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Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products 1 • Up to 16 duplex SFP fiber-optic port transceivers. Tri-rate shortwave laser (1.0625, 2.1250, or 4.2500 Gbps) transceivers are available for transferring data over multimode fiber-optic cable. Tri-rate longwave laser transceivers are available for transferring data over singlemode fiber-optic cable. Fiber-optic cables attach to switch port transceivers with duplex LC connectors. NOTE: The Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch can be purchased at a discount price with the Flexport Technology feature. The switch is delivered with only eight ports enabled. When additional port capacity is required, the remaining ports are enabled (in four-port increments) through purchase of a PFE key. The switch front panel provides a combined initial machine load and reset (RESET) button, Ethernet LAN connector, port status LEDs, green power (PWR) LED, and amber system error (ERR) LED. The switch rear panel provides a 9-pin DSUB maintenance port for connection to a local terminal or remote terminal. Although the port is typically used by authorized maintenance personnel, operations personnel can use the port to configure switch network addresses. The Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch operates at 1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps, provides connectivity through 24 Fibre Channel generic mixed ports (GX_Ports), and supports EON architecture and HotCAT technology. Figure 1-8 illustrates the switch. Figure 1-8 Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products 1-19