Falcon-MX

Carrier grade 10 Gigabit aggregation/demarcation system with advanced Synchronization and Timing options

Falcon-MX is a high performance, 10G service aggregation and demarcation system that delivers carrier-grade services in compact form factor and designed for extended temperature ranges.

Among its unique capabilities are 2.5GE support, providing an intermediate step for high-speed access, and advanced timing functions, based on Fibrolan's Timing portfolio and technology.

10G service aggregation/demarcation unit for business Ethernet and mobile backhaul
Based on 3rd generation Falcon platform with 160Gbps throughput
Full set of MEF CE2.0 compliant services
Advanced QoS and service level traffic management
Complete OAM toolbox (802.1ag, Y.1731, RFC2544, Y.1564) for OPEX reduction
Advanced high speed protection mechanisms for link, path, and ring service resilience
2.5Gbps support on optical ports
SDN and NFV ready with expansion slot for processing cores
Compact design, with low power consumption

Interfaces & Indicators	Falcon-MX/428 22 x 100/1000/2500BaseX (SFP) 2 x 100/1000BaseX (SFP) 4 x 10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45) 4 x 1/2.5/10G (SFP+) Falcon-MX/216 12 x 100/1000/2500BaseX (SFP) 4 x 10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45) 2 x 1/2.5/10G (SFP+) Falcon-MX/404 4 x 10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45) 4 x 1/2.5/10G (SFP+) Note: most SFP ports can operate at 2.5Gbps Supported SFP/SFP+: MM, SM, SFS, CWDM, DWDM, Copper 1 x RS232 (RJ45) Console 1 x USB port (console) LEDs: Power (per PS) CPU Alarm Link/Activity (per port) Aux. module (Rubidium, processing engine for SDN/NFV, etc.)
Architecture & Forwarding	Hybrid (ASIC-FPGA) HW architecture 1GB RAM, 256MB flash memory L2 forwarding (802.1D MAC bridging) Flow-based forwarding Performance: wire-speed, on all ports, all frame sizes Switching fabric: 160Gbps, non-blocking MTU: 10K bytes MAC table: 32K addresses VLANs: 4K concurrent Provider bridging: 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) Private VLANS L1-L4 ACLs Multicast: IGMPv3 snooping MLD snooping Up to 8K MC groups IP/MPLS:* LSR/LER MPLS-TP Static routes Dynamic L3 routing
Quality of Service	Classification based on L1-L4 information Ingress policing per flow (MEF BW profiles) Two rate, 3-color marking Hierarchical queuing/scheduling Hierarchical shaping Priority based flow control (802.1Qbb) Scheduling: Strict and DWRR (WFQ equivalent) 4 drop precedence levels w/ WRED and tail drop for CA P-bit and DSCP remarking Storm control: UC, MC, BC QoS Control Lists Compliant with 3GPP QoS requirements for LTE backhaul
Protection	Link aggregation: static or LACP Linear protection: G.8031 Ring protection: G.8032v2 Fault propagation Spanning tree: STP, RSTP, MSTP Loop protection
OAM & Diagnostics	IEEE802.3ah link OAM IEEE802.1ag CFM ITU-T Y.1731 PM RFC2544 traffic generator & analyzer (HW based) L2/L3 loopbacks with MAC/IP swap SFP diagnostics (SFF-8472) Traffic mirroring and Remote mirroring sFlow Throughput metering
Management	CLI: Console (RS232), Telnet, SSH1/2 SNMP: v1/v2c/v3, extensive MIBs Web: HTTP/HTTPS Multiple Management VLANsupport IPv6 management RADIUS, TACACS+ 802.1x (port/MAC based) DHCP client & relay (incl. option 82) Link discovery: LLDP Integrated NTP client and Server Text based config files Integrated into the NetACE NMS
Synchronization (G models)	Synchronous Ethernet (SE models) 8261, G.8262 (SE models) ESMC (G.8264, SE models) Built-in Stratum 3 clock (SE models) 2 x SMA connectors for 1PPS/Clk, in/out (SE models) Physical interfaces: 2 x SMA connectors for 1PPS/Clk, in/out BITS ToD/1PPS GNSS active antenna (5VDC) IEEE1588-2008 (PTP): Ordinary Clock (master, slave) Transparent Clock Boundary Clock
Power & Environmental	Dual, redundant, hot swappable power supplies Power consumption: typical <50W Operating temperature: Standard: -10°C ÷ +50°C (14°F ÷ 122°F) Extended: -20°C ÷ +65°C (-40°F ÷ 149°F)

Model	Part#	Description
Falcon-MX/428/A	7120	Access Service Aggregator, 24x100/1000BaseX (SFP), 4x10/100/1000BaseT, 4x10GE (SFP+), 1 removable AC power supply (FPS10012/A), CE SW license
Falcon-MX/428/D	7121	Access Service Aggregator, 24x100/1000BaseX (SFP), 4x10/100/1000BaseT, 4x10GE (SFP+), 1 removable DC power supply (FPS10012/D), CE SW license
Falcon-MX/216/A	7124	Access Service Aggregator, 12x100/1000BaseX (SFP), 4x10/100/1000BaseT, 2x10GE (SFP+), 1 removable AC power supply (FPS10012/A), CE SW license
Falcon-MX/216/D	7125	Access Service Aggregator, 12x100/1000BaseX (SFP), 4x10/100/1000BaseT, 2x10GE (SFP+), 1 removable DC power supply (FPS10012/D), CE SW license
Falcon-MX/404/A	7126	Access Service Aggregator/EDD, 4x10/100/1000BaseT, 4x10GE (SFP+), 1 removable AC power supply (FPS10012/A), CE SW license
Falcon-MX/404/D	7127	Access Service Aggregator/EDD, 4x10/100/1000BaseT, 4x10GE (SFP+), 1 removable DC power supply (FPS10012/D), CE SW license

Notes:

- Specifications are subject to change w/o prior notice
- For a complete list of available Falcon models, please contact Fibrolan

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