Datasheet
BROCADE FCX SERIES FEATURE COMPARISON
BROCADE FCX BROCADE FCX-S (Dedicated Stacking Ports)
624 648 624S 648S 624S-F 624S-HPOE 648S-HPOE
Switchingbandwidth(datarate,
fullduplex)
128Gbps 176Gbps 152Gbps 200Gbps 152Gbps 152Gbps 200Gbps
Forwardingbandwidth(datarate,
fullduplex)
96Mpps 132Mpps 114Mpps 150Mpps 114Mpps 114Mpps 150Mpps
Stackingbandwidth(datarate,
fullduplex)
40Gbps
(withoptional
10GbEports)
40Gbps
(withoptional
10GbEports)
64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps 64Gbps
10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45ports 24 48 24 48 N/A 24 48
100/1000MbpsSFPports N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 N/A N/A
1000Mbpscomboports 4(optional) 4(optional) 4 4 4 4 4
10GigabitEthernetports 4SFP+
(optional)
4SFP+
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
2SFP+or
2XFP
(optional)
16GbpsCX4stackingports N/A N/A 2 2 2 2 2
MaximumPoEClass3ports N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24 48(twopower
supplies)
MaximumPoE+ports N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24(twopower
supplies)
26(twopower
supplies)
Internalpowersupplies 2×210W
removable
(second
optional)
2×210W
removable
(second
optional)
2×210W
removable
(second
optional)
2×210W
removable
(second
optional)
2×210W
removable
(second
optional)
2×620W
removable
(second
optional)
2×620W
removable
(second
optional)
Optional FRUs
1000Mbpscombomodule FCX-4G FCX-4G N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10GigabitEthernetmodule FCX-4XG FCX-4XG FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
FCX-2XG/
FCX-2SFPP
Secondpowersupply RPS13/
RPS13-I
RPS13/
RPS13-I
RPS13 RPS13 RPS13 RPS14 RPS14
Replacementfanunit FCX-FAN-E/
FCX-FAN-I
FCX-FAN-E/
FCX-FAN-I
FCX-S-FAN FCX-S-FAN FCX-S--FAN FCX-S-POE-FAN FCX-S-POE-FAN
AdvancedLayer3software
upgradeaddsBGP
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
FCX-ADV-
LIC-SW
BROCADE FCX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS
System Architecture
Connectoroptions 10/100/1000Mbpsports:RJ-45(xed)
1GbpsSFPcomboports:SX,LX,LHA,LHB,
1000Base-BX
10GbpsXFPports:1310-MM,SR,LR,ER,ZR,ZRD
10GbpsSFP+ports:Direct-attachedcopper
(Twinax),SR,LR
Stackingports:xedCX4(xed)
Out-of-bandEthernetmanagement:10/100/1000
MbpsRJ-45(xed)
Consolemanagement:DB9
MaximumMAC
addresses
32,000
MaximumVLANs 4096
MaximumSTP
(spanningtrees)
255
Maximumroutes
(inhardware)
16,000
Trunking Maximumportspertrunk:8
Maximumtrunkgroups:128
Maximumjumbo
framesize
9000bytes
IEEEstandards
compliance
• 802.1ABLLDP/LLDP-MED
• 802.1D-2004MACBridging
• 802.1pMappingtoPriorityQueue
• 802.1sMultipleSpanningTree
• 802.1wRapidSpanningTree
• 802.1XPort-basedNetworkAccessControl
• 802.310Base-T
• 802.3ab1000Base-T
• 802.3adLinkAggregation(DynamicandStatic)
• 802.3ae10GigabitEthernet
• 802.3afPoweroverEthernet
• 802.3akCX4
• 802.3u100Base-TX
• 802.3xFlowControl
• 802.3z1000Base-SX/LX
• 802.3MAUMIB(RFC2239)
• 802.1QVLANTagging








