Data Sheet

System Architecture
FibreChannelports Switchmode(default):12-and24-port
congurations(12-portincrementthrough
PortsonDemand[PoD]license);
universal (E, F, M, D, EX) ports
BrocadeAccessGatewaydefaultport
mapping:16F_Ports,8N_Ports
Scalability Full-fabricarchitecturewithamaximumof
239switches
Certiedmaximum 6000activenodes;56switches,19hopsin
BrocadeFabricOS
®
fabrics;31switches,three
hopsinBrocadeM-EOSfabrics;largerfabrics
certiedasrequired
Performance Auto-sensingof2,4,8,and16Gbpsportspeeds
ISLtrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight
16GbpsportsperISLtrunk;upto128Gbps
perISLtrunk.Exchange-basedloadbalancing
acrossISLswithDPSincludedinBrocade
FabricOS.Thereisnolimittohowmanytrunk
groupscanbeconguredintheswitch.
Aggregatebandwidth 384Gbpsend-to-endfullduplex
Maximumfabriclatency Latencyforlocallyswitchedportsis700ns;
ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)adds400ns
betweenE_Ports(enabledbydefault).
Maximum frame size 2112bytepayload
Frame buffers 8192dynamicallyallocated
Classesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)
BROCADE 6505 SPECIFICATIONS
Porttypes D_Port(DiagnosticPort),E_Port,EX_Port,
F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort);self-discovery
basedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalport
typecontrol
BrocadeAccessGatewaymode:F_Portand
NPIV-enabledN_Port
Datatrafctypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast
Mediatypes Hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmall
Form-FactorPluggable(SFP+),LCconnector;
Short-Wavelength(SWL),Long-Wavelength
(LWL);ExtendedLong-Wavelength(ELWL);
distancedependsonberopticcableand
portspeed.SupportsSFP+(8and16Gbps)
optical transceivers.
USB OneUSBportforsystemlogledownloadsor
rmwareupgrades
Fabric services
Note: Some fabric services
do not apply or are
unavailable in Brocade
Access Gateway mode.
BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring
(includingTopTalkersforE_Ports,F_Ports,and
Fabricmode);BrocadeAdaptiveNetworking
(IngressRateLimiting,TrafcIsolation,QoS);
BottleneckDetection;BrocadeAdvanced
Zoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,
broadcastzoning);DynamicFabricProvisioning
(DFP);DynamicPathSelection(DPS);Brocade
ExtendedFabrics;EnhancedBBcredit
recovery;BrocadeFabricWatch;FDMI;Frame
Redirection;Frame-basedTrunking;FSPF;
IPoFC;BrocadeISLTrunking;Management
Server;NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;Registered
StateChangeNotication(RSCN);Reliable
CommitService(RCS);ServerApplication
Optimization(SAO);SimpleNameServer(SNS)
ENTERPRISE-CLASS FEATURES
IN AN ENTRY-LEVEL SWITCH
TheBrocade6505featuresadvanced
monitoring,diagnostics,RAS,and
redundancycapabilitiesinanentry-level
switchtomaximizeavailability,optimize
performance,andsimplifyadministration.
Theseenterprise-classfeaturesinclude:
•Criticaldiagnosticandmonitoring
capabilitiestohelpensureearlyproblem
detectionandrecovery
•Non-intrusiveandnon-disruptive
monitoringoneveryporttoprovidea
comprehensiveend-to-endviewofthe
entire fabric
•ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)torecover
frombiterrorsinISLs,enhancing
transmissionreliabilityandperformance
• Additional buffers to overcome performance
degradation and congestion due to buffer
credit loss
•Real-timebandwidthconsumptionby
hosts/applicationsonISLstoeasilyidentify
hotspotsandpotentialnetworkcongestion
•Anoptionalsecondpowersupplyto
enabledualpowerredundancy,
enhancingavailability
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES
BrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertise
tohelporganizationsbuildscalable,
efcientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging
15yearsofexpertiseinstorage,networking,
andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServices
delivers world-class professional services,
technicalsupport,networkmonitoring
services, and education, enabling
organizationstomaximizetheirBrocade
investments,acceleratenewtechnology
deployments,andoptimizetheperformance
ofnetworkinginfrastructures.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,
Brocadeanditspartnersoffercomplete
solutionsthatincludeprofessionalservices,
technicalsupport,andeducation.Formore
information,contactaBrocadesales
partner or visit www.brocade.com.