SAN Switch technical specifications
General specifications
Table 9: General specifications
on page 37 lists general specifications for the Brocade 32Gb FC
Switch Module.
Table 9: General specifications
Specification
Description
Configurable port types
F_Port, N_Port, D_Port, and E_Port
Media types
SFP: Support for speeds of 4/8/16/32Gb with short
wave SFPs up to 500m (1,640 ft.) and support for
speeds of 4/8/16/32Gb with long wave SFPs up to 10
km.
QSFP: Support for speeds of 4/8/16/32Gb x 4 with
short wave QSFPs.
NOTE:
16 Gb SFPs support 4/8/16 Gb, and 32 Gb
SFPs support 8/16/32 Gb
16 Gb QSFPs support 4/8/16 Gb, and 32 Gb QSFPs
support 16/32 Gb.
System architecture
Nonblocking shared-memory switch
ANSI protocol
FC-PH (FC Physical and Signalling Interface
standard)
Modes of operation
FC Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
Maximum frame size
2112-byte
Port-to-port latency
minimized to 900 nanoseconds with no contention
(destination port is free) including FEC using cut-
through frame switching at 32Gbps
Weight and physical dimensions
Table 10: Brocade 32Gb FC Switch Module physical dimensions
on page 37 lists physical
properties.
Table 10: Brocade 32Gb FC Switch Module physical dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Height
11.051 in (280.7 mm)
Width
16.918 in (429.72 mm)
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