Specifications
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WWW.EXTREMENETWORKS.COM
Comprehensive hardware-based security and policies:
• Layer 2/3 ACLs (both inbound and outbound)
• Granular ACL accounting (both inbound and outbound)
• Hardware-based packet filtering
• Hardware-based Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
• Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
• IPv4/IPv6 Receive ACLs
• Extensive sFlow Layer 2–7 trac monitoring for IPv4, IPv6, and
MPLS services
• IPv6 ACL-Based Rate Limiting
• ACL Editing
• Port-based network access control using 802.1x or MAC
port security
• Root guard and BPDU guard
• Broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast rate limits
• ARP inspection for static entries
• Multi-port Static ARP and Static MAC
• 256-bit Suite B Algorithm IP-layer encryption
• 128-bit MAC-layer encryption
Advanced Carrier-grade Ethernet services:
• Ability to reuse VLAN-ID on each port using the Extreme Ethernet
Service Instance (ESI) framework
• MPLS Layer 2 VPN services
• IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridges
• IEEE 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridges
• IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management
• IT U Y.1731 OAM functions and mechanisms for Ethernet-
based networks
• Comprehensive set of Layer 2 control protocols: Extreme MRP/
MRP-II , VSRP, RSTP, MSTP, and IT U G.8032 Ethernet Ring
Protection (ERP version 1 and 2)
• Multi-Chassis Trunking with support for up to 512 clients (Active/
Active mode or Active/Standby mode for Active/Passive access for
client ports)
• E-LINE (EPL and EVPL), E-LAN, and E-TREE support
• Protocol tunneling of Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs)
• MEF 9, MEF 14, and MEF 21 certification
Full suite of unicast and multicast IPv4 and IPv6
routing protocols:
• Supported IPv4 protocols include RIP, OSPF, BGP-4, IS-IS, PIM-DM,
PIMSM/SSM, IG MP, BGP-MP for multicast, MSDP, Anycast RP, PIM
Multicast ECMP, and RPF Shortcut
• Supported IPv6 protocols include RIPng, OSPFv3, IS-IS for
IPv6, BGP-MP for IPv6 (BGP4+), PIM-SM/SSM, MLD, VRRPv6,
IPv6 Non-Stop Routing (NSR), VRRP-E, PIM Multicast ECMP,
and RPF Shortcut
MLX Series At-A-Glance
Features MLXe-4 MLXe-8 MLXe-16 MLXe-32
Interface slots 4 8 16 32
Switch fabric capacity 1.92 Tbps 3.84 Tbps 7.68 Tbps 15.36 Tbps
Data forwarding capacity 1.6 Tbps 3.2 Tbps 6.4 Tbps 12.8 Tbps
Packet routing performance 1.19 billion pps 2.38 billion pps 4.75 billion pps 9.5 billion pps
Maximum 100 GbE ports 8 16 32 64
Maximum 40 GbE ports 16 32 64 128
Maximum 10 GbE ports 96 192 384 768
Maximum 1 GbE ports 192 384 768 1,536
Height (inches/rack units) 8.71 in./5RU 12.21 in./7RU 24.50 in./14RU 57.75 in./33RU
Management module redundancy 1:1 1:1 1:1 1:1
Switch fabric redundancy N+1 N+1 N+1 N+1
Power supply redundancy 1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1
Airflow Side to back Side to back Front to back Front to back
MLXe-4 MLXe-8 MLXe-16 MLXe-32
Maximum DC power consumption (W) 2,083 4,060 7,107 14,232
Maximum AC power consumption (W) (100-240 VAC) 2,083 4,060 7,107 14,232
Maximum thermal output (BTU/HR) 7,108 13,858 24,255 48,575
Power Specifications