Brocade ICX 6430 ICX6430-48 Data Sheet

DATA SHEET

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BROCADE 

ICX 6430 

AND 6450 

SWITCHES 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Offers enterprise-class stackable 

switching at an entry-level price, allowing 
organizations to buy what they need now 
and easily scale as demand grows and 
new technologies emerge

• Delivers unprecedented feature/

price value for enterprise applications, 
including Unified Communications (UC)
and mobility, with 10 Gigabit Ethernet 
(GbE) and PoE/PoE+

• Provides unmatched availability for low-

cost switching with redundant uplink/
stacking ports, hitless stacking failover, 
and configurable power redundancy

• Simplifies network operations and

protects investments with Brocade 
HyperEdge

™

 technology

*

, enabling  

single-point network lifecycle 
management and advanced services 
sharing across a heterogeneous stack 

• Includes the Brocade Assurance

®

 Limited 

Lifetime Warranty and three years of 
technical support 

Enterprise-Class Stackable 

Switching at an Entry-Level Price

Today’s organizations expect their 
enterprise campus LANs to deliver more 
services to more users at a lower cost. 
These services include next-generation 
business applications as well as anytime, 
anywhere access for mobile devices.  
At the same time, campus LANs must  
be able to scale easily to meet future 
demands and efficiently evolve within
dynamic business environments.

Brocade

®

 ICX

™

 6430 and 6450 Switches 

provide enterprise-class stackable LAN 
switching solutions to meet the growing 
demands of campus networks. Designed 
for small to medium-size enterprises, 
branch offices, and distributed campuses,
these intelligent, scalable edge switches 
deliver enterprise-class functionality at an 
affordable price—without compromising  
on performance and reliability. The  
Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 are available 

in 24- and 48-port 10/100/1000 Mbps 
models and 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or  
10 GbE dual-purpose uplink/stacking ports 
(see Figure 1)—with or without IEEE 802.3af
Power over Ethernet (PoE) and 802.3at
Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)—to support
enterprise edge networking, wireless 
mobility, and IP communications.

BUILT FOR MAXIMUM  

COST-EFFICIENCY AND  

INVESTMENT PROTECTION 

With Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches, 
organizations can buy only what they  
need today and easily scale user  
ports and services as their network 
requirements evolve. Brocade offers 
maximum investment protection through 
flexible software licensing options that  
bring advanced services and performance 
to lower-cost ports.

ENTERPRISE  

LAN SWITCHING 

The Brocade One

™

 strategy helps 

simplify networking infrastructures 
through innovative technologies and 
solutions. The Brocade ICX 6430 and 
6450 Switches support this strategy by 
enabling unmatched simplicity and the 
best feature/price value while ensuring 
scalability to meet future needs.