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IP gateways, with an ATM blade residing on the GbE Ethernet switch or IP router to convert the GbE to ATM. See Table 83 on page 175 for detailed information about distance rules for Fibre Channel over ATM. HP multi-protocol long-distance products This section describes the following HP StorageWorks SAN extension products: • HP IP Distance Gateway, page 299 • MPX200 Multifunction Router with FCIP, page 308 • B-series 1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade, page 312 • B-series 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade, page 316 • B-series MP Router, page 319 • C-series MDS 9216i, 9222i, IPS-4, IPS-8, 14/2, and 18/4 Modules, page 323 HP SAN extension products summary and usage HP provides a full line of SAN extension products designed to satisfy a range of disaster recovery solutions and requirements. Table 147 describes the product features and usage for all HP supported FCIP SAN extension products. For more information, see "Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol" on page 290, "SAN extension best practices for Continuous Access EVA" on page 324, and the Disaster Recovery Solutions: FCIP Gateway Performance Comparison whitepaper at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/sanwhitepapers.html. Table 147 Features and usage for HP supported FCIP SAN extension products FCIP gate- Supported way product fabrics HP IP Distance B-series Gateway (mpx110) C-series Inter-fabric Supported DR connectivity software Data compression method/use Recommended IP Network bandwidths require- (WAN) ments E_Port (fabric merge) EX_Port (LSAN fabric isolation), when used with B-series switches with Integrated Routing or B-series routers with FCR Continuous Access EVA XP Continuous Access Software (Use when RTT is >= 50 ms; or if guaranteed WAN bandwidth is