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Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide 23
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Router modules
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Depending on your router model, you can install up to 32 single-slot interface modules, or 16
double-slot interface modules.
Interface modules are hot-swappable, which means you can remove and replace them without
powering down the system.
NI-X-OC48X8 8 MLXe, MLX, XMR NetIron XMR/MLX 8-port OC-12/48 (STM-4/16) Packet
over SONET/SDH module interface module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Requires SFP
optics.
NI-MLX-10GX8-M 8 MLXe, MLX Brocade MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (M) module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support - requires SFPP
optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. Requires high
speed switch fabric modules
NI-MLX-10GX8-D 8 MLXe, MLX Brocade MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (D) module with
IPv4/IPv6 hardware support - requires SFPP optics.
Supports 256K IPv4 routes in FIB. Doesn't support
MPLS. Requires high speed switch fabric modules
BR-MLX-10GX8-X 8 MLXe, MLX, XMR MLXe/XMR 8-port 10-GbE (X) module with
IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support-requires SFPP
optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB. Requires high
speed switch fabric modules.
NI-MLX-1GX20-SFP 20 MLXe, MLX NetIron MLX Series 20-port FE/GE (100/1000) module
with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support - requires SFP
optics. Note: Copper SFPs are supported at 1000Mbps
only
NI-XMR-1GX20-SFP 20 XMR NetIron XMR Series 20-port FE/GE (100/1000) module
with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support - requires SFP
optics. Note: Copper SFPs are supported at 1000Mbps
only
NI-MLX-1GX20-GC 20 MLXe, MLX NetIron MLX Series 20-port 10/100/1000 copper
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support
NI-XMR-1Gx20-GC 20 XMR NetIron XMR Series 20-port 10/100/1000 copper
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support
BR-MLX-1GCX24-X 24 MLXe, MLX, XMR XMR/MLXE 24-port 1-GbE (X) Copper (RJ-45) Module.
Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.
BR-MLX-1GCX24-X-ML 24 MLXe, MLX, XMR MLX/MLXE 24-port 1-GbE (ML) Copper (RJ-45) Module.
Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. License Upgradable
to “X” scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).
BR-MLX-1GFx24-X 24 MLXe, MLX, XMR XMR/MLXE 24-port 1-GbE (X) Copper (RJ-45) Module.
Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.
BR-MLX-1GFX24-X-ML 24 MLXe, MLX, XMR MLX/MLXE 24-port 1-GbE (ML) Fiber (SFP) Module.
Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. License Upgradable
to “X” scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).
NI-MLX-1GX48-T-A 48 MLXe, MLX NetIron MLX Series 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T,
MRJ21 module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support.
Requires high speed fans NIBI-16-FAN-EXH-A on MLX-16.
TABLE 3 Interface modules for all Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR routers (Continued)
SKU Ports Supported on Description