Brocade Communications Systems NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Manual page 65

You must insert XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers in each port you intend to use. XFP-compliant transceivers provide an optical or
physical medium-dependent (PMD) interface for single- or multi-mode fiber that can be used with either the LAN physical layer (PHY) or
WAN physical layer (WAN PHY).
For an up to date list of the 10 Gbps XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers that are available from Brocade, refer to the latest version of
the Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet.
For more information about fiber-optic transceivers and associated cabling, refer to
Power supply requirements for 10Gx4 interface modules
For power supply requirements for the 10Gx4 modules, refer to
8-port 10 Gbps M and D interface modules
For Brocade MLXe Series routers, the 8-port, 10 Gbps interface modules (NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D) provide eight 10
Gbps ports that support SFP+ optics. These modules contain an internal flash memory of 16 MB for local storage of CPU images, and
32 MB for local storage of FPGA images. The NI-MLX-10Gx8-M interface module supports a buffer of 3 GB buffering per module.
The NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module supports 1 GB buffering per module.
NOTE
When installing NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules, you must first upgrade the software on all interface
modules and management modules to Multi-Service IronWare software R05.0.00 or later. For more information, refer to the
Hardware Installation Notes that shipped with the modules.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-D interface modules do not support MPLS.
NOTE
NI-MLX-10Gx8-M or NI-MLX-10Gx8-D modules require high-speed switch fabric modules to operate. You can replace
switch fabric modules with high-speed switch fabric modules while the system is powered on and running. For more
information about high-speed switch fabric modules, refer to
FIGURE 11 NI-MLX-10Gx8-M and NI-MLX-10Gx8-D module faceplate
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Installation Guide
53-1004203-04
Installing a fiber-optic transceiver
Hardware specifications for Brocade MLXe Series routers
High-speed switch fabric modules
Router modules
on page 197.
on page 271.
on page 78.
65