A service provider's success depends on delivering virtually limitless levels of always-available bandwidth. In this high-stakes connectivity environment, 100 percent service delivery is the only option. The Brocade MLXe router meets these requirements by providing high-performance, highly scalable Carrier-grade Ethernet solutions that enable non-stop networking while delivering economic advantage.
Service providers face unprecedented challenges in today's market due to the convergence of access technology, such as smart mobile endpoints, and increased customer demand for rich media services to support communication and entertainment applications. This skyrocketing demand for bandwidth comes at a time when competitive market pressure is driving declining per-Mbps prices among service providers. As a result, service providers must find a way to scale to meet current service demand and still remain profitable. In addition, they must be able to scale to meet increasing bandwidth demands well into the future—without compromising application performance or uptime.
The Brocade MLXe router is purpose-built to deliver multi-terabit scalability with industry-leading 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) wire-speed density—four times that of competitive routers—at a breakthrough price. The Brocade MLXe router provides this scalability without compromising performance or service capability while supporting advanced service provider features including full IPv4 and IPv6 routing, Metro Ethernet Services, MPLS, and MPLS VPN. Moreover, the Brocade MLXe router provides the industry's first multi-terabit trunk, enabling service providers to address new service opportunities and greatly simplify operations.
The groundbreaking Brocade MLXe router leverages the technology of six generations of highly resilient service provider routers deployed in over 9,000 of the most demanding service provider networks worldwide—from IP transit, mobile backhaul, content distribution, and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) to service provider data center networks. With the Brocade MLXe router, service providers gain a highly scalable, proven Carrier Class platform designed to deliver maximum ROI.
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- Brocade MLX Series Architecture (PDF, 376 KB)
- Introducing the Brocade MLXe: Brocade's High-Density 100 Gigabit Ethernet IP/MPLS Router (PDF, 2 MB)
- Implementing Multi-Chassis Trunking on Brocade NetIron Platforms (PDF, 2.16 MB)
- Multi-Chassis Trunking for Resilient and High-Performance Network Architectures (PDF, 423 KB)
- The Business Case for the Brocade Carrier Ethernet IP Solution in a Metro Network (PDF, 199 KB)
