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ADVANCED CAPABILITIES FOR A 
BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
The Brocade MLX Series provides a 
wide range of capabilities to support 
advanced applications and services in the 
most demanding network environments, 
including Wide Area Network (WAN), data 
center, and campus.
The routers enable scalable and resilient 
Layer 2 Metro Ethernet services that 
comply with the Metro Ethernet Forum 
(MEF) specifications for Ethernet Private 
Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private 
Line (EVPL), and Ethernet LAN (E-LAN). 
Complementing Layer 2 Metro Ethernet 
capabilities is a powerful suite of MPLS 
capabilities and services, including  
MPLS-TE, Fast ReRoute (FRR), MPLS  
Virtual Leased Line (VLL), Virtual Private 
LAN Service (VPLS), BGP/MPLS VPNs 
(MPLS Layer 3 VPNs), and Dynamic  
Inter-VRF. Routing over VPLS provides 
Layer 3 forwarding functionality on 
the VPLS endpoints, thus simplifying 
management and operations by allowing 
a single access point for both switching 
and routing applications. This is ideal for 
inter-data center connectivity and Virtual 
Machine (VM) migration in the cloud. 
The combination of Layer 2/3 features 
and advanced MPLS capabilities enables 
the routers to function in the data 
center core and connect geographically 
distributed data centers using standards-
based technology such as VPLS. Within 
the data center, advanced network 
resiliency features, such as MCT, eliminate 
the need for spanning tree while enabling 
efficient usage of network resources 
through active-active load balancing.
DATA PRIVACY  
WITHOUT COMPROMISING 
NETWORK PERFORMANCE
The Brocade MLX 4-port 10 GbE 
IPsec module for Brocade MLXe Core 
Routers provides inline IPsec encryption 
capabilities at wire speed, ensuring data 
privacy without compromising performance 
or complicating deployment models. With 
support for four ports of 10 GbE and  
four additional ports of 1 GbE, it supports 
an industry-leading capacity of more than  
44 Gbps per half-slot module and up 
to 128 ports of 10 GbE in a single 
Brocade MLXe system. The inline ports 
for IPsec deliver unmatched performance 
by requiring no service module to be 
used, freeing up slots in the chassis to 
be used for other routing applications. 
This programmability enables one of the 
strongest cryptographic suites for IPsec—
Suite B—to be added in hardware to 
the Brocade MLXe Series. For additional 
security, the module supports IEEE 
802.1AE (MACsec), which provides  
128-bit MAC layer hop-by-hop encryption 
for Local Area Network (LAN) use cases.
SCALABLE AND INTELLIGENT 
NETWORK VISIBILITY
The Brocade MLXe Core Router provides 
visibility capabilities to non-disruptively 
and transparently tap into a production 
network with no loss in performance. It 
filters and extracts relevant network traffic 
based on the rules configured statically 
or dynamically on it. Industry-leading port 
density, low latency, high throughput, 
and scalability make the Brocade MLXe 
router a powerful solution for carrier-class 
environments. By implementing network 
visibility with Brocade MLXe routers, 
network operators can increase analytics 
into network data and traffic, process 
captured data to evaluate network and 
application conditions, and generate 
actionable metrics and reports used for 
network planning.
SIMPLIFIED SERVICE MANAGEMENT 
Delivering effective MPLS services on 
Carrier Ethernet infrastructure requires 
fast fault identification and isolation. 
The Brocade MLX Series supports MPLS 
Labeled Switch Path (LSP) ping and trace 
route features to isolate any MPLS-
related connectivity issues. In addition, 
it supports all the capabilities of IEEE 
802.1ag (Connectivity Fault Management), 
including Connectivity Check Messages, 
Loopback Message/Response, and 
LinkTrace Message/Response.
IEEE 802.1ag, in conjunction with the 
MPLS OAM features, provides the 
capabilities to monitor, isolate, and 
identify connectivity problems and reduce 
the time to repair business VPN services. 
For performance management on Carrier 
Ethernet infrastructure, the Brocade 
MLX Series supports Y.1731 to measure 
round-trip delay and jitter characteristics 
between two points in the network. To 
diagnose link layer connectivity issues, 
the routers also support the IEEE 802.3ah 
Link OAM feature.
In addition, the Brocade MLX Series 
supports standards-based sFlow traffic 
monitoring technology, which provides 
unprecedented visibility into network 
usage. Integrated into the line module 
hardware, the sFlow technology enables 
the monitoring of high-speed links without 
impacting performance.
To simplify the manageability of Ethernet 
services, the Brocade MLX Series 
leverages Brocade Network Advisor, 
an application that unifies network 
management for all Brocade products. 
Brocade Network Advisor provides the 
easy-to-use MPLS Manager, which can 
help configure, monitor, and manage 
VPLS and Virtual Leased Line (VLL) 
services across networks that are 
based on Brocade routers. In addition, 
the sFlow-based technology utilized by 
Brocade Network Advisor reduces network 
downtime with proactive monitoring, traffic 
analysis, and reporting.
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