Brocade 8000 - Manual

BROCADE

NETIRON XMR

4000, 8000

16000, 32000

HIGH-

PERFORMANCE

BACKBONE

ROUTING

HIGHLIGHTS

• 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-slot high-end

IPv4/IPv6/MPLS multi-service routers

• Terabit-scale architecture offering up to

3.2 Tbps data capacity and approximately
2 billion pps per system

• Up to 128 10-GbE/640 1-GbE/64

OC-192/256 OC-48 ports per system

• Built for scalable routing via OSPF, IS-IS,

BGP, OSPFv3, RIPng, PIM-DM/SM/SSM

• Up to 1 million IPv4 routes in hardware to

support future growth

• Carrier class IPv4, IPv6, and MPLS routing

featuring Brocade Direct Routing (FDR)
technology

• High-capacity MPLS Layer 3/Layer 2 VPNs

and IP over MPLS routing

• Enables virtual routing in non-MPLS

environments via Multi-VRF

• Highly resilient architecture offering

redundant management modules, switch
fabrics, power supplies, cooling, and
hitless failover

• Flexible SONET/SDH support via either

native POS interfaces or 10-GbE WAN PHY

IPv4/IPv6/MPLS Multi-Service

Backbone Routers

DATA SHEET

Today’s service providers face market
challenges that require a new breed
of solutions to ensure successful and
profitable operation. Service providers
operate in an environment of fierce
competition that continues to drive service
pricing down. A smooth introduction of new,
reliable, and scalable services is difficult
for many service providers, yet, it is crucial
to expanding the subscriber base and
improving subscriber retention. Adding to
these challenges is an exponential growth
trend in Internet traffic that continues to
erode network capacities. Furthermore,
ensuring and increasing profitability, which
require controlling Capital Expenditures
CapEx) and Operational Expenditures (OpEx),
are key goals for any service provider.

The Brocade

®

NetIron

®

XMR Series routers

are built to address all these hurdles by
offering state-of-the-art design in hardware
and software. Based on a superior terabit-
scale architecture that includes cutting-
edge, fifth-generation network processors,

this series comprises the industry’s most
powerful, high density IPv4/ IPv6/MPLS
multi-service routers. To enable the
deployment of scalable, high value, and
profitable services, the NetIron XMR Series
offers highly versatile, cost-efficient solutions
for Internet routing, inter-Metro backbones,
large scale multi-service backbones, and IP
carrier’s carrier transport.

The Brocade NetIron XMR Series includes
the 4-slot NetIron XMR 4000, 8-slot NetIron
XMR 8000, the 16-slot NetIron XMR 16000,
and the 32-slot NetIron XMR 32000. The
series offers industry-leading port capacity
and density for both Carrier Ethernet and
Packet over SONET/SDH (POS) with up
to 128 10-GbE, 640 1-GbE, 64 OC-192
(STM-64), or 256 OC-48 (STM-16) ports in a
single chassis, high density router.