The Brocade ICX 6610 Switch redefines the economics of enterprise networking by providing unprecedented levels of performance, availability, & flexibility in a stackable form factor—delivering the capabilities of a chassis with the flexibility & cost-effectiveness of a stackable switch. Chassis-Like Capabilities in a Stackable Form Factor Today's enterprise networks are expected to deliver services thought impossible just a few years ago. High-Definition (HD) video conferencing, real-time collaboration, Unified Communications (UC), & Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) are only a few of the applications that organizations are deploying to enhance employee productivity, improve customer service, & create a competitive advantage. These same networks must also provide anytime, anywhere mobile access & scale to meet rising user expectations. At the same time, organizations face continued pressure to reduce costs & do more with less. More than ever, campus networks need to quickly & efficiently evolve with the ever-changing business environment. Class-Leading Performance for Today & Tomorrow The Brocade ICX 6610 helps organizations meet this challenge by delivering wire-speed, non-blocking performance across all ports to support latency-sensitive applications such as real-time voice/video streaming & VDI. Brocade ICX 6610 Switches can be stacked using four full-duplex 40 Gbps stacking ports that provide an unprecedented 320 Gbps of backplane stacking bandwidth with full redundancy, eliminating inter-switch bottlenecks. in addition, each switch can provide up to eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Gb E) ports for high-speed connectivity to the aggregation or core layers. Non-Stop High Availability When every second matters, Brocade ICX 6610 Switches help deliver continuous availability to optimize the user experience. Brocade stacking technology delivers high availability, performing real-time state synchronization across the stack & enabling instantaneous hitless failover to a standby controller in the unlikely event of a failure of the master stack controller. Organizations also can use hot-insertion/removal of stack members to avoid interrupting service when adding a switch to increase the capacity of a stack or replacing a switch that needs servicing. Unmatched Simplicity & Investment Protection The Brocade ICX 6610 is easy to deploy, manage, & integrate into both new & existing networks. Organizations can buy only what they need today & easily scale up as demand grows & new technologies emerge. The flexibility of a stackable switch allows organizations to forgo investing in a chassis upfront & put precious capital to better use elsewhere. Organizations can purchase an initial switch to get started & add a new Brocade ICX 6610 Switch to the stack as their business grows. Features Delivers chassis-level performance & availability, providing an optimal user experience for streaming video, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Unified Communications (UC), & other mission-critical campus applications Offers unprecedented stacking performance with 320 Gbps of stacking bandwidth, eliminating the need to work around inter-switch bottlenecks Provides up to 1 Tbps of total switching capacity with up to 384 1 Gb E & 64 10 Gb E per stack for campus network edge & aggregation layers Provides unmatched availability with four fully redundant 40 Gbps stacking ports per switch, hitless stacking failover, hot switch replacement, & dual hot-swappable power supplies & fan assemblies Simplifies network operations & protects investments with the Brocade Hyper Edge Architecture, enabling consolidated network management & advanced services sharing across heterogeneous switches. Offers up to eight "pay-as-you-need" 10 Gb E ports activated through software licensing Provides peace of mind with Brocade Assurance Limited Lifetime Warranty