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IBM Ethernet s-series Switch

High-performance, intelligent IBM Ethernet Switches for total network convergence

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Product characteristics
Product Number IBM Ethernet Switch B08S (4003-S08)
IBM Ethernet Switch B16S (4003-S16)
Management modules
2 Management modules slots on the B08S and B16S
  • IPv4 Management module
  • IPv4 Management module with 2-port 10 GbE (XFP)
  • IPv6 Management module with 2-port 10 GbE (XFP)
Switch Fabric modules 2 Switch Fabric module slots on the B08S and B16S
Interface modules
8 Interface module slots on the B08S
16 Interface module slots on the B16S
  • IPv4 24-port 10/100/1000 MbE POE capable Interface module (RJ45)
  • IPv4 24-port 100/1000 MbE Interface module (SFP)
  • IPv4 2-port 10 GbE Interface module (XFP)
  • IPv6 24-port 10/100/1000 MbE POE capable Interface module (RJ45)
  • IPv6 24-port 100/1000 MbE Interface module (SFP)
IPv6 2-port 10 GbE Interface module (XFP)
Interface types
  • 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port with RJ45 connector
  • 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port with SFP connector
  • 10 Gbps Ethernet port with XFP connector
Transceivers Choice of SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) transceivers for 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports with SFP connector and optical monitoring capabilities:
  • 1000BASE-T SFP Copper, 1 Gbps up to 100 m over CAT5 or higher cabling, RJ-45 connector
  • 1000BASE-SX 850 nm SFP optic, 1 Gbps up to 550 m over multi-mode fiber, LC connector
  • 1000BASE-LX 1310 nm SFP optic, 1 Gbps up to 10 km over single-mode fiber, LC connector
  • 1000BASE-LHA 1550 nm SFP optic, 1 Gbps up to 70 km over single-mode fiber, LC connector
  • 100BASE-FX 1310 nm SFP optic, 100 Mbps up to 2 km over multi-mode fiber, LC connector (no optical monitoring capability)
Choice of XFP transceivers for 10 Gbps Ethernet ports with XFP connector and optical monitoring included:
  • 10GBASE-SR 850 nm XFP optic, 10 Gbps up to 300 m over multi-mode fiber, LC connector
  • 10GBASE-LR 1310 nm XFP optic, 10 Gbps up to 10 km over single-mode fiber, LC connector
  • 10GBASE-ER 1550 nm XFP optic, 10 Gbps up to 40 km over single-mode fiber, LC connector
  • 10GBASE-CX4 XFP copper, 10 Gbps up to 15 m over CX4 grade copper, CX4 connector
Power supplies System (SYS) power supplies:
  • 2 SYS power supply bays on the B08S
  • 4 SYS power supply bays on the B16S
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power supplies:
  • 2 PoE power supply bays on the B08S
  • 4 PoE power supply bays on the B16S
Fans 1 fan tray on the B08S
2 fan assemblies on the B16S
Hot-swappable components SFP/XFP transceivers, power supplies, fan tray/assemblies, Switch Fabric modules, Management modules, Interface modules
Non-rack support Non-rack installation is not supported.
Operating systems supported* Brocade IronWare® R05.0.00 or greater in all s-series systems
Fibre optic cable Fibre optic cables are required and are available in various lengths in single-mode and multi-mode formats
Power cords Power cords are not included and must be specified at time of order.
Warranty One year; warranty service upgrades are available
Optional features
  • IPv4 Full Layer 3 Premium Activation
  • IPv6 Full IPv4 Layer 3 Premium Activation
  • IPv6 Full IPv6 Layer 3 Premium Activation

Physical characteristics
Height B08S = 26.3 cm (6 RU)
B16S = 62.2 cm (14 RU)
Width B08S = 44.5 cm
B16S = 44.5 cm
Depth B08S = 43.8 cm
B16S = 43.8 cm
Weight (Fully Loaded) B08S = 31 kg
B16S = 88.6 kg
Power Supply AC Specifications 1,200 W System (SYS) Power Supply:
  • 100 - 240 VAC
  • 50 - 60 Hz
  • Max Watts (Output): 1,200 W
  • Max Watts (Input): 1,428 W
1,250 W Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power Supply:
  • 100 - 240 VAC
  • 50 - 60 Hz
  • Max Watts (Output): 1,250 W
  • Max Watts (Input): 1,388 W
2,500 W Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power Supply:
  • 200 - 240 VAC
  • 50 - 60 Hz
  • Max Watts (Output): 2,500 W
  • Max Watts (Input): 2,775 W
Power Supply AC Maximum Thermal Output (BTU/HR)
  • 1,200 W System (SYS) Power Supply: 4,874 BTU/Hr
  • 1,250 W Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power Supply: 4,736 BTU/Hr
  • 2,500 W Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power Supply: 9,471 BTU/Hr

