HP Cisco MDS 8/24c Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User - Page 31

A Technical Specifications General specifications Table 6 lists general specifications for the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch. Table 6 General specifications Specification Description Configurable port types F_Port, FL_Port, and E_Port Media types Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) laser. 8/4/2Gb short wave up to 500 m (1,640 ft.) and 8/4/2Gb long wave up-to 10 km EMC emissions An operating SAN Switch conforms to the emissions requirements specified by the following regulations: • FCC Rules & Regulations, Part 15 subpart B, Class A • CSA C108.8 Class A • VCCI Class A ITE • CISPR 22 Class A • EN55022 Class A • AS/NZF 3548: 1995 Class A • CNS13438 Class A • ICES-003 Class A • Korean EMC Requirements • BSMI Standard CNS 13438 • EMC Directive 89/336/EEC • EN5022 Level A • EN50082-2/EN55024: 1998 EMC immunity • IEC 61000-4-2 Severity Level 3 for Electrostatic Discharge • IEC 61000-4-3 Severity Level 3 for Radiated Fields • IEC 61000-4-4 Severity Level 3 for Fast Transients • IEC 61000-4-5 Severity Level 3 for Surge Voltage • IEC 61000-4-6 Conducted Emissions • IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage Variations • EN 61000-4-12 Oscillatory Waves Immunity • EN 61000-3-2 Limits for Harmonic Current Emissions • EN 61000-3-3 JEIDA System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch ANSI protocol FC-PH (FC Physical and Signalling Interface standard) Modes of operation FC Class 2, Class 3, and Class F Maximum frame size 2112-byte Port-to-port latency 1.2 ì sec. with no contention, cut-through routing at 8-Gb. Latency increases as input port speed increases and becomes disparate from output port speed. Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide 31