Brocade BR-VDX6940-36Q-AC-F 40G Ethernet Switch

The Brocade BR-VDX6940-36Q-AC-F is a fixed 40 GbE Ethernet switch in the VDX 6940 family, delivering 36 active 40 GbE QSFP+ ports for high-density uplinks and inter-switch connectivity in data-center fabrics. Each QSFP+ port can operate as a single 40 GbE link or be breakout to four 10 GbE ports using supported breakout cables, enabling flexible topologies such as server-to-40G uplinks or 144x10G endpoints when fully broken out. The AC-F suffix denotes an AC-powered variant of the 36Q model, designed for standard data-center rack deployments. This switch runs Brocade's VDX operating system and is intended for fabric deployments like leaf-spine topologies, where multiple VDX devices interconnect to scale bandwidth and reduce latency. It is part of the broader VDX 6940-36Q lineup, which includes other power or airflow variants to fit different cooling and infrastructure requirements.