Highlights
- Compact 1 RU IP/MPLS/VRF-capable switch that is purpose-built for large data center and advanced Carrier Ethernet applications
- Wire-speed, non-blocking performance in all models
- Available 24-port and 48-port configurations in both 100/1000 MbE SFP (Hybrid Fiber) and 10/100/1000 MbE RJ-45 configurations to suit versatile access/aggregation deployment
- Full Layer 2 switching capabilities facilitate network resiliency
- Base Layer 3 capabilities enable routed topologies to the network edge
- Available Full Layer 3 or Metro Edge upgrade enables maximum scalability or deployment into metro networks
- MEF 9 and MEF 14 certified, with comprehensive Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities based on IEEE 802.1ag-2007 and MEF Service OAM Framework
Network planners today must expand and extend the range of services offered further into the edge of the network. This requires extending the intelligence and high-touch processing capabilities to the network edge. To do so, capabilities must exist to flexibly define and easily manage customer services in an intuitive manner. As a result, Quality of Service (QoS), resiliency and security are critical to the success in the deployment of these advanced Ethernet services.
Whether deployed from a central or remote location, availability of space often determines the feasibility of deploying new equipment and services within any environment. To meet these challenges, IBM® c-series Ethernet switches are purpose-built to offer flexible, resilient, secure and advanced services in a compact form factor.
Key features
- Advanced Carrier-Grade Ethernet services include platform capable of MPLS (VPLS, VLL), Multi-VRF, MPLS VPNs, along with Provider Bridges, Provider Backbone Bridges
- Comprehensive IPv4 unicast and multicast routing support based on the rich feature set of Brocade® Multi-Service IronWare®
- Full Layer 2 switching capabilities facilitate network resiliency include STP/RSTP/MSTP, PVST/PVST+ compatibility, Metro Ring Protocol (MRP), IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation (LACP), Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP), and jumbo frames
- Base Layer 3 capabilities enable routed topologies to the network edge; supported features include: RIP v1/v2 route announcement, static IP routes, virtual and routed interfaces, DHCP relay and VRRP
- Help optimize network traffic with Layer 2 multicast support including IGMP v1/v2/v3 snooping, MLD v1/v2 snooping, and PIM-SM snooping
- Available Full Layer 3 upgrade ensures maximum scalability with support for features such as RIPv1/v2, OSPFv2, BGP-4, IS-IS, VRRP-E, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DVMRP and PIM-SM/-DM/-SSM, and capable of Multi-VRF
- Robust Metro Edge upgrade for metro networks includes support for Provider Bridges (IEEE 802.1ad), Provider Backbone Bridges (IEEE 802.1ah), OSPFv2, IS-IS, Ethernet Service Instance (ESI) framework for managing customer service instances, Connectivity Fault Management (IEEE802.1ag) for rapid troubleshooting of Carrier Ethernet services, and capable of MPLS (VPLS, VLL), Multi-VRF, and IEEE 802.3ah Link OAM
- Advanced QoS includes eight queues per port, inbound and outbound two-rate, three-color policers, and Strict Priority, Weighted Fair Queuing, and Hybrid schedulers
- sFlow for advanced monitoring capabilities across all switch ports without impacting performance
Hardware summary
- Flexible model configurations include 24x ports of 1 GbE or 48x ports of 1 GbE with SFP and RJ-45 options and 2x 10 GbE XFP uplinks available
- The systems offers wire-speed, non-blocking performance in all configurations
- 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable 500 W AC power supplies for high availability
- Hot-swappable, resilient six-fan fan tray with sensors to automatically regulate speed
- Comprehensive hardware-based security and policies including hardware-based Layer 3 and Layer 2 ACLs (both inbound and outbound) with logging
- 64 MB of deep buffering for each 24-port 1 GbE group or 2-port 10 GbE group (64 MB to 192 MB total) excels at handling transient bursts in traffic
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