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Table 85 describes the distance rules for iSCSI bridging Fibre Channel connections. Table 85 iSCSI bridging Fibre Channel distance rules Interface/transport Heterogeneous SAN Fibre Channel distances HP B-series iSCSI Director Blade HP C-series MDS 9216i, IPS-4, IPS-8, 14/2, 18/4 HP EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option See Table 79 through Table 82. HP MPX200 Multifunction Router iSCSI HP SR2122-2 Table 86 describes the distance rules for Fibre Channel routing connections. Table 86 Fibre Channel and IP network routing distance rules Interface/trans- Heterogeneous SAN Fibre Channel port distances HP Continuous Access EVA and XP Continuous Access1 HP B-series 400 MP Router, MP Router Blade, and MP Router See Table 80 through Table 82. See Table 80 through Table 82 and Table 84. HP C-series IVR (inter-VSAN nl routing) 1For details on HP Continuous Access support limits, see "SAN extension" on page 279. EBS See Table 80 through Table 82 and Table 84. SAN fabric switch interoperability rules HP supports three heterogeneous switch SAN configurations: • Interoperable routed fabrics • Dual interoperable, heterogeneous SAN fabrics • Interoperable, heterogeneous switch fabrics Interoperable routed fabric Connecting B-series and M-series edge fabrics through an MP Router allows for an interoperable routed fabric. You can share devices between these fabrics with the LSAN feature of the MP Router. See Table 33 on page 121 for supported fabric modes and firmware versions. Dual interoperable, heterogeneous SAN fabrics A dual interoperable, heterogeneous SAN consists of two fabrics, with each fabric comprised exclusively of switches from a different series. HP supports dual interoperable SAN fabrics for the following switch-series combinations: • A SAN with one fabric containing B-series switches only and a second fabric containing C-series switches only SAN Design Reference Guide 177