BigIron® Layer 3 switches offer industry-leading 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch density, leading Layer 2 and Layer 3 scalability for demanding Enterprise LAN applications. Based on Foundry's award-winning Terathon™ and JetCore® ASIC chipsets, BigIron switches are powered by Foundry's feature-rich IronWare™ operating system that includes extensive security, multicast, and multi-protocol feature set. With superior redundancy, fine-grain bandwidth management and wire-speed network monitoring and accounting features, the BigIron is the product of choice for demanding enterprise networks, high performance computing environments, and Internet eXchange Points (IXPs).
BigIron 8000
BigIron switches allow building simple, cost-effective Layer 2 and Layer 3 infrastructures to offer high performance integrated switching and routing suitable for many enterprise applications. With the industry's first 10-Gigabit Ethernet, BigIron switches scale the enterprise LAN backbone connections to allow high performance Gigabit over Copper to the server and desktop. With long haul Gigabit Ethernet and mini-GBIC based optics flexibility, BigIron is an ideal choice for building enterprise campus networks with high-performance Ethernet for improving employee communications and collaboration. Featuring high port density and wirespeed non-blocking performance on all ports, the BigIron is an ideal fit for clustering and super computing applications.
BigIron switches lead the industry in price/performance and Gigabit Ethernet density for deployment in enterprise networks, high performance computing networks, and IXPs.
BigIron 4000—Four-slot modular switch with up to 56-Gigabit ports
BigIron 8000—Eight-slot modular switch with up to 120-Gigabit ports
BigIron 15000—Fifteen-slot modular switch with up to 232-Gigabit ports
