HPE SN3000B, Hardware Reference Manual

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General specifications
Table 23: HPE StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb FC Switch general specifications
Specification Description
Configurable port types E_Port, F_Port, M_Port, and D_Port; EX_Port with license
System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch
System processor PowerPC family CPU at 1.20 GHz
ANSI FC protocol FC-PH
Modes of operation FC Class 2 and Class 3
Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6
FC-IP Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile
Aggregate switch I/O bandwidth 1,536 Gb/s end-to-end full duplex
Local port latency 700 ns
Switch latency 2,100 ns (2.1 microseconds) with no Forward Error Correction
Table 24: SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch general specifications
Specification Description
Configurable port types F_Port, E_Port, M_Port, EX_Port, and D_Port
System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch
System processor PowerPC 440EPx at 667 MHz
ANSI FC protocol FC-PH
Modes of operation FC Class 2 and Class 3
Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6
FC-IP Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile
Aggregate switch I/O bandwidth 768 Gb/s
FC port-to-port latency Less than 700 ns with no contention (destination port is free)
Aggregate switching capacity 420 million frames per second (for Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
frames for the 48 port chassis)
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