Extreme Networks ExtremeRouting MLXe-8
Multiservice IP/MPLS Core, WAN Edge, Border Router, IPSec Router and Network Packet Broker
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Overview:
The way organizations communicate and conduct business has changed dramatically in the past decade. Services such as high-definition video streaming, cloud services, and anytime/anywhere mobile connectivity not only consume an enormous amount of network capacity, but alsocreate a greater degree of complexity for network operations. As a result, today’s network planners are seeking solutions that provide the right mix of scalability, performance, programmability, and operational simplicity.
The ExtremeRouting MLX Series of high-performance routers, which includes MLXe Core Routers, is designed to meet these requirements and many others. Built with a state-of-the-art, sixth-generation, network processor-based architecture and terabit-scale switch fabrics, the MLX Series provides a rich set of high-performance Layer 2/3, IPv4, IPv6, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), wire-speed encryption, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN). As a result, these routers address the diverse needs in environments that include the data centers of service provider, enterprise, and public sector organizations; service provider transit and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs); research and education networks; enterprise and public sector campuses; and mobile 4G/LTE service providers.
Highlights
- Scalable multiservice IP/MPLS, SDNenabled routers in 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-slot chassis options
- Fully distributed, non-blocking, and programmable architecture with up to 15.36 Tbps fabric capacity for maximum performance and investment protection
- 64 100 GbE, 128 40 GbE, 768 10 GbE, and 1,536 1 GbE ports in a single router
- Wire-speed forwarding performance for all software features, including Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, VPLS, IPsec, MACsec, and OpenFlow capabilities
- High-availability design with redundant management modules, switch fabrics, power supplies, and fans; hitless failover; hitless software upgrades; and non-stop routing
- Delivers integrated hardware support for OpenFlow 1.3 in the industry’s only true hybrid port mode, enabling SDN to seamlessly interwork with existing network forwarding
- Ideal for applications in data center core and interconnects, Wide Area Networks (WANs), and campus cores
Scalability, Without Compromising Performance
The MLX Series is highly optimized for IP Ethernet deployments, providing symmetric scaling with chassis options that include 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-slot systems. These routers offer industry-leading wire-speed port capacity without compromising the performance of advanced software capabilities.
For example, the MLXe-32 delivers data forwarding performance of 6.4 Tbps and a switch fabric capacity of 15.36 Tbps, enough capacity to future-proof networks for years to come. However, true router scalability is measured not only in terms of packet forwarding performance, but also in the scalability of the hardware forwarding tables and maturity of the control plane. The MLX Series offers a flexible scaleas-you-grow model with hardware Forwarding Information Base (FIB) capacity options in a wide range of interface modules supporting up to 2.4 million IPv4 routes or 1.8 million IPv6 routes. In addition, the robust control plane has been proven in thousands of missioncritical deployments around the globe.
SDN Controller and MLX Series
The MLX Series operates seamlessly under the SDN Controller. This controller is a qualityassured edition of the OpenDaylight controller code supported by an established networking provider and its leaders within the OpenDaylight community.
SDN-Enabled Programmatic Control of the Network
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a powerful new network paradigm designed for the world’s most demanding networking environments and promises breakthrough levels of customization, scale, and efficiency. The MLX Series enables SDN by supporting the OpenFlow protocol, which allows communication between an OpenFlow controller and an OpenFlow enabled router. Using this approach, organizations can control their networks programmatically, transforming the network into a platform for innovation with the agility to support new business requirements, applications and services.
The MLX Series supports OpenFlow 1.3 via an innovative hybrid port mode which allows simultaneous deployment of traditional switching or routing forwarding with SDN control on the same port. This unique capability provides enables network operators to integrate SDN into existing networks to gain the agility provided by software-based control for specific flows while maximizing their investment in traditional network platforms carrying most network traffic which is switched or routed as before. The MLXe VersaScale packet processor hardware support for OpenFlow enables organizations to apply these capabilities at scale for up to 128,000 flows per chassis with line-rate performance for 100 GbE, 40 GbE, and 10 GbE ports.
