Brocade ICX 6650 Switch
The Brocade ICX 6650 Switch is a compact Ethernet switch that delivers industry-leading 10/40 GbE density, unmatched price/performance, and seamless scalability for the ultimate investment protection.
Designed for demanding data center Top-of-Rack (ToR) environments and campus LAN aggregation deployments requiring cost-effective connectivity, the Brocade ICX 6650 offers flexible Ports on Demand (PoD) licensing for non-disruptive pay-as-you-grow scalability.
Contact us with any questions or for a quote at +1 415-800-2050 or sales@lightwiresystems.com.
*See below for additional information on variant ICX 6650 switches and ICX 6650 parts & licenses.
The Brocade ICX 6650 Switch is a compact Ethernet switch that delivers industry-leading 10/40 GbE density, unmatched price/performance, and seamless scalability for the ultimate investment protection.
Designed for demanding data center Top-of-Rack (ToR) environments and campus LAN aggregation deployments requiring cost-effective connectivity, the Brocade ICX 6650 offers flexible Ports on Demand (PoD) licensing for non-disruptive pay-as-you-grow scalability.
Contact us with any questions or for a quote at +1 415-800-2050 or sales@lightwiresystems.com.
*See below for additional information on variant ICX 6650 switches and ICX 6650 parts & licenses.
The Brocade ICX 6650 Switch is a compact Ethernet switch that delivers industry-leading 10/40 GbE density, unmatched price/performance, and seamless scalability for the ultimate investment protection.
Designed for demanding data center Top-of-Rack (ToR) environments and campus LAN aggregation deployments requiring cost-effective connectivity, the Brocade ICX 6650 offers flexible Ports on Demand (PoD) licensing for non-disruptive pay-as-you-grow scalability.
Contact us with any questions or for a quote at +1 415-800-2050 or sales@lightwiresystems.com.
*See below for additional information on variant ICX 6650 switches and ICX 6650 parts & licenses.
Product Information
A key member of the Brocade ICX family of Ethernet switches for campus LAN and classic Ethernet data center environments, the Brocade ICX 6650 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Switch is optimized for high-performance data center and compute environments. It provides a compact form-factor design that delivers industry-leading 10/40 GbE density, unmatched price/performance value, and seamless scalability with Ports on Demand (PoD) licensing for the ultimate investment protection.
Offering highly efficient power and cooling—with both front-to-back and back-to-front airflow options and automatic fan-speed adjustment, the Brocade ICX 6650 meets the most demanding energy efficiency requirements. The Brocade ICX 6650 is also a suitable solution for many campus LAN aggregation deployments requiring cost-effective 10 GbE connectivity.
‣ Provides a 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch purpose-built for
high-performance data center and compute environments
‣ Delivers industry-leading 10 GbE density in a compact 1U design, saving valuable rack space
‣ Offers flexible Ports on Demand (PoD) licensing for seamless scalability
‣ Provides a low-latency, cut-through, non-blocking architecture—ideal for HPC, high-frequency
trading, iSCSI storage, and real-time application environments
‣ Delivers superior value by incorporating enterprise-grade advanced features such as VRRPe, BGP,
robust IPv6 support, and Multi-Chassis Trunking (MCT) at no cost
‣ Provides highly efficient power and cooling with front-to-back or back-to-front airflow and
automatic fan-speed adjustment
Specs
‣ Ports: 48 - 56 depending on variant
‣ Performance:
— Throughput: 1600 Gbps
— Forwarding performance: 1190 Mpps
— Port-to-port latency: 1100 ns
‣ MAC Address Table Size: 64K entries
‣ Manageable: Yes
‣ Advanced Switching: Layer 3
‣ Authentication Method: RADIUS, TACACS, TACACS+, Secure Shell v.2 (SSH2)
‣ Encryption Algorithm: MD5, AES
‣ Routing Protocol: BGP-4, RIP-1, RIP-2, BGP, IGMPv2, IGMP, VRRP, OSPFv2, PIM-SM,
PIM-DM, IGMPv3, PIM-SSM, MSDP, VRRPE, RIPng, MLDv2, MLD, VRRPv3, CIDR
‣ Weight: 20.2 lbs - 1U
‣ Dimensions: 17.3" W x 16" D x 1.7" H - 1U
‣ Features: 8MB packet buffer, DHCP support, EIGRP Stub Routing, IPv6 support, Jumbo Frames support, LLDP support, ARP support, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), MAC address filtering, MRP-II support, Management Information Base (MIB), Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) support, PIM snooping, Ports on Demand, Quality of Service (QoS), RARP support, Access Control List (ACL) support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) support, SNTP support, STP PortFast, STP Root Guard, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) support, Strict Priority (SP), VLAN support, Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP) support, Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queuing, back to front airflow, BOOTP support, flow control, port based access control, port mirroring, sFlow, tagged VLAN, DDos attack prevention
Variant Product Details
Lightwire offers the following ICX 6650 Series variants:
ICX6650-32-E-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, exhaust airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-32-I-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, intake airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-40-E-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, and POD license for additional 8 10GbE SFP+ ports. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, exhaust airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-40-I-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, and POD license for additional 8 10GbE SFP+ ports. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, intake airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-48-E-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, and POD license for additional 16 10GbE SFP+ ports. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, exhaust airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-48-I-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, and POD license for additional 16 10GbE SFP+ ports. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, intake airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-56-E-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, and POD license for 24 10GbE SFP+ ports. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, exhaust airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-56-I-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, and POD license for 24 10GbE SFP+ ports. Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, intake airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-80-E-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, POD licenses for 24 10GbE SFP+ ports, and for 6 QSPF+ ports (2 4x10GbE, and 4 40GbE). Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, exhaust airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
ICX6650-80-I-ADV
Brocade ICX 6650 with 32 10GbE SFP+ ports enabled, POD licenses for 24 10GbE SFP+ ports, and for 6 QSPF+ ports (2 4x10GbE, and 4 40GbE). Includes two 250W AC power supplies and two fan units, intake airflow. Advanced S/W. No optics.
