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Brocade TurboIron 24X Switch

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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