Designed for Non-Stop Networking
Designed to enable reliable converged infrastructures and support missioncritical applications, the MLXe features advanced redundant switch fabric architecture for very high availability. The architecture helps ensure that the system continues to operate at peak performance even in the case of a switch fabric card failure. In the highly unlikely case of additional fabric failures, the advanced architecture allows the system to continue operating in a graceful degradation mode, where the system tunes its performance to the remaining fabric capacity.
The advanced fabric architecture is complemented by comprehensive hardware redundancy for the management modules, power supplies, and cooling system. In addition, the NetIron operating system offers hitless management failover for IPv4 and IPv6 with Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), IS-IS and IP multicast Non-Stop Routing, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Graceful Restart capabilities—as well as hitless (in-service) software upgrades to further enhance both system availability and overall network availability. With LDP Graceful Restart, MPLS traffic loss is minimized if there is an interruption on the network. To maintain continuous operations in data centers and metronetworks, the innovative Multi-Chassis Trunking (MCT) feature provides fast link and node failover protection while simultaneously maximizing network utilization. For example, MCT supports active/standby redundancy for VPLS and VLL pseudowires, providing flexible options for redundancy in network designs that interconnect multiple data centers. For increased redundancy and functionality, dynamic Layer 3 routing over MCT is also supported.
Advanced Capabilities for a Broad Range of Applications
The MLXe provides a wide range of capabilities to support advanced applications and services in the most demanding network environments, including Wide Area Network (WAN), data center, and campus. The routers enable scalable and resilient Layer 2 Metro Ethernet services that comply with the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) specifications for Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), and Ethernet LAN (E-LAN).
Complementing Layer 2 Metro Ethernet capabilities is a powerful suite of MPLS capabilities and services, including MPLS-TE , Fast ReRoute (FRR), MPLS Virtual Leased Line (VLL), Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), BGP/MPLS VPNs (MPLS Layer 3 VPNs), and Dynamic Inter-VRF. Routing over VPLS provides Layer 3 forwarding functionality on the VPLS endpoints, thus simplifying management and operations by allowing a single access point for both switching and routing applications. This is ideal for inter-data center connectivity and Virtual Machine (VM) migration in the cloud. The combination of Layer 2/3 features and advanced MPLS capabilities enables the routers to function in the data center core and connect geographically distributed data centers using standardsbased technology such as VPLS. Within the data center, advanced network resiliency features, such as MCT, eliminate the need for spanning tree while enabling efficient usage of network resources through active-active load balancing.
Data Security Without Compromising Network Performance
The ExtremeRouting MLX 4-port 10 GbE IPsec module for the MLXe provides inline IPsec encryption capabilities at wire speed, ensuring data privacy without compromising performance or complicating deployment models. With support for four additional ports of 10 GbE/1 GbE (combo) and four ports of 1 GbE, it supports an industry leading capacity of more than 44 Gbps encrypted traffic per halfslot module and up to 128 IPsec ports of 10 GbE in a single MLXe system. The inline ports for IPsec deliver unmatched performance by requiring no service module to be used, freeing up slots in the chassis to be used for other routing applications. This programmability enables one of the strongest cryptographic suites for IPsec—Suite B— available in hardware of the MLXe. For additional security, the module supports IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec), which provides 128-bit Layer 2 hop-by-hop encryption for Local Area Network (LAN) use cases.
The ExtremeRouting MLX 20-port 10/1 GbE module for the MLXe provides inline IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec), which provides 128-bit MAC layer hop-by-hop encryption for LAN use cases, with up to 640 10 GbE/1 GbE MACsec ports per chassis.
Scalable and Intelligent Network Visibility
The MLXe provides visibility capabilities to non-disruptively and transparently tap into a production network with no loss in performance. It filters and extracts relevant network traffic based on the rules configured statically or dynamically on it. Industryleading port density, low latency, high throughput, and scalability make the MLXe router a powerful solution for carrierclass environments. By implementing network visibility with the MLXe, network operators can increase efficiency and scale of analytics into network data and traffic, process captured data to evaluate network and application conditions, and generate actionable metrics and reports used for network planning.
Simplified Service Management
Delivering effective MPLS services on Carrier Ethernet infrastructure requires fast fault identification and isolation. The MLXe supports MPLS Labeled Switch Path (LSP) ping and trace route features to isolate any MPLSrelated connectivity issues. In addition, it supports all the capabilities of IEEE 802.1ag (Connectivity Fault Management), including Connectivity Check Messages, Loopback Message/Response, and LinkTrace Message/Response.