Part Numbers & Descriptions
Lightwire Systems offers the following ICX 6650 Series parts:
40G-QSFP-4SFP-C-0101
4x10GE Direct Attached QSFP+ to 4 SFP+ Copper Breakout Cable, 1m, 1-pack
40G-QSFP-4SFP-C-0301
4x10GE Direct Attached QSFP+ to 4 SFP+ Copper Breakout Cable, 3m, 1-pack
40G-QSFP-4SFP-C-0501
4x10GE Direct Attached QSFP+ to 4 SFP+ Copper Breakout Cable, 5m, 1-pack
40G-QSFP-SR4-INT
40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ optic (MTP 1x8 or 1x12), 100m over MMF, compatible with 10GBASE-SR, 10G breakout-capable, 1-pack
ICX6650-2P40G-LIC-POD
Ports-on-Demand license for Brocade ICX 6650, for 2 QSFP+ (40GbE or 4x10GbE) ports.
ICX6650-8P10G-LIC-POD
Ports-on-Demand license for Brocade ICX 6650, for 8x10GbE SFP+ ports
XICX6650-FAN-E
Brocade ICX 6650 fan unit, exhaust airflow
XICX6650-FAN-I
Brocade ICX 6650 fan unit, intake airflow
Terms of Service
Lightwire Systems buys, sells, and trades new and used networking equipment. Customer acceptance of the equipment sold by Lightwire Systems binds both parties to the following terms and conditions:
QUOTES
Upon request, we will provide you with an written quote. Quoted and actual price/availability/delivery on all equipment may slightly vary due to time elapsed between quote and purchase, market supply/demand conditions, inventory status. We will honor a quote for a minimum of 30 days, please discuss with your client advisor longer quote time is needed.
CANCELLATIONS
Orders once placed may not be canceled without good cause. Please contact your client advisor with any changes and we will do our best to accommodate or address any concerns.
RETURNS & EXCHANGES
If you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase and it is within 30 days of delivery, and the product was sold from existing stock, we will accept the return of the working item in the same condition and packaging it was received subject to a 20% restocking fee. If a product was purchased specifically to fill your order and was not available in our inventory at that time, it is non-returnable. Customer is responsible for any freight charges on all returns.
PACKAGING
We use foam, bubble rap, sturdy boxes and professionally pack all hardware. In the event the item arrives damaged, immediately contact your client advisor. Lightwire Systems will work with the customer to address any issues due to damage during shipping and will work diligently to make sure you have working hardware as soon as possible.
SHIPPING
UPS and FED-EX are our shipping partners of choice, however we’re happy to accommodate other shipping partners per a customer’s request.
SALES TAX
Customers are subject to the sales tax rate per their region. Tax exempt organizations must provide us with their tax number when placing an order or will be charged sales tax.
CONDITION - WARRANTY - EXCHANGE
We sell used, unused in original box, and new equipment. All used hardware is fully tested and guaranteed fully functional before sold and comes with an advanced replacement one-year warranty (advance replacement due to failure will be shipped express to ensure your downtime is minimal). New hardware will come with original manufacturer warranties. Warranty covers DOA equipment or equipment failing to perform to manufacturers specifications. Warranty does not cover misuse and/or damage due to improper installation and/or operation of the equipment. No item can be returned without prior authorization. We will repair, exchange, or refund the equipment under warranty within 5 working days after its receipt at our warehouse. All equipment is subject to prior sale.
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