HP StorageWorks SAN Director Installation Guide (A7393-90009, May 2007)

Technical specifications206
Data transmission ranges
Table 54 provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds.
FC-IP (IP over fibre channel) Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of the FCA profile
Aggregate I/O bandwidth 2048 Gb/sec, end-to-end
Port to port latency Less than 2 microseconds with no contention (destination port is free)
Routing capacity A minimum aggregate routing capacity of four million frames per second
(for Class 2, Class 3, and Class F frames in a 64-port switch)
Table 53 General specifications (continued)
Specification Description
Table 54 Laser Data transmission ranges
Port
Speed
Cable size
(microns)
Short wavelength Long wavelength Extended long
wavelength
1 Gb/sec 50 1,640 feet (500 meters) NA NA
62.5 984 feet (300 meters) NA NA
9 NA 6.2 miles (10 km) 49.7 miles (80 km)
2 Gb/sec 50 1641 feet (500 meters) NA NA
62.5 984 feet (300 meters) NA NA
9 NA 6.2 miles (10 km)
without an Extended
Fabrics license; 50 to
100 km with an
Extended Fabrics
license
49.7 miles (80 km)
4 Gb/sec 50 500 feet (155 meters) NA NA
62.5 300 feet (80 meters NA NA
9 NA 6.2 miles (10 km) 49.7 miles (80 km)