IEEE 802.1ag, in conjunction with the MPLS OAM features, provides the capabilities to monitor, isolate, and identify connectivity problems and reduce the time to repair business VPN services. For performance management on Carrier Ethernet infrastructure, the MLX Series supports Y.1731 to measure roundtrip delay and jitter characteristics between two points in the network. To diagnose link layer connectivity issues, the routers also support the IEEE 802.3ah Link OAM feature.
In addition, the MLXe supports standards-based sFlow traffic monitoring technology, which provides unprecedented visibility into network usage. Integrated into the line module hardware, the sFlow technology enables the monitoring of high-speed links without impacting performance.
Features:
4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-slot systems for maximum deployment versatility
Up to 9.5 billion packets per second routing performance with non-blocking 15.36 Tbps data capacity
Ideal for demanding, high-density environments with up to:
- 64 100 GbE ports per system
- 128 40 GbE ports per system
- 768 10 GbE ports per system
- 1,536 1 GbE ports per system
Comprehensive, wire-speed, dual-stack IPv4/ IPv6 routing support based on the Multi-Service IronWare OS:
- High-performance, robust routing using Forwarding Information Base (FIB) programming in hard
- RIP/RIPng, OSPF/OSPFv3, IS-IS/IS-IS for IPv6, and BGP-4/BGP-MP for IPv6
- Secure Multi-VRF routing for supporting virtual routing applications over non-MPLS backbones
- VRRP and VRRP-E
- Connecting IPv6 islands over IPv4 MPLS using IPv6 Provider Edge (6PE) routers
- 6VPE enabling IPv6 multitenancy to the edge of the cloud
- 127-bit IPv6 interface addresses
Industry-leading scalability up to:*
- 10 million BGP routes
- 2.4 million IPv4 routes in hardware (FIB)
- 1.8 million IPv6 routes in hardware (FIB)
- 153,600 multicast routes
- 2,000 BGP peers per system
- 2,000 BGP/MPLS VPNs and up to 1 million VPN routes
- 48,000 VLLs per system
- 16,000 VPLS instances and up to 1 million VPLS MAC addresses and 64,000 RSVP-TE LSPs
- 4,094 VLANs and up to 2 million MAC addresses
- Large-scale Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP); up to 32 paths for unicast and multicast
Software-Defined Networking (SDN):
- OpenFlow 1.3: QoS (for metering and enqueue), Group Table (select and fast failover), QinQ (TAG type autorecognition), ActiveStandby Controller, IPv6, Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 (controller interface)
- OpenFlow in hybrid port mode with support for sFlow, IP, and MPLS/VPLS (uplinks) with protected VLAN for additional flexibility
- Up to 128,000 flows supported
- True 12-tuple (Layer 2 and Layer 3) matching for a diverse set of applications
Industry-leading performance for MPLS services, providing several service choices:
- IP over MPLS, IPv6 over MPLS (6PE), IPv6 Layer 3 VPNs (6VPE), MPLS over GRE, Virtual Leased Line (VLL), Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), BGP/MPLS VPN, Multi-VRF, routing over VPLS, Max VPLS LSP Load Balance Scale for LER, RSVP TE Link Metric for CSPF Computation, RSVP Auto-Bandwidth with Absolute Threshold
Comprehensive MPLS signaling and path calculation algorithms for both traffic engineered and non-traffic-engineered applicatio
- LDP, OSPF-TE , IS-IS-TE , RSVP-TE , CSPF, LDP over RSVP, Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) RSVP-TE LSP
- MPLS FRR (detour, bypass) and hot standby paths for traffic protection
Superior high-availability design:
- Redundant management modules
- Redundant switch fabrics
- Redundant power supplies and cooling system
- Hitless Layer 2/3 failover with stateful OSPF IS-IS and BGP Graceful Restart
- Hitless (in-service) software upgrades with Graceful Restart
Advanced QoS:
