GEC NEWS WIREAdds New Campus LAN Innovations
Brocade continues to build the foundation for the new IP and execute on its Effortless Network strategy with the addition of new innovative hardware and software products to its campus Local Area Network (LAN) portfolio.
Acording to the company sources, Brocade ICX 7250 Switch delivers the performance, flexibility, and scalability required for enterprise Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) access deployment. In addition, the Brocade ICX 7250 combines enterprise-class features, manageability, performance, and reliability with the flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and “pay as you grow” scalability of a stackable solution.In parallel, Brocade unveiled the new Switch Port Extender technology which extends the capabilities of the Brocade HyperEdge Architecture while maximizing the value of Brocade ICX 7250 Switches. In addition, Brocade extended the OpenFlow 1.3 support to Brocade ICX 7450 and 7750 switches to enable SDN solutions in LAN architectures.
“With the explosion in the number of mobile devices and associated BYOD policies, increasing use of bandwidth intensive and latency sensitive applications and need for increased security and control, enterprises in the Middle East are under tremendous pressure to ensure that their campus LAN infrastructure is flexible and easily scalable to meet customer demands and ensure business agility and competitiveness. At the same time, the IT Managers need to work within their budgets,” said Yarob Sakhnini, regional director, MEMA at Brocade. “With the addition of the ICX 7250 and the Switch Port Extender and the extension of the OpenFlow 1.3 support to Brocade ICX 740 and 7750 switches, we continue to build a robust portfolio of hardware and software solutions that address these network challenges and allow enterprises to build flexible, easy to manage and cost-effective networks.”
