Brocade Launches Purpose-Built Network Switch For Scale-Out Campus Aggregation

Brocade has announced an addition to the company’s campus networking family with the new Brocade ICX7750 Switch, which delivers the simplification and automation provided by the Brocade HyperEdge Architecture. The Brocade ICX 7750 is the first high-density 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) fixed-port solution purposely designed to enable scale-out solutions for campus aggregation.

The switch enables the scale-out of campus aggregation networks, helping organisations seamlessly add network capacity in an agile, cost-efficient manner. The Brocade ICX 7750 will be shown for the first time at Super Computing 2013 this week in Denver, Colorado.

As organisations such as research, education and government agencies feel the impact of mobile and social trends on their IT infrastructure, many are in need of a refresh for their IT networks. The primary reason for a refresh is that traditional networks are not suited for the delivery of large quantities of data, the proliferation of mobile devices and the additional layers of security required today.

Highlights of the Brocade ICX 7750:

• Delivers unprecedented port density and scalability for a 10/40 GbE fixed-port stackable switch (available second half 2014)

• Scale-out economics: progressively add switching capability at the core/aggregation layer when needed

• Optical stacking links for distributed aggregation/core layer across the campus, delivering switching capacity where needed

• Total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages of a fixed-port solution

• Brocade Assurance Lifetime Limited Warranty

• Chassis-level resiliency, high availability and manageability

Anthony Robbins, Vice President Federal, Brocade said, “This addition to the Brocade ICX switch family is just what many organisations in the private and public sectors are looking for. With this new switch Brocade is providing density to help make scale-out effortless, utilising our robust stacking implementation. Customers want to be able to deploy network resources where they need it. With the Brocade ICX 7750, they can.”