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Data Transmission Ranges 4 TABLE 6 General Specifications (Continued) System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch System processor PowerPC 440GP, 333 MHz CPU ANSI Fibre Channel protocol FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard) Modes of operation Fibre Channel Class 2 and Class 3 Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6 FC-IP (IP over Fibre Channel) Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile Aggregate switch I/O bandwidth 256 Gbit/sec if all 32 ports are running at 4 Gbit/sec, full duplex Port-to-port latency 800 nano-seconds Data Transmission Ranges Table 7 provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds. TABLE 7 Laser Data Transmission Ranges Port Speed Cable Size Short Wavelength (microns) (SWL) Long Wavelength (LWL) Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL) 1 Gbit/sec 50 1,640 feet (500 n.a n.a meters) 62.5 984 feet (300 n.a n.a meters) 9 n.a 6.2 miles (10 km) 24.8 miles (40 km) 2 Gbit/sec 50 984 feet (300 n.a n.a meters) 62.5 492 feet (150 n.a n.a meters) 9 n.a 10 km (6.2 miles) without a Brocade Extended Fabrics license; 50 to 100 km with a Brocade Extended Fabrics license 24.8 miles (40 km) 4 Gbit/sec 50 492 feet (150 n.a n.a meters) 62.5 230 feet (70 meters) n.a n.a 9 n.a n.a n.a Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual 27 Publication Number: 53-1000424-03

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Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual
27
Publication Number: 53-1000424-03
Data Transmission Ranges
4
Data Transmission Ranges
Table 7
provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds.
System architecture
Nonblocking shared-memory switch
System processor
PowerPC 440GP, 333 MHz CPU
ANSI Fibre Channel protocol
FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface
standard)
Modes of operation
Fibre Channel Class 2 and Class 3
Fabric initialization
Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6
FC-IP (IP over Fibre Channel)
Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile
Aggregate switch I/O
bandwidth
256 Gbit/sec if all 32 ports are running at 4 Gbit/sec, full
duplex
Port-to-port latency
800 nano-seconds
TABLE 6
General Specifications
(Continued)
TABLE 7
Laser Data Transmission Ranges
Port Speed
Cable Size
(microns)
Short Wavelength
(SWL)
Long Wavelength
(LWL)
Extended Long
Wavelength
(ELWL)
1 Gbit/sec
50
1,640 feet (500
meters)
n.a
n.a
62.5
984 feet (300
meters)
n.a
n.a
9
n.a
6.2 miles (10 km)
24.8 miles (40 km)
2 Gbit/sec
50
984 feet (300
meters)
n.a
n.a
62.5
492 feet (150
meters)
n.a
n.a
9
n.a
10 km (6.2 miles)
without a Brocade
Extended Fabrics
license; 50 to 100
km with a Brocade
Extended Fabrics
license
24.8 miles (40 km)
4 Gbit/sec
50
492 feet (150
meters)
n.a
n.a
62.5
230 feet (70 meters)
n.a
n.a
9
n.a
n.a
n.a