Brocade Communications Systems 16000 Router User Manual


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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
protableoperation.Serviceproviders
operateinanenvironmentoferce
competition that continues to drive service
pricing down. A smooth introduction of new,
reliable,andscalableservicesisdifcult
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trafcthatcontinuesto
erode network capacities. Furthermore,
ensuringandincreasingprotability,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,fth-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
protableservices,theNetIronXMRSeries
offershighlyversatile,cost-efcient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.
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