| Slots |
10x SFP (mini-GBIC) Empty |
| Standards |
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| Fiber Channel Ports |
Physical & signaling interface Rev. 4.3 (FC-PH)
Physical & signaling interface-2 (FC-PH-2)
Physical & signaling interface-3 (FC-PH-3)
Fabric generic requirements (FC-FG)
Generic services (FC-GS)
Generic services-2 (FC-GS-2)
Generic services-3 (FC-GS-3)
Switch fabric (FC-SW-2)
Arbitrated loop Rev. 4.6 (FC-AL)
Arbitrated loop-2 Rev. 7(FC-AL-2)
Fiber loop attachment (FC-FLA)
Tape technical report (FC-Tape)
Virtual interface architecture mapping (FC-VI)
Element MIB specification
Fiber alliance MIB specification |
| Fiber Channel Classes of Service |
Classes 2, 3 connectionless |
| Modes of Operation |
Fabric
Public loop |
| Performance Features |
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| Fabric Port Speed |
4Gb/s, full-duplex, auto-negotiating for compatibility with existing 1GB and 2GB devices |
| Fabric Latency |
Less than 0.4 μs (best case, no contention)
Cut-through routing |
| Fabric Point-to-Point Bandwidth |
848Mb/s full duplex per port |
| Fabric Aggregate Bandwidth |
Single chassis: Over 80Gb/s (full duplex) end-to-end
Non-blocking architecture |
| Maximum Frame Sizes |
2148 bytes (2112 bytes payload) |
| Per-port Buffering |
ASIC-embedded memory (non-shared)
Each port has a guaranteed 8-credit zero wait state buffer for full performance up to 10km |
| Ports Per Chassis |
(10x) 4GB / 2GB / 1GB Ports |
| Multi Switch Fabrics |
Supports E-port link to another switch
In-order delivery of frames in all multi-switch and multi-link configurations |
| Fabric Port Types |
All ports can assume the following states:
- F_port: Fabric
- FL_port: Fabric loop (public loop)
- E_port: Switch-to-switch (single connection)
Ports are auto-discovering, self-configuring |
| Media Type |
Hot-pluggable, industry-standard SFPs |
| Supported SFP Types |
Shortwave: 500 m (1,640 ft.)
Longwave: 10 km (6.2 mi.) |
| Media Transmission Ranges |
Optical
- Shortwave: 500 m (1,640 ft.)
- Longwave: 10 km (6.2 mi.) |
| Cable Types |
50 / 62.5 micron multimode fiber optic
9 micron single-mode fiber optic |
| Interoperability |
Compatible with FC-SW-2 compliant switches
Management interoperability with leading SAN management applications |
| Fabric Management |
|
| Management Processor |
Pentium class processor |
| Management Methods |
SNMP, Telnet, GS-3 |
| Access Methods |
In-band
Ethernet 10/100 baseT with RJ45 |
| Diagnostics |
Power-up self-test of all functionality except media modules
Field-selectable full self-test including media modules |
| Fabric Services |
Simple name server
Fabric zoning
Registered state change notification
I/O StreamGuard |
| User Interface |
LED indicators, command-line console and web-based utilities |
| Enclosure Types and Options |
Desktop/shelf top with included rubber feet
Optional rack mounting kit for mounting up to two SANbox 1400 units |
| Power Supply/Cooling |
External laptop-style power supply
Front to back airflow with integrated cooling fan |