- Hierarchical Quality of Service (H-QoS): Supports up to four levels of hierarchy— port, logical port (optional), customer (optional), and service
- Inbound and outbound two-rate threecolor traffic policers with accounting
- Eight distinct priority levels
- WRED support for congestion management and precedence dropping (tunable via configuration)
- Support for hybrid queue servicing disciplines: Mixed, Strict Priority, and Weighted Fair Queuing
Comprehensive hardware-based security and policies:
- Layer 2/3 ACLs (both inbound and outbound)
- Granular ACL accounting (both inbound and outbound)
- Hardware-based packet filtering
- Hardware-based Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
- Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
- IPv4/IPv6 Receive ACLs
- Extensive sFlow Layer 2–7 traffic monitoring for IPv4, IPv6, and MPLS services
- IPv6 ACL-Based Rate Limiting
- ACL Editing
- Port-based network access control using 802.1x or MAC port security
- Root guard and BPDU guard
- Broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast rate limits
- ARP inspection for static entries
- Multi-port Static ARP and Static MAC
- 256-bit Suite B Algorithm IP-layer encryption
- 128-bit MAC-layer encryption
Advanced Carrier-grade Ethernet services:
- Ability to reuse VLAN-ID on each port using the Extreme Ethernet Service Instance (ESI) framework
- MPLS Layer 2 VPN services
- IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridges
- IEEE 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridges
- IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management
- IT U Y.1731 OAM functions and mechanisms for Ethernetbased networks
- Comprehensive set of Layer 2 control protocols: Extreme MRP/ MRP-II , VSRP, RSTP, MSTP, and IT U G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP version 1 and 2)
- Multi-Chassis Trunking with support for up to 512 clients (Active/ Active mode or Active/Standby mode for Active/Passive access for client ports)
- E-LINE (EPL and EVPL), E-LAN, and E-TREE support
- Protocol tunneling of Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs)
- MEF 9, MEF 14, and MEF 21 certification
Full suite of unicast and multicast IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols:
- Supported IPv4 protocols include RIP, OSPF, BGP-4, IS-IS, PIM-DM, PIMSM/SSM, IG MP, BGP-MP for multicast, MSDP, Anycast RP, PIM Multicast ECMP, and RPF Shortcut
- Supported IPv6 protocols include RIPng, OSPFv3, IS-IS for IPv6, BGP-MP for IPv6 (BGP4+), PIM-SM/SSM, MLD, VRRPv6, IPv6 Non-Stop Routing (NSR), VRRP-E, PIM Multicast ECMP, and RPF Shortcut
Specifications:
| MLXe-4 | MLXe-8 | MLXe-16 | MLXe-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-A-Glance | ||||
| Interface slots | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| Switch fabric capacity | 1.92 Tbps | 3.84 Tbps | 7.68 Tbps | 15.36 Tbps |
| Data forwarding capacity | 1.6 Tbps | 3.2 Tbps | 6.4 Tbps | 12.8 Tbps |
| Packet routing performance | 1.19 billion pps | 2.38 billion pps | 4.75 billion pps | 9.5 billion pps |
| Maximum 100 GbE ports | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 |
| Maximum 40 GbE ports | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128 |
| Maximum 10 GbE ports | 96 | 192 | 384 | 768 |
| Maximum 1 GbE ports | 192 | 384 | 768 | 1,536 |
| Height (inches/rack units) | 8.71 in./5RU | 12.21 in./7RU | 24.50 in./14RU | 57.75 in./33RU |
| Management module redundancy | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 |
| Switch fabric redundancy | N+1 | N+1 | N+1 | N+1 |
| Power supply redundancy | 1+1 | 1+1 | 1+1 | 1+1 |
| Airflow | Side to back | Side to back | Front to back | Front to back |
| Power Specifications | ||||
| Maximum DC power consumption (W) | 2,083 | 4,060 | 7,107 | 14,232 |
| Maximum AC power consumption (W) (100-240 VAC) | 2,083 | 4,060 | 7,107 | 14,232 |
