TABLE 1 Management modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers (continued)
Part number Description Supported
devices
Introduced Supported Notes
NI-MLX-MR (MR) management module, 1 GB SDRAM,
dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and
10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8 and
MLXe-16
MLX-4, MLX-8
and MLX-16
NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron
R05.7.xx.
EOL initiated.
NI-MLX-32-
MR
(MR)-32 management module, 1 GB
SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or
TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.
MLXe-32
MLX-32
NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron
R05.7.xx.
EOL initiated.
NI-XMR-MR (MR) management module, 2 GB SDRAM,
dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or TIA-232 and
10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8 and
MLXe-16
NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron
R05.7.xx.
EOL initiated.
NI-XMR-32-
MR
(MR)-32 management module, 2 GB
SDRAM, dual auxiliary ash slots, EIA or
TIA-232 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8 and
MLXe-16
NetIron R05.2.00. NetIron
R05.7.xx.
EOL initiated.
The following table describes all supported interface modules for the Brocade MLXe Series routers.
TABLE 2 Interface modules used with Brocade MLXe Series routers
Part number Description Supported
device(s)
Introduced Supported Notes
BR-
MLX-100GX1-
X
One (1)-port 100 GbE (X) module with IPv4/
IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M
IPv4 routes in FIB in XMR mode and 512K
IPv4 routes in MLX mode.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
MLXe-16 and
MLXe-32
MLX-4, MLX-8
MLX-16 and
MLX-32
NetIron R05.6.00e. Yes Requires CFP optics
and high speed
switch fabric
modules.
License
upgradeable to 2
ports on MLXe.
BR-
MLX-100GX2-
CFP2-M
Two (2)-port 100 GbE (M) module with IPv4/
IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports
512K IPv4 routes in FIB.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
MLXe-16 and
MLXe-32
NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires CFP2
optics and high
speed switch fabric
modules.
BR-
MLX-100GX2-
CFP2-X2
Two (2)-port 100 GbE (X2) module with IPv4/
IPv6/MPLS hardware support. Supports
simultaneous 2M IPv4 and 0.8M IPv6, or
simultaneous 1.5M IPv4 and 1M IPv6 routes
in FIB.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
MLXe-16 and
MLXe-32
NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires CFP2
optics and high
speed switch fabric
modules.
BR-
MLX-100GX2-
X
2-port 100-GbE (X) Module with IPv4/IPv6/
MPLS hardware support. Supports 1M IPv4
routes in FIB in XMR mode and 512K IPv4
routes in MLX mode.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
MLXe-16 and
MLXe-32
NetIron R05.6.00e. Yes Requires CFP optics
and high speed
switch fabric
modules.
BR-
MLX-10GX4-
IPSEC-M
Eight port (4-port 10-GbE and 4-port 1-GbE)
(M) IP Security (IPSEC) module with IPv4/
IPv6/VRF hardware support. Supports 512K
IPv4 routes in FIB.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
MLXe-16 and
MLXe-32
NetIron R05.8.00. Yes Requires SFP+ and
SFP optics and high
speed switch fabric
modules.
BR-
MLX-10Gx20-
M
Twenty (20)-port 10-GbE/1-GbE (M) combo
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support. Supports 512K IPv4 routes in FIB.
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
MLXe-16 and
MLXe-32
NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires SFP+ and
SFP optics and high
speed switch fabric
modules.
BR-
MLX-10Gx20-
X2
Twenty (20)-port 10-GbE/1-GbE (X2) combo
module with IPv4/IPv6/MPLS hardware
support. Supports simultaneous 2M IPv4 and
MLXe-4,
MLXe-8,
NetIron R05.7.00. Yes Requires SFP+ and
SFP optics and high
Supported hardware and software
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