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DATA SHEET
BROCADE
OPTICS
FAMILY
IP NETWORK
HIGHLIGHTS
•tRigorously tested for performance and
reliability by Brocade
•tHot-swappable flexibility in the field for
greater ease and lower total cost of
ownership
•tStandards-based—802.3z, 802.3ah,
802.3u, 802.3ae, 802.3ak, and
802.3ba—and compliant as required
•tCompliant with Requirements to Reduce
Hazardous Substances (RoHS), meeting
either RoHS 5 or RoHS 6 EU standards
Highly Reliable,
Brocade-Qualified Optics
Brocade offers a unique set of highperformance, reliable, and cost-effective
optical transceivers that help enterprises
and service providers meet the challenges
of diverse network topologies. To ensure
maximum quality, Brocade selects and
tests the most reliable, highest-performing
optical transceivers on the market, and then
warrants their availability, capacity, and
performance in Brocade® products.
Extensive performance and reliability
testing reflects an ongoing commitment
to quality. Brocade tests transceivers
using the industry’s most advanced tools
and instruments to help ensure that they
provide the right mix of functionality and
performance when used in conjunction
with Brocade products. The speed, capacity,
reliability, and low cost of ownership that
Brocade is known for is also provided in
all optical components.
By using Brocade-qualified components,
organizations can be assured that their
warranty and service requirements will
be met and that their Brocade products
will continually provide the uptime,
performance, and reliability required by
today’s leading enterprise service providers.