Network planners today must increasingly extend the range of their service offerings to the edge of carrier networks. However, extending intelligence and high-touch processing capabilities to the network edge requires the ability to flexibly define and easily manage services in an efficient manner. As a result, Quality of Service (QoS), resiliency, and security are critical factors in the deployment of these Ethernet-based services.

Whether they are located at a central office or remote site, the availability of space often determines the feasibility of deploying new equipment and services within a service provider, campus, or data center environment. To meet these challenges, the Brocade® NetIron® Compact Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series is purpose-built to provide flexible, resilient, secure, and advanced Ethernet and MPLS-based services in a compact form factor.

The NetIron CES 2000 Series is a family of compact 1U, multiservice edge/aggregation switches that combine powerful capabilities with high performance and availability. The switches provide a broad set of advanced Layer 2, IPv4, and MPLS capabilities in the same device. As a result, they support a diverse set of applications in metro edge, service provider, mobile backhaul, data center, and large enterprise networks