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System Architecture, Table 17: SAN Director 2/128 System Specification, Table 17

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Technical Specifications System Architecture Table 17 lists system specifications and summarizes system architecture. Table 17: SAN Director 2/128 System Specification Specification Fibre Channel Ports Description 128 ports, universal (E, F, and FL) Up to eight 16-port cards Control Processor System Architecture Scalability Performance ISL Trunking Aggregate Bandwidth Switch Latency Maximum Frame size Frame Buffers Classes of Service Port Types Data Traffic Types Media Types Fabric Services Redundant (active/standby) control processor modules Non-blocking shared-memory Full fabric architecture: 239 switches maximum 1.063 Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 2.125 Gb/s line speed, full duplex; Autosensing of 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s ports Up to four 2.125 Gb/s ports per ISL trunk; up to 8.5 Gb/s per ISL trunk 512 Gb/s, end-to-end

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Technical Specifications
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SAN Director 2/128 Installation Guide
System Architecture
Table 17
lists system specifications and summarizes system architecture.
Table 17:
SAN Director 2/128 System Specification
Specification
Description
Fibre Channel Ports
128 ports, universal (E, F, and FL)
Up to eight 16-port cards
Control Processor
Redundant (active/standby) control processor modules
System Architecture
Non-blocking shared-memory
Scalability
Full fabric architecture: 239 switches maximum
Performance
1.063 Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 2.125 Gb/s line
speed, full duplex; Autosensing of 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s
port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port
speed; speed matching between 1 Gb/s and
2 Gb/s ports
ISL Trunking
Up to four 2.125 Gb/s ports per ISL trunk; up to 8.5
Gb/s per ISL trunk
Aggregate Bandwidth
512 Gb/s, end-to-end
Switch Latency
<2.1 µsec any port to any port at 2 Gb/s, cut-through
routing
Maximum Frame size
2112-byte payload
Frame Buffers
108 per 4-port group, dynamically allocated
Classes of Service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (interswitch frames)
Port Types
FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery based on
switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
Data Traffic Types
Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255
groups), and broadcast
Media Types
Hot-pluggable, industry-standard SFP, LC connector;
short-wave laser (SWL), up to 500 m (1,640 ft.);
long-wave laser (LWL), up to 10 km (6.2 mi); extended
long-wave laser (ELWL), up to 80 km (49.6 mi); distance
depends on fiber optic cable and port speed
Fabric Services
Simple Name Server; Registered State Change
Notification (RSN); Alias Server (multicast); Advanced
Zoning; Web Tools; Fabric Watch; Extended Fabrics;
Remote Switch; ISL Trunking; End-to-End Performance
Monitoring