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26 Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
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Router modules
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CFP optics
The 100 GbE interface module is 802.3ba compliant, supports CFP-based optics, and is
backwards-compatible with existing Brocade MLX and Brocade NetIron XMR interface modules.
This interface module requires high-speed fabric modules. 100GbE interface modules will boot in
turbo mode if all modules in the chassis are Gen-2 modules.
You must insert CFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers in each port you intend to use.
CFP-compliant transceivers provide an optical or physical medium-dependent (PMD) interface for
single- or multi-mode fiber that can be used with either the LAN physical layer (PHY) or WAN
physical layer (WAN PHY).
For a list of supported 100xGbE CFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers that are available from
Brocade, refer to the latest version of the Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet, available online in the
following location:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/Optics_DS.p
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For more information about fiber-optic transceivers and associated cabling, refer to “Installing a
fiber-optic transceiver” on page 318.
Power supply requirements for 100xGbE modules
Table 6 lists the power supply requirements for each type of router when installing 100xGbE
modules.
TABLE 6 Power supply requirements for 100xGbE modules
Router type Number of 100xGbE
modules installed
Power supply requirements (minimum required-redundancy requirements)
MLXe-4 one one 1200W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1200W PSU
one 1800W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1800W PSU
two two 1200W PSU
for 2+1 redundancy, install three 1200W PSU
one 1800W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1800W PSU
MLX-4 and
Brocade NetIron
XMR 4000
two (1x100GE) one 1200W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1200W PSU
MLXe-8 two two 1200W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU
one 1800W PSU
for 1+1 redundancy, install two 1800W PSU
three or four three 1200W PSU
for 3+1 redundancy, install four 1200W PSU
two 1800W PSU
for 2+2 redundancy, install four 1800Q PSU
Brocade NetIron
XMR 8000
four (1x100GE) two 1200W PSU
for 2+2 redundancy, install four 1200W