| Maximum thermal output (BTU/HR) | 7,108 | 13,858 | 24,255 | 48,575 |
| Physical Specifications | ||||
| Dimensions | 17.20 in. W × 8.71 in. H × 23.0 in. D (43.69 cm × 22.12 cm × x 58.42 cm) |
17.20 in. W × 12.21 in. H × 24.0 in. D (43.69 cm × 31.01 cm × 60.96 cm) |
17.20 in. W × 24.47 in. H × 24.18 in. D (43.69 cm × 62.15 cm × 61.42 cm) |
17.45 in. W × 57.75 in. H × 26.88 in. D (44.32 cm × 146.69 cm × 68.28 cm) |
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 351 lb (159 kg) | 505 lb (229 kg) |
Specification Features:
IEEE Compliance
- 802.3-2005 CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications
- 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
- 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 802.3u 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet at 100 Mbps with Auto-Negotiation
- 802.3x Flow Control
- 802.3z 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet over fiber optic at 1 Gbps
- 802.3ad Link Aggregation
- 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile
- 802.1Q Virtual Bridged LANs
- 802.1D MAC Bridges
- 802.1w Rapid STP
- 802.1s Multiple Spanning Trees
- 802.1ad Provider Bridges; partial support: port-based and S-tagged service interface
- 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
- 8023.ba 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridging
- 802.1ae MAC Security standard
ITU Compliance
- Y.1731 OAM functions and mechanisms for Ethernet-based networks
- G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP version 1 and 2)
RFC Compliance - BGPv4
- RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions
- RFC 1772 Application of BGP in the Internet
- RFC 1997 Communities and Attributes
- RFC 2385 BGP Session Protection via TCP MD5
- RFC 2439 Route Flap Dampening
- RFC 2918 Route Refresh Capability
- RFC 3392 Capability Advertisement
- RFC 3682 Generalized TT L Security Mechanism, for eBGP Session Protection
- RFC 4271 BGPv4
- RFC 4273 BGP-4 MIB
- RFC 4456 Route Reflection
- RFC 4486 Sub Codes for BGP Cease Notification Message
- RFC 4724 Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP
- RFC 4893 BGP Support for Four-octet AS Number Space
- RFC 5065 BGP4 Confederations
- RFC 5291 Outbound Route Filtering Capability for BGP-4
- RFC 5396 Textual Representation of Autonomous System (AS) Numbes
- RFC 5668 4-Octect AS specific BGP Extended Community
RFC Compliance - OSPF
- RFC 2328 OSPF v2
- RFC 3101 OSPF NSSA
- RFC 1745 OSPF Interactions
- RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow
- RFC 1850 OSPF v2 MIB
- RFC 2154 OSPF w/Digital Signature(Password, MD-5)
- RFC 2370 OSPF Opaque LSA Option
- RFC 3137 OSPF Stub Router Advertisement
- RFC 3630 TE Extensions to OSPF v2
- RFC 3623 Graceful OSPF Restart (helper mode)
- RFC 4222 Prioritized Treatment of Specific OSPF Version 2
- RFC 5250 OSPF Opaque LSA option
RFC Compliance - IS-IS
- RFC 1195 Routing in TCP/IP and Dual Environments
- RFC 1142 OSI IS-IS Intra-domain Routing Protocol
- RFC 3277 IS-IS Blackhole Avoidance
- RFC 5120 IS-IS Multi-Topology Support
- RFC 5301 Dynamic Host Name Exchange
- RFC 5302 Domain-wide Prefix Distribution
- RFC 5303 Three-Way Handshake for IS-IS Point-to-Point
- RFC 5304 IS-IS Cryptographic Authentication(MD-5)
- RFC 5306 Restart Signaling for ISIS (helper mode)
RFC Compliance - RIP
- RFC 1058 RIP v1
- RFC 2453 RIP v2
- RFC 1812 RIP Requirements
RFC Compliance - IPv4 Multicast
- RFC 1122 Host Extensions
- RFC 1112 IG MP v1
- RFC 2236 IG MP v2
- RFC 2362 PIM-SM
- RFC 3376 IG MP v3
- RFC 3569 Overview of SSM
- RFC 3618 MSDP
- RFC 3973 PIM-DM
- RFC 4610 Anycast RP using PIM
- RFC 4611 MSDP Deployment Scenarios
- RFC 4760 BGP-MP
RFC Compliance - General Protocols
- RFC 768 UDP
- RFC 791 IP
- RFC 792 ICMP
- RFC 793 TCP
- RFC 826 ARP
- RFC 854 TE LNET
- RFC 894 IP over Ethernet
- RFC 903 RARP
- RFC 906 TFTP Bootstrap
- RFC 950 Subnet
