As the popularity of value-added triple-play and IPTV services such as Network Personal Video Recorder (Network PVR) and Video On Demand (VoD) soars, service providers need to future-proof their network to be 10 GbE-ready near the access nodes and capable of speeds beyond 10 GbE in the aggregation and backbone layers. For Fiber To the Home (FTTH) offerings, this requires compact nodes that can scale as high as 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps to each consumer.

To meet these needs, Brocade MLX routers provide high-density 10 GbE interfaces along with wire-speed performance and the ability to form multiport, multislot trunks over multiple 10 GbE ports—to go beyond 10 GbE speeds. The low-latency, and advanced Quality of Service (QoS) system architecture, along with wire-speed performance, make them ideal for deployment of bandwidth-intensive services that are required in triple-play networks.

In addition, service providers are increasingly locating access devices closer to residential subscribers in an effort to increase the amount of bandwidth to each user. The location of a large number of such access devices also increases the need for efficient aggregation. The NetIron CES 2000 Series features compact 1U switches that support Provider Bridge/Provider Backbone Bridge technologies. With up to 48 ports of 1 GbE fiber and two ports of 10 GbE in a compact platform, the NetIron CES 2000 can be used for efficient and scalable FTTx deployments with rich multicast-based services.

• Data Sheets

  • Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch (733.1 KB)

  • Brocade MLX Series Routers (1001.8 KB)

  • Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series (914.3 KB)

  • Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series (1.1 MB)

  • Brocade NetIron XMR 4000, 8000, 16000, 32000 (1002.6 KB)

  • Brocade Premier And Premier-Plus Support – Service Provider (618.5 KB)

• Solution Briefs

  • Routing Solutions for Service Providers (807.3 KB)

• Success Stories

  • Veracity Networks: Building a World-Class Network with a Local Touch (1067.4 KB)

• Technical Briefs

  • High Scalability, Future-Proof IPTV Delivery in Telco Networks (279.6 KB)

• White Papers

  • The Business Case for the Brocade Carrier Ethernet IP Solution in a Metro Network (198.6 KB)