Brocade ICX 6650 ICX6650-32-ADV Data Sheet

Product codes
ICX6650-32-ADV
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DATA SHEET
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HIGHLIGHTS
• Provides a 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) 
switch for the aggregation and small core 
layers in campus environments and for 
Top-of-Rack (ToR) deployments in 
high-performance data centers
• Delivers industry-leading 10 GbE density 
in a 1U fixed switch form factor, saving 
valuable rack space
• Offers flexible Ports on Demand (PoD) 
licensing for seamless scalability
• Provides a low-latency, cut-through, 
non-blocking architecture—ideal for the 
campus aggregation and small core 
layers, as well as data center HPC, 
high-frequency trading, iSCSI storage, and 
real-time application environments
• Delivers superior value by incorporating 
enterprise-grade advanced features such 
as VRRPe, BGP, robust IPv6 support, and 
Multi-Chassis Trunking (MCT) at no cost
• Provides highly efficient AC or DC  
power and cooling with front-to-back  
or back-to-front airflow and automatic 
fan-speed adjustment
High-Density 10 GbE Fixed Switch 
for Campus Aggregation and  
Top-of-Rack Deployment
At the same time, data centers are also 
expanding as the demand for data and 
storage continues to grow exponentially. 
Moreover, requirements such as application 
convergence, non-stop operation, scalability, 
high availability, and power efficiency are 
placing even greater demands on the 
network infrastructure. 
Part of the Brocade ICX family of Ethernet 
switches for campus LAN and classic 
Ethernet data center environments, the 
Brocade ICX 6650 Switch is a 1U high-
performance, high-availability, and high-
density 10/40 GbE solution that meets the 
needs of business-sensitive campus 
deployments and High-Performance 
Computing (HPC) environments. With 
industry-leading price/performance and a 
low-latency, cut-through, non-blocking 
architecture, the Brocade ICX 6650 provides 
a cost-effective, robust solution for the most 
demanding deployments.
BROCADE
ICX 6650  
SWITCH 
Today’s campus environments are migrating 
to 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) as 
enterprises rapidly adopt applications such 
as high-definition video for collaboration 
and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), which 
drive the need for resilient, high-bandwidth 
enterprise access networks. To meet these 
challenges, campus network solutions must 
provide a broad set of capabilities—including 
higher levels of performance, reliability, 
security, Quality of Service (QoS), and Total 
Cost of Ownership (TCO). The advanced 
Layer 3 functionality on the Brocade
®
 ICX
®
 
6650 Switch has a rich campus feature set, 
making it the lead campus aggregation and 
small core switch among the Brocade ICX 
family of Ethernet switches for campus LAN 
environments. In addition to a rich Layer 3 
feature set, the Brocade ICX 6650 also 
supports Multi-Chassis Trunking (MCT)  
and is an integral part of the Brocade 
HyperEdge
®
 Architecture for campus LANs. 
DATA CENTER