- Industry's first Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) switch with stacking capabilities and redundant power supplies
- Flexible enterprise campus access switches with 48-port model in compact 1U form factors
- Built for next-generation campus convergence applications with up to 48 PoE ports per system
- Easily expandable up to 384 ports, utilizing Brocade IronStack technology and dedicated high-performance stacking ports
- High-availability modular design with redundant hot-swappable power supplies and removable fans
- Optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, enabling high-speed connectivity to the aggregation/core layers from a stackable solution
- Hardware-based sFlow traffic monitoring capabilities, with Brocade IronShield 360 providing real-time protection from network- and host-based attacks
The Brocade FastIron CX series of switches provides new levels of performance, scalability, and flexibility required for today's enterprise campus networks. With advanced capabilities, these switches deliver performance and intelligence to the network edge in a flexible 1U form factor that helps reduce infrastructure and administrative costs.
Utilizing built-in 16 Gbps stacking ports and Brocade IronStack technology, organizations can stack up to eight switches into a single logical switch with up to 384 ports. PoE models support the emerging Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) standard to deliver up to 30 watts of power to edge devices, enabling next-generation campus applications.