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
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and NetIron
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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
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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
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