefits of a common operating system, a shared interface, and common power supply modules.
The FastIron SuperX
•8 Interface slots
•Up to 192 Class 3 PoE ports
•N+1 system power redundancy
•N+1 PoE power redundancy
The FastIron SX 800
•8 interface slots
•Up to 192 Class 3 PoE ports
•N+1 system power redundancy
•N+1 PoE power redundancy
•Management redundancy
•Fabric redundancy
The FastIron SX 1600
•Up to N+3 system power redundancy
•Up to N+3 PoE power redundancy
•Up to 384 Class 3 PoE ports
•Up to 36 10GbE ports
•Management redundancy
•Fabric redundancy
Primary Features and Benefits
Solution Designed for High-Quality and Reliable Network Convergence
The FastIron SuperX/SX family provides a scalable, secure, low-latency, and fault- tolerant infrastructure for cost-effective integration of VoIP, video, wireless access, and high-performance data onto a common network. The system architecture features a scalable and resilient PoE design and a low-latency, cell-based switch fabric with intelligent traffic management to ensure reliable and high-quality VoIP service. A rich suite of security features, including policy-based access control, IP source guard, dynamic ARP inspection, and DHCP snooping, work in unison to control network access and shield the network from internal and external threats. The FastIron SuperX/SX family establishes a new class of convergence-ready solutions, enabling organizations to implement a secure, reliable, scalable, and high-quality infrastructure for total network convergence.
Resilient Power Distribution and
Consumption in Support of Green
Initiatives
The FastIron SuperX/SX family features a unique power distribution design for the system and PoE power. The chassis are designed with independent systems and PoE power subsystems. This design achieves optimal power operation and configuration, reducing the equipment and ongoing costs, in comparison to
