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all size packets. Scalable to over two billion
packets per second, the BigIron RX Series
in the industry. This advanced and scalable
design ensures the reliable deliver of all IP-
based voice, video and data applications.
proven IronWare networking software
and IronShield security, embedded sFlow
services. The BigIron RX Series enables
a user to deploy a reliable, secure and
scalable networking solution today that
is ready to accommodate tomorrow’s
applications and technologies.
PURPOSE-BUILT FEATURE SET
FOR DEMANDING NETWORKS
Industry-Leading Performance
and Scalability
The BigIron RX Series is the industry’s most
terabits per second data throughput per
system.
High-Availability Design
Redundant and resilient design ensures
high availability operation for demanding
• Redundant, hot-swappable components
– Management Module: Systems
modules with sub-second detection
and fail-over
– Switch Fabric Element Redundancy:
switch fabric module support
millisecond fail-over performance
– Hitless Management Failover (HMF):
Stateful failover ensures that the
forwarding engines on the line modules
are not impacted by a management
failover. This capability enables non-
stop packet forwarding in the event
of a management module failover.
– Redundant Power Supplies: All three
redundancy for AC and DC power
• Distributed Forwarding Architecture:
Advanced network processors, high-
performance CPU and high-speed memory
on each interface module provide for a
scalable high-performance architecture
• IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation up to
Eight Links: Scalable, cross-module
trunking provides for resilient high-
capacity connections between switches
•
provide fast service restoration in event
– Metro Ring Protocol optimized for ring
backbones
Robust Layer 3 Feature Set
Brocade IronWare
™
software suite includes
• BGPv4:
• OSPF:
• IS-IS:
adjacencies
• Brocade Direct Routing (BDR): The
forwarding information base (FIB) is
downloaded to the hardware-based
forwarding engine on each line module.
This memory can be pre-populated with
IPv6 routes for wire-speed routing
performance.
• Policy-Based Routing (PBR): Support
customizable routing policies using
access control lists (ACLs). This feature
can be used to balance network usage
by controlling the network paths for
• Comprehensive Multicast Feature Set:
Provides hardware-based support for a
number of multicast protocols including
MSDP, PIM-SM (Sparse Mode) and PIM-DM
(Dense Mode), allowing network managers
multicast applications
• VRRP and VRRPE (Enhanced VRRP):
a backup router to other network routers.
In the event of a router failure, the BigIron
RX will automatically and seamlessly
perform the tasks of the failed router.
Industry-Leading Layer 2 Features
including Spanning Tree Protocol (STP),
The BigIron RX also supports Brocade Metro
Ring Protocol (MRP) for sub-second service
restoration in ring topologies. Additionally,
the BigIron RX supports multi-instance
Feature BigIron RX-4 BigIron RX-8 BigIron RX-16 BigIron RX-32
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Switching capacity per system
Available data capacity
Total switch capacity
Packet forwarding capacity per system
768
Side-to-Side Side-to-Side Front-to-Back Front-to-Back
Power supply redundancy
SYSTEM SUMMARY
(M = Number of supplies needed for fully loaded system and N = 1 to M supply redundancy)