Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
- Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Setup
- 3 Managing the 16Gb SAN Switch
- 4 Support and other resources
- A Regulatory information
- B Electrostatic discharge and grounding recommendations
- C SAN Switch technical specifications
- Glossary
- Index

C SAN Switch technical specifications
General specifications
Table 11 (page 32) lists general specifications for the 16Gb SAN Switch.
Table 11 General specifications
DescriptionSpecification
F_Port, FL_Port, and E_PortConfigurable port types
SFP. Support for speeds of 4/8/16Gb with short wave SFPs
up to 500m (1,640 ft.) and support for speeds of 4/8/16Gb
with long wave SFPs up to 10 km.
Media types
NOTE: 8Gb SFPs support 2/4/8 Gb, and the 16 Gb SFPs
support 4/8/16 Gb
An operating SAN Switch conforms to the emissions
requirements specified by the following regulations:
EMC emissions
• FCC Rules and Regulations, Part 15 subpart B, Class A
• CSA C108.8 Class A
• VCCI Class A ITE
• CISPR 22 Class A
• EN55022 Class A
• AS/NZF 3548: 1995 Class A
• CNS13438 Class A
• ICES-003 Class A
• Korean EMC Requirements
• BSMI Standard CNS 13438
• EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
• EN5022 Level A
• EN50082-2/EN55024: 1998
EMC immunity
• IEC 61000-4-2 Severity Level 3 for Electrostatic Discharge
• IEC 61000-4-3 Severity Level 3 for Radiated Fields
• IEC 61000-4-4 Severity Level 3 for Fast Transients
• IEC 61000-4-5 Severity Level 3 for Surge Voltage
• IEC 61000-4-6 Conducted Emissions
• IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage Variations
• EN 61000-4-12 Oscillatory Waves Immunity
• EN 61000-3-2 Limits for Harmonic Current Emissions
• EN 61000-3-3 JEIDA
Nonblocking shared-memory switchSystem architecture
FC-PH (FC Physical and Signalling Interface standard)ANSI protocol
FC Class 2, Class 3, and Class FModes of operation
2112-byteMaximum frame size
Less than 2 microseconds with no contention (destination port
is free)
Port-to-port latency
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