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Table 163 describes the network bandwidth requirements and IP gateway support for VCS 4.x with C-series switches. Table 163 Network requirements for long-distance IP gateways and C-series switches with VCS 4.x Gateway pair HP IP Distance Gateway nl (mpx110) MPX200 Multifunction Router Minimum nl supported nl firmware nl version See note.3 Minimum IP bandwidth1, nl and maximum DR groups2 Dual IP link maximum latency Single or shared IP link maximum latency 0 to 100 ms one-way 0 to 100 ms one-way At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR groups groups C-series IPS-8, 14/2, 18/4, MDS 9216i, MDS 9222i See Table 41. Legacy IP gateways C-series IPS-4 See Table 41. At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR group Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5 groups DR groups 1Continuous Access EVA requires a minimum of 2 Mb/s of IP bandwidth per path, or 4 Mb/s for two paths. 2See Table 131 for the maximum number of DR groups supported based on maximum IP bandwidth. 3For current support, see the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. 334 SAN extension