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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 
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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RX-4, RX-8, RX-16, RX-32
RX-4, RX-8, RX-16, RX-32