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Specifications Appendix A In this appendix •General specifications 85 •System architecture 86 •System size and weight 87 •System blade and FRU weights 88 •Facility requirements 89 •Environmental requirements 89 •Fibre Channel port specifications 90 •Power specifications 90 •Power cords 91 •Data transmission ranges 94 •Regulatory compliance 95 •Environmental regulation compliance 97 General specifications The PowerConnect B-DCX-4S is compliant with United States and International safety and EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) standards. Table 15 lists the general specifications for the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. TABLE 15 General specifications Specification Description Configurable port types System architecture System processor ANSI Fibre Channel protocol Modes of operation Fabric initialization FC-IP (IP over Fibre Channel) Aggregate I/O bandwidth Port to port latency Routing capacity F_Port, FL_Port, E_Port, VEX_Port, VE_Port, EX_Port, and M_Port Nonblocking shared memory FreeScale 8548, 1.2 GHz FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard) Fibre Channel Class 2, Class 3, and Class F Complies with FC-SW 5.0 Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of the FCA profile 3 Tbps per chassis Less than 2 microseconds with no contention (destination port is free) A minimum aggregate routing capacity of four million frames per second (for Class 2, Class 3, and Class F frames in a 64-port switch) PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual 85 53-1001808-01

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PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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53-1001808-01
Appendix
A
Specifications
In this appendix
General specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
System architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
System size and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
System blade and FRU weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Facility requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Fibre Channel port specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Data transmission ranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
General specifications
The PowerConnect B-DCX-4S is compliant with United States and International safety and EMC
(Electromagnetic Compatibility) standards.
Table 15
lists the general specifications for the
PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
TABLE 15
General specifications
Specification
Description
Configurable port types
F_Port, FL_Port, E_Port, VEX_Port, VE_Port, EX_Port, and M_Port
System architecture
Nonblocking shared memory
System processor
FreeScale 8548, 1.2 GHz
ANSI Fibre Channel protocol
FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard)
Modes of operation
Fibre Channel Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
Fabric initialization
Complies with FC-SW 5.0
FC-IP (IP over Fibre Channel)
Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of the FCA profile
Aggregate I/O bandwidth
3 Tbps per chassis
Port to port latency
Less than 2 microseconds with no contention (destination port is free)
Routing capacity
A minimum aggregate routing capacity of four million frames per second (for
Class 2, Class 3, and Class F frames in a 64-port switch)