Supported Full Layer 3 Features - Brocade Communications Systems PowerConnect B-FCXs Release Note

Supported full Layer 3 features

Full Layer 3 software images include all of the management, security, system, Layer 2, base Layer 3 and
edge Layer 3 features listed in the previous tables, plus the features listed in Table 10 .
NOTE: Full Layer 3 features are supported in the FastIron (hardware) models listed in Table 10. These
features are also supported with software-based licensing. For details, refer to the chapter "Software-
based Licensing" in the FastIron Configuration Guide.
Table 10 Supported full Layer 3 features
Category and description
Active host routes
Anycast RP
BGP4 graceful restart
BGP4
Distance Vector Multicast Routing
Protocol (DVMRP) V2 (RFC 1075)
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) V1,
V2, and V3 (for multicast routing scenarios)
ICMP Redirect messages
IGMP V3 fast leave (for routing)
IPv4 point-to-point GRE IP tunnels
IPv6 Layer 3 forwarding
IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels in hardware
IronWare Software Release 07.2.00a for Brocade FastIron switches
Release Notes v 1.0
1
1
FESX-PREM FCX
FSX-PREM
FSX 800-PREM
FSX 1600-PREM
Yes (6,000) Yes (16,000)
Yes No
Yes (FSX 800 Yes (ADV
and FSX 1600 models in a
only) stack)
Yes Yes (ADV
models)
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
(IPv6 devices
only)
Yes No
Yes No
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