- RFC951 BootP
- RFC 1027 Proxy ARP
- RFC 1042 Standard for The Transmission of IP
- RFC 1166 Internet Numbers
- RFC 1122 Host Extensions for IP Multicasting
- RFC 1191 Path MTU Discovery
- RFC 1256 IRDP
- RFC 1340 Assigned Numbers
- RFC 1519 CIDR
- RFC 1542 BootP Extensions
- RFC 1591 DNS (client)
- RFC 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers
- RFC 1858 Security Considerations for IP Fragment Filtering
- RFC 2131 BootP/DHCP Helper
- RFC 2578 Structure of Management Information Version 2
- RFC 2784 Generic Routing Encapsulation
- RFC 3021 Using 31-Bit Prefixes on IPv4 Pointto-Point Links
- RFC 3768 VRRP
- RFC 4001 Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses
- RFC 4950 ICMP Extensions for MPLS
- RFC 4459 MTU and Fragmentation
RFC Compliance - QoS
- RFC 2474 DiffServ Definition
- RFC 2475 An Architecture for Differentiated Services
- RFC 2597 Assured Forwarding PHB Group
- RFC 2697 Single Rate Three Color Marker
- RFC 2698 A Two-Rate Three-Color Marker
- RFC 3246 An Expedited Forwarding PHB
RFC Compliance - Other
- RFC 2474 DiffServ Definition
- RFC 2475 An Architecture for Differentiated Services
- RFC 2597 Assured Forwarding PHB Group
- RFC 2697 Single Rate Three Color Marker
- RFC 2698 A Two-Rate Three-Color Marker
- RFC 3246 An Expedited Forwarding PHB
- RFC 1354 IP Forwarding MIB
- RFC 1757 RMON Groups 1, 2, 3, 9
- RFC 2068 HTT P
- RFC 2665 Ethernet Interface MIB
- RFC 2784 Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
- RFC 2865 RADIUS
- RFC 2863 Interfaces Group MIB
- RFC 3176 sFlow
- RFC 4087 IP Tunnel MIB
- RFC 4133 Entity MIB
- RFC 4293 - IP MIB
- RFC 5905 NTP Version 4
- RFC 4741 NET CONF (Partial)
- RFC 5961 TCP Security
- RFC 5880 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
RFC Compliance - IPv6 Core
- RFC 1887 IPv6 unicast address allocation architecture
- RFC 1981 IPv6 Path MTU Discovery
- RFC 2375 IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments
- RFC 2450 Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rules
- RFC 2460 IPv6 Specification
- RFC 2462 IPv6 Stateless Address—Auto-Configuration
- RFC 2464 Transmission of IPv6 over Ethernet Networks
- RFC 2471 IPv6 Testing Address allocation
- RFC 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option
- RFC 3587 IPv6 Global Unicast—Address Format
- RFC 4193 Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses
- RFC 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
- RFC 4301 IP Security Architecture
- RFC 4303 Encapsulation Security Payload
- RFC 4305 ESP and AH cryptography
- RFC 4443 ICMPv6
- RFC 4552 Auth for OSPFv3 using AH /ESP
- RFC 4835 Cryptographic Alg. Req. for ESP
- RFC 4816 Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
RFC Compliance - IPv6 Routing
- RFC 2080 RIPng for IPv6
- RFC 2740 OSPFv3 for IPv6
- RFC 5308 Routing IPv6 with IS-IS
- RFC 2545 Use of BGP-MP for IPv6
- RFC 6106 Support for IPv6 Router Advertisements with DNS Attributes
- RFC 6164 Using 127-Bit IPv6 Prefixes on Inter-Router Links
RFC Compliance - IPv6 Multicast
- RFC 2710 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
- RFC 3810 Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 for IPv6
- RFC 4601 PIM-SM RFC 4604 IG MPv3 and MLDv2 for SSM
- RFC 4607 Source-Specific Multicast for IP
RFC Compliance - IPv6 Transitioning
- RFC 3056 Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
- RFC 4213 Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
- RFC 4798 Connecting IPv6 Islands over IPv4 MPLS Using IPv6 Provider Edge Routers
- RFC 4659 BGP-MPLS IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) Extension for IPv6 VPN
RFC Compliance - MPLS
- RFC 2205 RSVP v1 Functional Specification
- RFC 2209 RSVP v1 Message Processing Rules
- RFC 2702 TE over MPLS
- RFC 2961 RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions
- RFC 3031 MPLS Architecture
