SLX 9850 72-PORT 10GBE/1GBE (D) INTERFACE MODULE WITH IPV4/IPV6 HARDWARE SUPPORT

Flexible, Future-Ready Connectivity for Digital Businesses

Businesses are rapidly changing their approach to data, from how it is generated to how it is accessed, driving the need to support new devices and services. The increasing demand for data requires increasing network bandwidth, and as organizations continue to digitize and adapt to these growing IT workloads, data center and Wide Area Networks (WANs) are straining to keep pace.

These challenges stem from the prevalence of dynamic application environments, the increasing migration to cloud consumption models, the ubiquity of mobile devices, the exponential growth of 4K HD video, and the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT). Fortunately, organizations can meet this challenge while reducing costs and maximizing ROI-by leveraging a modern infrastructure solution that supports high- performance 10, 40, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) traffic with built-in flexibility and investment protection.

Industry-Leading Module Architecture to Maximize Investment Protection

Brocade® SLX® 9850 Interface Modules deliver industry-leading port density, price, and performance for 10, 40, and 100 GbE. These modules are designed with a unique 1.5U form factor that optimizes port density and line module capabilities, and an innovative direct connection to the Brocade SLX 9850 switch fabric modules. This connection removes the need for a midplane in the system, maximizing system airflow and minimizing internal signal degradation. Combined with the Brocade SLX 9850 chassis architecture, the interface module design helps optimize port density, scale, and system performance while reducing system space, power, and cooling requirements. This extensible system architecture delivers a highly reliable, carrier-class routing platform with investment protection, enabling the Brocade SLX 9850 Router to support connectivity needs today and well into the future as bandwidth, device, and application workload requirements grow.

Each interface module features multiple leading merchant silicon-based packet processors for forwarding and an Intel- based X86 CPU for control functionality. Ultra-deep packet buffers provide optimal handling of bursty traffic, enabling predictable traffic behavior for distributed application, video, wide area traffic, and more.