Overview

The Brocade EdgeIron 2402CF and EdgeIron 4802CF deliver a cost-effective solution for the enterprise wiring closet, small backbone, server farm, and desktop applications for high-performance local area networks. The EdgeIron family of 10/100 and 10/100/1000 switches delivers interface flexibility, wire-speed performance, superior port density, and a complete, standard Layer 2 feature set to address the mid-range needs of enterprise users. The EdgeIron products come in a 1-RU form factor, enabling seamless installation within a wiring closet, distribution, and data center. The EdgeIron products include combo Gigabit Ethernet ports that allow for RJ-45 (copper) or mini-GBIC (fiber) uplink installations. EdgeIron 2402CF and 4802CF support mini-GBIC optics, such as SX for multimode fiber, LX for single-mode fiber, or LHA for single-mode fiber that can reach up to 70Km.

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Features

Performance, Scalability and Security

Enterprise networks require cost-effective performance, scalability, and high density to support mission-critical business applications and rapid network expansion. With wire-speed switching performance, 255 active VLANs (each VLAN ID value may range up to 4,096), the EdgeIron family provides best-inclass performance and capacity.

Enterprise network managers, who demand security, can rely on the "port-security" feature that comes with the EdgeIron 2402CF and 4802CF. Enterprise network managers can restrict access to their network by allowing only secured hosts (using the MAC addresses) to a port. Additional security actions such as disabling a port can be activated when a "port-security" violation occurs,thus proactively eliminating security violations.

Cost-Effective Solution

The EdgeIron 2402CF and 4802CF are ideal for providing cost-effective, high-performance connectivity in a variety of network deployments. The EdgeIron 4802CF is well suited to wiring closet deployments where high-density 10/100 is required. Brocade offers a complete line of complementary Layer 2/3 stackable and chassis products for the edge and the core of the enterprise, including the FastIron enterprise product family, that can be deployed in conjunction with the EdgeIron 2402CF and 4802CF to create a complete, robust, scalable, and world-class high-performance network.

Includes Complete Standard Layer 2 Feature Set

Each EdgeIron ships with a complete, standards-based Layer 2 feature set, including 802.1Q VLANs, 802.1p-based Class of Service (CoS), 802.1D single Spanning Tree Protocol, Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST), 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, 802.3x-based flow control, BootP, TFTP, Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), Generic Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP), Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping, and port mirroring. With support for CoS mapping to Type of Service (ToS) and DiffServ Control Points (DSCP), the EdgeIron delivers critical Quality of Service (QoS) features for next-generation applications such as Voice over IP and streaming audio or video.

Ease of Management

With an easy-to-use, industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI), Telnet based interface, Web based GUI, and RADIUS-based authentication, the EdgeIron is easy and secure to configure, deploy and maintain. The full-function Brocade IronView Network Manager empowers network operators to seamlessly control software and configuration updates for any Brocade product from a central station, dramatically simplifying network provisioning, diagnostics and resolution, thus reducing the total cost of ownership of installing and maintaining a world-class network infrastructure.

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Specifications

Network Interface

• 10BASE-T: RJ-45 UTP Cat. 3, 4, 5
• 100BASE-TX: RJ-45 UTP Cat. 5
• 1000BASE-T: RJ-45 UTP Cat. 5

Unicast and Multicast Latency Performance (EIF2402CF and EIF4802CF)

• Under 10µs for Unicast port to port Latency
• 650 - 700ms Multicast Join
• 6.5 - 7s Multicast Leave

Temperature

• Operating: 0 - 50C
• Storage: -40 - 70C

Humidity

• 10% to 90% (non-condensing)

AC Input

• 100 to 240V, 50-60 Hz

Power Supply

• Internal, auto-ranging transformer: 90 to 260 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz
• Redundant DC input

Maximum Current

• 0.5A @ 110VAC, 0.7 A @ 240VAC

MTBF

• 6 years

Switch Features

• Spanning Tree Protocol and 802.1w
• Flow Control (802.3x)
• Full and Half Duplex; Auto MDI/MDIX
• VLAN Support, Up to 256 VLANs; port-based or with 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• GVRP for automatic VLAN learning
• Quality of Service (802.1p)
• Supports four levels of priority and weighted fair queuing
• Broadcast storm control
• Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
• Port Mirroring

Management Features

• In-Band Management
• Telnet, Web-based HTTPS, or SNMP (v1 and v2c)
• Out-of-Band Management
• RS-232 DB-9 console port
• Software Loading
• Secure Shell v 1.5

MIB Support

• MIB II (RFC 1213)
• Bridging MIB (RFC 1493)
• Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 1643)
• SNMP (RFC 1157)
• ARP (RFC826)
• IEGMP (RFC1157)
• IGMP (RFC1112)
• Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
• RADIUS (RFC2618)

RMON Support (RFC 1757)

• Groups 1, 2, 3, 9 (Statistics, History, Alarm, Event)

Standards

• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T specification
• IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification
• IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T specification
• IEEE 802.3ad
• IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X specification
• 1000BASE-X (SX, LX, and LHA mini-GBIC optic for LC connectors)
• 1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
• IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
• IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T ports
• IEEE 802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol
• IEEE 802.1p CoS prioritization
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN

ISO and Compliances

• IEC 8802.3
• CE Mark

Safety

• CSA/NRTL (UL1950, CSA 22.2.950)
• TUV/GS (EN60950)

Electromagnetic Compatibility

• CE mark
• EN55022 (1997) Class A
• EN55024 (1998)
• EN61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/11
• EN61000-2-2 Class A
• EN61000-2-3
• FCC Class A
• VCCI Class A
• CISPR Class A

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System Options

• EIF2402CF: 24 10/100 Base-T (RJ-45) ports and 2 combo Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45/mini-GBIC ports
• EIF4802CF: 48 10/100 Base-T (RJ-45) ports and 2 combo Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45/mini-GBIC ports
• RPS-EIF: External redundant power supply for the EdgeIron products
• E1MG-SX: 1000BaseSX mini-GBIC optic MMF, LC connector
• E1MG-LX: 1000BaseLX mini-GBIC optic SMF, LC connector
• E1MG-LHA: 1000BaseLHA mini-GBIC optic SMF, LC connector

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Literature

Datasheets

• EdgeIron CF Datasheet (PDF 850K)
• Optics Family (PDF 171K)

White Papers

• Leveraging the Advantages of a Multi-vendor Network Strategy (PDF 181K)

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