- RFC 3032 MPLS Label Stack Encoding
- RFC 3037 LDP Applicability
- RFC 3097 RSVP Cryptographic Authentication
- RFC 3209 RSVP-TE
- RFC 3270 MPLS Support of Differentiated Services
- RFC 3813 MPLS LSR MIB
- RFC 3815 Definition of Managed Objects for the MPLS, LDP
- RFC 4090 Fast Reroute Extensions to RSVP-TE for LSP Tunnels; partial support
- RFC 4379 OAM RFC 4448 Encapsulation methods for transport of Ethernet over MPLS networks
- RFC 4461 Signaling Requirements for Point-to- Multipoint Traffic-Engineered MPLS Label Switched Path(LSR)
- RFC 4875 Extensions to RSVP-TE for P2MP TE LSPs
- RFC 5036 LDP Specification
- RFC 5305 ISIS-TE
- RFC 5443 LDP IG P Synchronization
- RFC 5561 LDP Capabilities
- RFC 5712 MPLS Traffic Engineering Soft Preemption
- RFC 5918 LDP “Typed Wildcard” FEC
- RFC 5919 Signaling LDP Label Advertisement Completion
RFC Compliance - Layer 3 VPN
- RFC 3107 Carrying Label Information in BGP-4
- RFC 4360 BGP Extended Communities Attribute
- RFC 8092 BGP Large Communities
- RFC 4364 BGP/MPLS IP VPNs
- RFC 4365 Applicability Statement for BGP/MPLS IP VPNs
- RFC 4382 MPLS/BGP Layer 3 VPN MIB
- RFC 4576 Using LSA Options Bit to Prevent Looping in BGP/MPLS IP VPNs (DN Bit)
- RFC 4577 OSPF as the PE/CE Protocol in BGP/ MPLS IP VPNs
- RFC 4760 Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
RFC Compliance - Layer 2 VPN and PWE3
- RFC 3343 TT L Processing in MPLS networks
- RFC 4664 Framework for Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks
- RFC 4665 Service Requirements for Layer 2 Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks
- RFC 4762 VPLS using LDP Signaling
- RFC3985 Pseudowire Emulation Edge to Edge (PWE3) Architecture
- RFC 4447 Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance using LDP
- RFC 4448 Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks
- RFC 5542 Definitions of Textual Conventions for Pseudowire (PW) Management
- RFC 5601 Pseudowire (PW) Management Information Base
RFC Compliance - Encryption
- RFC 5996 Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version Version 2 (IKEv2)
- RFC 4303 IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
- RFC 6379 Suite B Cryptographic Suites for IPsec
- RFC 5903 Elliptic Curve Groups modulo a Prime (ECP Groups) for IKE and IKEv2
- RFC 4868 Using HMAC-SHA -256, HMACSHA- 384, and HMAC-SHA-512 with IPsec
- RFC 4754 IKE and IKEv2 Authentication Using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm(ECDSA)
- RFC 4106 The Use of Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) in IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
- RFC 3602 AE S with 128-bit keys in CBC mode
- RFC 4806 Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Extensions to IKEv2
- FIPS PUB 186-4 Digital Signature Standard (DSS)
- SP800-56A Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography
Federal Certification
- FIPS
- FIPS 140-2 Level 2 with Design Assurance for Level 3 Common Criteria
- Network Device Protection Profile version 1.1
- USGv6
- UNH-IOL USGv6 accreditation as Switch and Router
- JIT C
- DoD UC APL for Assured Services LAN (ASLAN) Layer 2/3 switch with MPLS
- DoD UC APL for Customer Edge Router
MEF Certification
- MEF 9 Certified—Abstract Test Suite for Ethernet Services at the UNI
- MEF 14 Certified—Abstract Test Suite for Traffic Management Phase 1
Network Management
- Network Advisor Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Integrated industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI)
- sFlow (RFC 3176)
- Telnet
- SNMP v1, v2c, v3
- SNMP MIB II
- RMON
- Support for automated configuration management using NETCONF
- Entity MIB (Version 3)
Element Security Options
- Username/Password (Challenge and Response)
- Bi-level Access Mode (Standard and EXEC Level)
- Protection against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, such as TCP SYN or Smurf Attacks