Technical specifications (Note: Support varies based on product configuration)
Performance Packet Routing Performance (Full Duplex)
B08S = 348 million pps
B16S = 646 million pps
Fabric performance Switch Fabric Capacity
B08S = 600 Gbps
B16S = 1080 Gbps
Data forwarding capacity Data Forwarding Capacity
B08S = 464 Gbps
B16S = 848 Gbps
Standards Compliance
  • IEEE 802.3 10Base-T
  • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX
  • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-FX
  • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-LX
  • IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX/LX
  • IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T
  • IEEE 802.3ae 10-Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
  • IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
  • IEEE 802.1d Ethernet Bridging
  • IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges
  • IEEE 802.1p/q VLAN Tagging
  • IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree
  • IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
  • IEEE 802.1X Port-based Network Access Control
  • IEEE 802.1Q Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
  • IEEE 802.3 MAU MIB (RFC 2239)
  • IEEE 802.3AB LLDP
RFC compliance
Protocol Support
  • DNS Client
  • RFC 1812 IP Requirements
  • RFC 2338 VRRP
  • VRRPE (Foundry VRRP Enhanced)
  • PVST/PVST+/PVRST
BGPv4
  • RFC 1269 BGP-3 MIB
  • RFC 1657 BGP-4 MIB
  • RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions
  • RFC 1771 BGP-4
  • RFC 1965 BGP-4 Confederations
  • RFC 1997 Communities Attribute
  • RFC 2385 TCP MD5
  • Authentication of BGP Session
  • RFC 2439 Route Flap Dampening
  • RFC 2796 Route Reflection
  • RFC 2842 BGP4 Capabilities Advertisement
  • RFC 2918 Route Refresh Capability
OSPF
  • RFC 1583 and 2328 OSPF v2
  • RFC 1587 OSPF NSSA Option
  • RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions
  • RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow
  • RFC 1850 OSPF Traps
  • RFC 1850 OSPF v2 MIB
  • RFC 2154 OSPF w/Digital Signatures (Password, MD-5)
  • RFC 2178 OSPF v2
  • RFC 2370 OSPF Opaque LSA Option
RIP
  • RFC 1058 RIP v1
  • RFC 1723 RIP v2
IP Multicast
  • RFC 1112 IGMP
  • RFC 2236 IGMP v2
  • RFC 3376 IGMP v3
  • IGMP Proxy
  • DVMRP v3-07
  • RFC 1075 DVMRP
  • RFC 1122 Host Extensions
  • RFC 1256 ICMP Router
Discovery Protocol
  • PIM-DM v1
  • RFC 2362 PIM-SM
  • PIM-SSM General Routing Protocols
  • RFC 768 UDP
  • RFC 783 TFTP
  • RFC 791 IP
  • RFC 792 ICMP
  • RFC 793 TCP
  • RFC 826 ARP
  • RFC 854 TELNET
  • RFC 894 IP over Ethernet
  • RFC 903 RARP
  • RFC 906 TFTP Bootstrap
  • RFC 1027 Proxy ARP
  • RFC 1519 CIDR
  • RFC 1541 and 2131 DHCP
  • RFC 1591 DNS (client)
  • RFC 1812 General Routing
  • RFC 2338 VRRP
Quality of Service (QoS)
  • MAC Address Mapping to Priority Queue
  • ACL Mapping to Priority Queue
  • ACL Mapping to ToS/DSCP
  • ACL Mapping and Marking of ToS/DSCP
  • DiffServ Support
  • QoS Queue Management Using Weighted Round Robin (WRR), Strict Priority (SP), and a combination of WRR and SP
Management and control
  • RFC 1157 SNMPv1
  • RFC 1191 Path MTU Discovery
  • RFC 951 BootP
  • RFC 1542 BootP Extensions
  • RFC 1493 Bridge MIB
  • RFC 1215 SNMP Generic Traps
  • RFC 1354 IP Forwarding MIB
  • RFC 1573 SNMP MIB II
  • RFC 1757 RMON Groups 1,2,3,9
  • RFC 1905, 1906 SNMPv2c
  • RFC 2030 SNTP
  • RFC 2068 HTTP
  • RFC 2818 HTTPS
  • RFC 2138 RADIUS
  • RFC 2571 Architecture Describing SNMP Framework
  • RFC 3176 sFlow®
  • RFC 3411 SNMPv3 Framework
  • RFC 2570 SNMPv3 Intro to Framework
  • RFC 3412 SNMPv3 Processing
  • RFC 3414 SNMPv3 USM
  • RFC 2574 SNMPv3 User-based Security Model (USM)
  • RFC 2573 SNMPv3 Applications
  • RFC 2575 SNMP View-based Access Control Model SNMP (VACM)
  • RFC 3415 SNMPv3VACM
  • RFC 1643 Ethernet-like Interface MIB
  • RFC 1354 IP Forwarding Table MIB
  • RFC 1213 MIB-II
  • RFC 1516 Repeater MIB
  • RFC 1724 RIPv2 MIB
  • RFC 2572 SNMP Message Processing and Dispatching
  • ANSI TIA 1057 LLDP-MED
  • TACACS+ v1.78
  • MRP (Metro Ring Protocol)
  • UDLD (Uni-directional Link Detection)
  • IGMP Snooping
  • Dynamic Filters and VLAN assignment
  • CDP and FDP
  • Configuration Logging
System Management
  • IronView® Network Manager (INM) Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  • Embedded Web Management GUI
  • Industry Standard Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • SNMP v1, v2c, v3
  • RMON
  • IBM Tivoli® Netcool®/OMNIbus
Element Security Options
  • AAA
  • RADIUS
  • Secure Shell (SSH v2)
  • Secure Copy (SCP v2)
  • HTTPs
  • TACACS/TACACS+
  • Username/Password (Challenge and Response)
  • Bi-level Access Mode (Standard and EXEC Level)
  • Protection against Denial of Service attacks, such as TCP SYN or Smurf Attacks

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