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Brocade MLX Series

The Brocade MLX Series of advanced routers delivers unprecedented scale and performance, high reliability, and cost-saving operational efficiency for the world’s most demanding service provider and enterprise networks.

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Brocade MLX Series routers are designed to enable cloud-optimized networks by providing industry-leading 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10 GbE, and 1 GbE wire-speed density; rich IPv4, IPv6, Multi-VRF, MPLS, and Carrier Ethernet capabilities; and advanced Layer 2 switching.

Built with a state-of-the-art, sixth-generation architecture and terabit-scale switch fabrics, the Brocade MLX Series has a proven heritage with more than 9000 routers deployed worldwide. Internet Service Providers (ISPs), transit networks, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), hosting providers, and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) rely on these routers to meet skyrocketing traffic requirements and reduce the cost per bit. By leveraging the Brocade MLX Series, mission-critical data centers can support more traffic, achieve greater virtualization, and provide high-value cloud-based services using less infrastructure—thereby simplifying operations and reducing costs. Moreover, the Brocade MLX Series can reduce complexity in large campus networks by collapsing core and aggregation layers, as well as providing connectivity between sites using MPLS/VPLS.

The Brocade MLX Series includes existing Brocade MLX Routers with up to 7.68 Tbps of routing capacity and the Brocade MLXe Routers with up to 15.36 Tbps of routing capacity. All chassis types provide an astounding 4.8 billion pps routing performance and feature data center-efficient rear exhaust. Both models are available in 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-slot chassis, and deliver up to 256 10 GbE, 1536 1 GbE, 64 OC-192, or 256 OC-48 ports in a single system.

A 2-port 100 GbE module will provide wire-speed connectivity over both ports in the Brocade MLXe, wire-speed connectivity over a single port in Brocade MLX Routers using the cost-saving Ports on Demand (PoD) feature, and enable the industry's first multi-terabit trunks. Brocade MLX and Brocade NetIron XMR modules can be utilized in the Brocade MLXe model chassis, protecting network investments. All of the Brocade MLX Series routers help reduce power and cooling costs with the lowest power consumption and heat dissipation in their class.

Designed for non-stop networking, the Brocade MLX Series features Multi-Chassis Trunking (MCT), which provides more than 30 Tbps of dual-chassis bandwidth, full active/active routing links, and uninterrupted traffic flow in the event of node failover. Organizations can achieve high resiliency through fully redundant switch fabrics, management modules, power supplies, and cooling systems. And to further ensure network and application availability, the Brocade IronWare operating system features hitless management failover and software upgrades.

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Hurricane Electric Remains Ahead of the IPv6 Curve with Brocade 264.549
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MLX Series Resources

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This guide describes the software features and the CLI commands used to configure the Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron Family devices.

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This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing.

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This guide describes the debug commands for the Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR.

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This guide describes the Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Series Routers. It provides procedures for installing the interface modules, power supplies, and other components of the router. It also includes some basic software installation and configuration information to get the routers up and running.

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This document contains updates to the Multi-Service IronWare r05.2.xx product manuals. These updates include document fixes and changes convering new features.

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This document details instructions for upgrading Brocade MLX series and NetIron Family products.

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This document contains the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects that are supported on devices.

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Brocade and Crossbeam offer a cost-efficient network security solution that consolidates data centers, enabling scalability while meeting growing performance demands.

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Brocade and Check Point deliver a cost-effective, scalable networking and security solution with application optimization, unmatched simplicity, and industry-leading performance.

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Describes a joint Brocade-Occam Networks solution for lowering costs in provider networks while providing turn-key services to generate new revenue opportunities with a Brocade multiplay solution.

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C.R. England increases network bandwidth and eliminates single points of failure by standardizing on Brocade for a scalable, high-performance network infrastructure.

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Metro service provider SpringNet upgrades its Brocade network infrastructure to boost capacity, improve services delivery, and generate new revenue streams

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Veracity Networks leverages a highly scalable and reliable network from Brocade to increase its high-value commercial customer base while meeting voice, video, and data service demands of residential customers

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Provides a high level overview of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) WAN PHY defined in the IEEE 802.3ae standard.

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Recently, there has been an increasing interest in deploying IPTV services among telecom operators who provide broadband access services to residential subscribers. This paper details the Brocade solution for delivering IPTV service in telco networks.

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Advanced routers and switches from Brocade enable highly scalable designs for the eventual convergence of voice and data infrastructure that can deliver new multimedia services.

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Service providers are looking for new ways to produce incremental revenue by providing Carrier-Grade Ethernet services, business VPNs, and Internet connectivity. Using a Layer 2 architecture at the very edge of a metro network provides a simple, low-cost solution. One such protocol that offers a solution is MRP. This document explains the operation and benefits of MRP

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In order to truly align the enterprise infrastructure strategy with business requirements, organizations must be free to choose the solutions that best meet their unique needs and based upon open standards, not proprietary, closed systems.

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The Brocade MLXe multiservice IP/MPLS routers, part of the Brocade One network architecture, reflect the Brocade imperative of unmatched simplicity, optimized applications, non-stop networking, and investment protection in delivering customer solutions.

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An overview of Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) and Virtual Leased Line (VLL) and Brocade solutions for deploying them.

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The ability to transport Ethernet over different transport technologies raises the exciting proposition of Ethernet services not only in campus or metro networks but also at a global level.