Brocade's NetIron MLX series Ethernet router portfolio continues to hold leading metrics for carrier Ethernet service delivery and its new CER 2000 Series compact router extends full Layer 3 carrier Ethernet services to the network's edge. This report contains insight and analysis of the product or service strengths and weaknesses, list of buying criteria and how the product or service fares in each category, and a comprehensive table of product or service metrics and specifications. This report is useful for purchasers who need to evaluate products, or as a source of competitive intelligence for vendors.