14 Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR Hardware Installation Guide
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Router modules
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Interface modules
Interface modules for Brocade MLX and NetIron XMR routers are available in two types:
• Gen-1 interface modules
• Gen-2 interface modules, which provide additional functionality, more memory, and higher
operation speeds.
Table 3 lists the interface modules that are available for Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR
routers.
TABLE 3 Interface modules for all Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR routers
SKU Ports Description
NI-MLX-10GX2 2 NetIron MLX Series 2-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics
NI-XMR-10GX2 2 NetIron XMR Series 2-port 10-Gbps Ethernet module - requires XFP optics. IPv4,
IPv6, MPLS support
BR-MLX-100GX-1 1 MLXE/XMR/MLX 1-port 100-GbE (X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires CFP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode and
512K IPv4 routes in MLX mode. Requires high speed switch fabric modules.
License upgradable to 2-ports on a MLXe.
BR-MLX-100GX-2 2 MLXE 2-port 100-GbE (X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support -
requires CFP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode and 512K
IPv4 routes in MLX mode. Requires high speed switch fabric modules.
NI-MLX-10GX4 4 NetIron MLX Series 4-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics
NI-XMR-10Gx4 4 NetIron XMR Series 4-port 10-GbE module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires XFP optics
BR-MLX-10GX4-X 4 XMR/MLXe 4-port 10-GbE (X) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware support -
requires XFP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB.
BR-MLX-10Gx4-X-ML 4 MLX/MLXe 4-port 10-GbE (ML) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support-requires XFP optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. License
Upgradable to "X" scalability (1M IPv4 routes in FIB).
BR-MLX-40Gx4-M 4 MLXe 4-port 40-GbE (M) module with Layer 2, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS and OpenFlow
supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB, and requires high speed switch fabric
modules and QSFP+ optics.
NI-MLX-10GX8-M 8 Brocade MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (M) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support - requires SFPP optics. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB. Requires high
speed switch fabric modules
NI-MLX-10GX8-D 8 Brocade MLX Series 8-port 10-GbE (D) module with IPv4/IPv6 hardware
support - requires SFPP optics. Supports 256K IPv4 routes in FIB. Doesn't
support MPLS. Requires high speed switch fabric modules
BR-MLX-10GX8-X 8 MLXe/XMR 8-port 10-GbE (X) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support-requires SFPP optics. Supports 1M IPv4 routes in FIB. Requires high
speed switch fabric modules.
NI-MLX-1GX20-SFP 20 NetIron MLX Series 20-port FE/GE (100/1000) module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
hardware support - requires SFP optics. Note: Copper SFPs are supported at
1000Mbps only