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5 B-series switches and fabric rules This chapter describes the B-series Fibre Channel and FCoE switches and blades; Extension SAN Switches and Blades; MP Routers, and fabric rules for building B-series fabrics. It describes the following topics: • B-series Fibre Channel switches, 1606 Extension SAN Switches, and MP Routers, page 93 • Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, page 106 • B-series FCoE Converged Network switch, page 130 • DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade and 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch fabric rules, page 133 NOTE: See "SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules" on page 167 for information about using switches from the different series in the same SAN or the same fabric. B-series Fibre Channel switches, 1606 Extension SAN Switches, and MP Routers B-series Fibre Channel switches: • Can be core or edge switches. When configured in a core-edge fabric topology, a core switch typically connects to other switches in the SAN; an edge switch typically connects to servers and storage. • Have 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 128, 192, 256, or 384 ports. • Include entry-level and high-availability switches. • Support plug-and-play compatibility. • Support 10 Gb/s ISL connectivity (through a 10/6 FC ISL Blade for DC SAN Backbone Director, DC04 SAN Director, or 4/256 SAN Director). • Support Fibre Channel routing (see "1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade fabric rules" on page 112, "Fibre Channel routing, 400 MP Router, and MP Router Blade fabric rules" on page 116, and "MP Router fabric rules" on page 121). • Support FCIP through the 1606 Extension SAN Switch, DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade, 400 MP Router, MP Router Blade, MP Router, and HP IP Distance Gateway (see "SAN extension" on page 279). • Support iSCSI through the MP Router and iSCSI Director Blade (see "iSCSI storage" on page 355). • Support encryption through the encryption switch and encryption blade. Switch blade support is as follows: SAN Design Reference Guide 93