Brocade FCX-2XG Data Sheet
cameras, and wireless access points.
The switches are compatible with industry-
standard VoIP equipment as well as legacy
IP phones.
The switches are compatible with industry-
standard VoIP equipment as well as legacy
IP phones.
These switches support the emerging PoE
Plus (PoE+) standard (802.3at) to provide
up to 30 watts of power to each device.
This high-powered solution simplifies wiring
for next-generation solutions such as video
conferencing phones, pan/tilt surveillance
cameras, and 802.11n wireless access
points. The PoE capability reduces the
number of power receptacles and power
adapters while increasing reliability and
wiring flexibility.
Plus (PoE+) standard (802.3at) to provide
up to 30 watts of power to each device.
This high-powered solution simplifies wiring
for next-generation solutions such as video
conferencing phones, pan/tilt surveillance
cameras, and 802.11n wireless access
points. The PoE capability reduces the
number of power receptacles and power
adapters while increasing reliability and
wiring flexibility.
The 24-port Brocade FCX PoE model can
supply full Class 3 (15.4 watts) or full PoE+
(30 watts) power to every port, and the 48-
port model can supply full Class 3 power to
every port or full PoE+ power to 26 ports.
The switches can power a combination of
PoE and PoE+ devices while staying within
the switches’ 820-watt power budget.
supply full Class 3 (15.4 watts) or full PoE+
(30 watts) power to every port, and the 48-
port model can supply full Class 3 power to
every port or full PoE+ power to 26 ports.
The switches can power a combination of
PoE and PoE+ devices while staying within
the switches’ 820-watt power budget.
Plug-and-Play Operations
for Powered Devices
The Brocade FCX Series supports the IEEE
802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
and ANSI TIA 1057 Link Layer Discovery
Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)
standards that enable organizations to deploy
interoperable multivendor solutions for Unified
Communications (UC).
802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
and ANSI TIA 1057 Link Layer Discovery
Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)
standards that enable organizations to deploy
interoperable multivendor solutions for Unified
Communications (UC).
Configuring IP endpoints such as VoIP phones
can be a complex task requiring manual and
time-consuming configuration. LLDP and
LLDP-MED address this challenge, providing
a standard, open method for configuring,
discovering, and managing network
infrastructure. The LLDP protocols help reduce
operational costs by simplifying and automating
network operations. For example, LLDP-MED
provides an open protocol for configuring
can be a complex task requiring manual and
time-consuming configuration. LLDP and
LLDP-MED address this challenge, providing
a standard, open method for configuring,
discovering, and managing network
infrastructure. The LLDP protocols help reduce
operational costs by simplifying and automating
network operations. For example, LLDP-MED
provides an open protocol for configuring
Quality of Service (QoS), security policies,
Virtual LAN (VLAN) assignments, PoE power
levels, and service priorities.
Virtual LAN (VLAN) assignments, PoE power
levels, and service priorities.
INCREASED FLEXIBILITY
AND SCALABILITY
The Brocade FCX Series provides a
wide range of flexibility and scalability
advantages for dynamic and growing
enterprise networks.
wide range of flexibility and scalability
advantages for dynamic and growing
enterprise networks.
Simplified, High-Performance,
High-Availability Stacking
Leveraging Brocade IronStack technology,
up to eight Brocade FCX Series switches
can be stacked into a single logical switch,
providing simple and robust expandability
for future growth at the network edge.
This stacked switch has only a single IP
address to simplify management. When
new members are added to the stack, they
automatically inherit the stack’s existing
configuration file, enabling true plug-and-
play network expansion.
up to eight Brocade FCX Series switches
can be stacked into a single logical switch,
providing simple and robust expandability
for future growth at the network edge.
This stacked switch has only a single IP
address to simplify management. When
new members are added to the stack, they
automatically inherit the stack’s existing
configuration file, enabling true plug-and-
play network expansion.
Brocade stacking technology delivers high
availability, performing real-time state
synchronization across the stack and
enabling instantaneous hitless failover to
a standby controller, if the master stack
controller fails. In addition, organizations
can use hot-insertion/removal of stack
members to avoid interrupting service.
availability, performing real-time state
synchronization across the stack and
enabling instantaneous hitless failover to
a standby controller, if the master stack
controller fails. In addition, organizations
can use hot-insertion/removal of stack
members to avoid interrupting service.
Brocade FCX-S switch models offer two
dedicated full-duplex 16 Gbps stacking
ports that provide 64 Gbps of stacking
bandwidth, essentially eliminating the need
to work around inter-switch bottlenecks
(see Figure 1). These dedicated stacking
ports free up the 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) ports for high-speed connectivity to
the aggregation or core layers—providing
maximum flexibility in a compact access
switch. Additionally, all Brocade FCX Series
dedicated full-duplex 16 Gbps stacking
ports that provide 64 Gbps of stacking
bandwidth, essentially eliminating the need
to work around inter-switch bottlenecks
(see Figure 1). These dedicated stacking
ports free up the 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) ports for high-speed connectivity to
the aggregation or core layers—providing
maximum flexibility in a compact access
switch. Additionally, all Brocade FCX Series
Figure 1.
Brocade FCX Series switches can be
stacked into a single logical switch and
then redundantly connected to the
aggregation layer using aggregated
10 GbE ports.
stacked into a single logical switch and
then redundantly connected to the
aggregation layer using aggregated
10 GbE ports.
Brocade FCX
Series Switches
Stacked in a
Logical Switch
Dual-Aggregated
10 GbE Ports
64 Gbps
Stacking
Performance
Aggregation
Layer
POWER OVER ETHERNET PLUS
In 2003, PoE became a standard with the
approval of IEEE 802.3af, eliminating the
need to have separate LAN cables for
data and electrical cables for power.
Class 3 PoE switches can deliver up to
15.4 watts of power across each port,
providing converged power and data to
devices such as VoIP phones, surveillance
cameras, and wireless access points.
approval of IEEE 802.3af, eliminating the
need to have separate LAN cables for
data and electrical cables for power.
Class 3 PoE switches can deliver up to
15.4 watts of power across each port,
providing converged power and data to
devices such as VoIP phones, surveillance
cameras, and wireless access points.
While 15.4 watts of power is sufficient
for many devices, PoE+ is an emerging
standard (802.3at) that leverages
modern CAT5e cabling to provide 30
watts of power per port—enabling
higher-powered next-generation campus
convergence devices such as wireless
802.11n access points, video
conferencing phones, and pan/tilt
surveillance cameras. Moreover, PoE+
is backward compatible with 802.3af
PoE, and Brocade FCX Series switches
can use LLDP to negotiate port settings
dynamically.
for many devices, PoE+ is an emerging
standard (802.3at) that leverages
modern CAT5e cabling to provide 30
watts of power per port—enabling
higher-powered next-generation campus
convergence devices such as wireless
802.11n access points, video
conferencing phones, and pan/tilt
surveillance cameras. Moreover, PoE+
is backward compatible with 802.3af
PoE, and Brocade FCX Series switches
can use LLDP to negotiate port settings
dynamically.