Foundry Networks BIGIRON RX-32 Brochure & Specs

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Overview
The role of data networks in our daily lives continues to expand and
grow. Emerging needs such as application convergence, non-stop
operation, scalability and IPv6-readiness place new demands on the
network. Modern network solutions must be assessed across a wider
set of attributes than earlier generation equipment. In particular,
the network must be evaluated on merits that include performance,
reliability, scalability, quality of service, security and total cost of
ownership (TCO).
The BigIron RX Series of Layer 2/3 Ethernet switches excels in
all of these areas, enabling network designers to deploy an Ethernet
infrastructure that addresses today's requirements with a scalable
architecture designed to support network growth and evolution.
BigIron RX Series incorporates the latest advances in switch
architecture, system resilience, quality of service and switch security
in a family of modular chassis setting leading industry benchmarks
for price-performance, scalability and TCO.
Available in four chassis models, the BigIron RX Series allows
network designers to standardize on a single product family for
aggregation and backbone switching. In addition to its enterprise
role, the BigIron RX Series, with its high-density and compact
design, is an ideal IP solution for high-performance computing
RX-4, RX-8, RX-16, RX-32 RX-4, RX-8, RX-16, RX-32
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MODULAR LAYER 2/3 ETHERNET
environments and Internet Exchanges and Internet Service
Providers (IXPs and ISPs) where non-blocking, high-density
Ethernet switches are needed.
All four BigIron RX systems are designed for non-stop operation,
supporting 1:1 management module redundancy, N+1 switch
module redundancy, M+N power module redundancy and N+1
fan redundancy. Additionally, BigIron RX Series supports hitless
Layer 2 software upgrades and graceful restart routing for fast
convergence in the event of a management module failure.
At the heart of the BigIron RX architecture is an adaptive self-
routing Clos switch fabric with a virtual output queue (VOQ)
design. This non-blocking architecture is optimized for maximum
throughput and low latency for all size packets. Scalable to over
two billion packets per second, the BigIron RX Series is the most
powerful Ethernet switch family in the industry. This advanced
and scalable design ensures the reliable deliver of all IP-based voice,
video and data applications.
The BigIron RX switches ship with field-proven IronWare
networking software and IronShield security, embedded sFlow
per port, advanced Ethernet switching, IPv4/IPv6 routing and
multilayer security services. BigIron RX Series enables a user to
deploy a reliable, secure and scalable networking solution today that
is ready to accommodate tomorrow's applications and technologies.
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