Environmental
- Operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
- Storage temperature: –25°C to 70°C (–13°F to 158°F)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 90%, at 40°C (104°F), non-condensing
- Storage humidity: 95% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing
- Operating altitude: 6,600 ft (2,012 m)
- Storage altitude: 15,000 ft (4,500 m) maximum
Safety Agency Approvals
- CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-3
- UL 60950-1
- IE C 60950-1
- EN 60950-1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment
- EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products—Part 1: Equipment Classification, Requirements and User’s Guide
- EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Product—Part 2: Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems
Electromagnetic Emission
- ICES-003 Electromagnetic Emission
- FCC Class A
- EN 55022/CISPR-22 Class A/VCCI Class A
- AS/NZS 55022
- EN 61000-3-2 Power Line Harmonics
- EN 61000-3-3 Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker
- EN 61000-6-3 Emission Standard (supersedes EN 50081-1)
Immunity
- EN 61000-6-1 Generic Immunity and Susceptibility (supersedes EN 50082-1)
- EN 55024 Immunity Characteristics. Supersedes:
- EN 61000-4-2 ESD
- EN 61000-4-3 Radiated, radio frequency, electromagnetic field
- EN 61000-4-4 Electrical fast transient
- EN 61000-4-5 Surge
- EN 61000-4-6 Conducted disturbances induced by radiofrequency fields
- EN 61000-4-8 Power frequency magnetic field
- EN 61000-4-11 Voltage dips and sags
TELCO NEBS/ETSI
- Designed to meet the following specifications (formal testing under way):
- Telcordia GR-63-CORE NEBS Requirements: Physical Protection
- Telcordia GR-1089-CORE EMC and Electrical Safety
- Telcordia SR-3580 Level 3
- ET SI ET S 300-019 Physical Protection
- Part 1-1, Class 1.1, Partly Temperature Controlled Storage Locations
- Part 1-2, Class 2.3, Public Transportation
- Part 1-3, Class 3.1, Temperature Controlled Locations (Operational)
- ET SI ET S 300-386 EMI/EMC
Power and Grounding
- ET S 300 132-1 Equipment Requirements for AC Power Equipment Derived from DC Sources
- ET S 300 132-2 Equipment Requirements for DC Powered Equipment
- ET S 300 253 Facility Requirements
Physical Design and Mounting
- Tabletop
- Rack Mount 19-inch rack mount supporting racks compliant with:
- ANSI/EIA -310-D
- ET S 300 119
- GR-63-CORE Seismic Zone 4
Environmental Regulatory Compliance
- EU 2002/95/EC RoHS (with lead exemption)
- U 2002/96/EC WEEE
Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS)
- GR-1089-CORE NEBS EMC and Safety
- GR-63 CORE: NEBS Physical Protection
- SR-3580: NEBS Criteria Levels (Level 3)
MLXe Interface Modules:
The MLXe provides a wide range of leading-edge Ethernet modules for 100 GbE, 40 GbE, 10 GbE, 1 GbE that enable organizations to use a single platform for many applications. For more information about these modules, see the tables below.
Versions Supported
| -DM | -M | -X | -X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24×1 GbE RJ45 | ||||
| 24×1 GbE Fiber | ||||
| 4×10 GbE | ||||
| 8×10 GbE | ||||
| 24×10 GbE | ||||
| 20×10 GbE | ||||
| 20×1 GbE (upgradable to 10 GbE) | ||||
| 4×10 GbE IPsec | ||||
| 4×40 GbE | ||||
| 2×100 GbE CFP2 |
Route Table Scalability for MLXe Interface Modules
| Interface Module Version | Supported Route Table Scalability |
|---|---|
| -DM | Up to 256,000 IPv4 routes Up to 64,000 IPv6 routes |
| -M | Up to 512,000 IPv4 routes Up to 256,000 IPv6 routes |
| -X | Up to 1 million IPv4 routes Up to 240,000 IPv6 routes |
| -X2 | Up to 2.4 million IPv4 routes Up to 1.8 million IPv6 routes |
Documentation:
Download the Extreme Networks ExtremeRouting MLX Series Datasheet (.PDF)
Pricing Notes:
- Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.