The Brocade TurboIron 24X switch is a compact, high-performance, high-availability, and high-density 10/1 GbE dual-speed solution that meets mission-critical data center top-of-Rack and High-Performance Cluster Computing (HPCC) requirements. An ultra-low-latency, cut-through, non-blocking architecture and low power consumption help provide a cost-effective solution for server or compute-node connectivity. |
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System Architecture
| 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports | Four 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports + 24 10 GbE/1 GbE dual-speed ports |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports | 24 10 GbE ports |
| Performance | 488 Gbps line speed full-duplex throughput 363 MPPS forwarding capacity 1.5 micro-second latency |
| Scalability | VLANs: 4000 MAC addresses: 32,000 ACLs: 2000 QoS queues per port: 8 Link aggregation: 8 links per group, 28 link groups per switch IPv4 routes 12K IGMP groups 4K |
| Maximum frame size | 9216-byte Ethernet frame |
| Data traffic types | Unicast, multicast, and broadcast IP traffic |
| Media types | RJ45 1000 BASE-T copper (Cat6, Cat6a/7) SFP+ LR SMF 10 km reach SFP+ SR MMF short reach SFP+ USR MMF ultra-short reach Direct attached SFP+ copper (Twinax) |
| Licensing options | IronWare Advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 feature set (included) |
Management
| Supported management software | SSHv2, SNMPv1/v3, Telnet; IronView Network Manager (INM); RADIUS |
| Management access | One 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ-45) port and one DB9 serial console port |
| Diagnostics | POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics |
Mechanical
| Enclosure | Port to non-port side airflow; 1U; 17.1-inch EIA-compliant; power from non-port side |
| Size | Width: 435.0 mm (17.1 in.) Height: 42.8 mm (1.7 in.) Depth: 393.7 mm (15.5 in.) |
| System weight | 6.0 kg (13.2 lb.) with one power supply, without transceivers 7.4 kg (16.3 lb.) with two power supplies, without transceivers |
Environmental
| Temperature | Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Non-operating: -25°C to 70°C (-23°F to 158°F) |
| Humidity | Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing Non-operating: 5% to 80% non-condensing |
| Operating noise | 65 dB |
| Altitude | Operating: Up to 9842 feet (3000 meters) Storage: Up to 9842 feet (3000 meters) |
| Shock | IEC 68-2-29 |
| Vibration | IEC 68-2-36, IEC 68-2-6 |
| CO2 emissions | 0.65 kg per year (with 24 ports of 10 GbE and four ports of GbE at 0.42 kg/kWh) 2.2 kg per Gbps per year |
| Airflow | Maximum: 36.4 CFM Nominal (65% speed): 23.5 CFM |
| Heat dissipation | 600 BTU/hour |
Power
| Power | Maximum power output: 300 watts per power supply Maximum power consumption: 176 watts per 24 10 GbE ports (7.3 watts per 10 GbE port) |
| Input voltage | 100 to 250 VAC nominal |
| Input line frequency | 50-60 Hz |
| Inrush current | 70 amps peak |
| Maximum current | Input current: 5 amps 1.76 amps maximum at 100 VAC 0.73 amps maximum at 240 VAC |
Regulatory Compliance
| Environment and regulatory compliance | RoHS Compliant (5 of 6) WEEE Compliant |
| Safety | EN 60950 EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products – Part 1 EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products – Part 2 IEC 950 CSA 950 UL 1950 Third Edition CAN/CS-C22.2 No. 60950-00 |
| Electromagnetic emission certification | FCC Class A (Part 15) EN 55022/CISPR-22 Class A VCCI Class A |
| Immunity | Generic EN 50082-1 |
RFC Compliance and Features
| Layer 2 | Jumbo Frame IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridging/STP IEEE 802.1p Mapping to Priority Queue IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) IEEE 802.1x Port Based Network Access Control IEEE 802.1AB LLDP IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation IEEE 802.3x Flow Control IEEE 802.3 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX/LX IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T 802.3 CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet 802.1AX Link Aggregation 802.1ad Q-in-Q MRP-I, MRP-II Topology and VLAN Groups |
| Security | Access Control Lists ACL for RP candidate AES Encryption for SSHv2, SNMPv3 Port Mirroring sFlow Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Username/Password (Challenge and Response) Bi-Level Access Mode (Standard and EXEC Level) Secure Copy (SCP) Secure Shell (SSHv2) RFC 2865 RADIUS TACACS/TACACS+ MAC filter and authentication Port MAC Security 802.1X Accounting |
| IP protocols | RFC 768 UDP RFC 783 TFTP RFC 791 IP RFC 792 ICMP RFC 793 TCP RFC 826 ARP RFC 894 IP over Ethernet RFC 903 RARP RFC 906 TFTP Bootstrap RFC 951 BootP RFC 1027 Proxy ARP RFC 1112 Host Extensions for IP Multicasting RFC 1519 CIDR RFC 1541 and 2131 DHCP RFC 1591 DNS (client) RFC 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers RFC 3768 VRRP VRRP-E (Enhanced VRRP) Brocade VSRP (Virtual Switch Routing Protocol) BGP 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 2328 OSPF v2 RFC 3101 OSPF NSSA RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow RFC 1850 OSPF v2 MIB RFC 2154 MD5 – Support RFC 3137 Stub Router Advertisement RFC 4222 Pri Treatment and Congestion Avoidance RIP RFC 1058 RIP v1 RFC 1723 RIP v2 ECMP IPv6 Host Support |
| Quality of service | Rate Limiting Traffic Shaping MAC Address Mapping to Priority Queue ACL Mapping to Priority Queue ACL Mapping to ToS/DSCP ACL Mapping and Marking of ToS/DSCP QoS Queue Management using Weighted Round Robin (WRR), Strict Priority (SP), and a combination of WRR and SP RFC 2475 An Architecture for Differentiated Services RFC 3246 An Expedited Forwarding PHB RFC 2597 Assured Forwarding PHB Group RFC 2698 A Two Rate Three Color Marker |
| Multicast | RFC 1112 IGMP RFC 2236 IGMPv2 RFC 3376 IGMPv3 IGMP Proxy RFC 1112 Host Extensions RFC 3973 PIM-DM RFC 2362 PIM-SM RFC 3618 MSDP |
| Management | Industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI) Configuration logging LLDP IronView Network Manager (INM) Integration with HP OpenView for Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, and Windows NT IEEE 802.3 MAU MIB (RFC 2239) RFC 2571 Architecture for Describing SNMP Framework RFC 951 BootP RFC 1542 BootP Extensions RFC 2131 DHCP RFC 854 TELNET Client and Server RFC 2865 RADIUS RFC 1493 Bridge MIB RFC 1643 Ethernet-like Interface MIB RFC 3176 sFlow RFC 1213 MIB-II RFC 1516 Repeater MIB RFC 1354 IP Forwarding Table MIB RFC 1757 RMON MIB RFC 2572 SNMP Message Processing and Dispatching RFC 1573 SNMP MIB II RFC 1157 SNMPv1/v2c RFC 3411 SNMPv3 Framework RFC 3412 SNMPv3 Processing RFC 3414 SNMPv3 USM RFC 2030 SNTP |
Warranty
| Brocade Assurance Limited Lifetime warranty and next business day advanced replacement |
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