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| SAN NETWORKING |
| Fibre Channel ports |
Single chassis: Up to 192 16 Gb/s universal (E, F, D, M, EX) FC ports;
Multi-chassis: Up to 960 16 G/s universal FC ports; 16 ICL ports per chassis, optical QSFP - connect up to 6 DCX8510 chassis |
| Scalability |
Full-fabric architecture of 239 switches |
| Certified maximum |
6000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in FOS fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
| Performance |
Auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps and optionally programmable to fixed port speed |
| Aggregate bandwidth |
4.1 Tbps per chassis (192 ports × 16 Gbps data rate + 1.024 Tbps ICL bandwidth) |
| Fabric latency |
Locally switched port latency is 300 to 800 ns; blade-to-blade latency is 0.9 to 2.4 µs; encryption / compression is 5.5 µs per node; Forward Error Correction adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by default). |
| Maximum frame size |
2112-byte payload |
| Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port types |
D_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control |
| Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast |
| Fibre Channel Media types |
16 Gbps: Brocade SFP+ required, LC connector, SWL, LWL |
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10 Gbps: Brocade SFP+ required, LC connector, SWL, LWL |
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8 Gbps: Brocade SFP+ required, LC connector, SWL, LWL, ELWL |
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ICL: Brocade QSFP required, MTP connector, 4×16 Gbps SWL; |
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Fibre Channel distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed |
| ISL Truncking |
Frame-based trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk |
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Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS |
| Fabric services |
Advanced Performance Monitoring; Adaptive Networking; Bottleneck Detection; Advanced Zoning; Dynamic Fabric Provisioning; Dynamic Path Selection; Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification; Reliable Commit Service; Server Application Optimization; Simple Name Server; Virtual Fabrics |
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Supports DWDM, CWDM, and FC-SONET devices; Fibre Channel, in-flight compression and encryption; BB credit recovery; FCIP, Adaptive Rate Limiting, data compression, Fast Write, read/write Tape Pipelining, QoS |
| Options |
Port blades: FC16-32, FC16-48; Extension blades: FX8-24 |
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| MANAGEMENT |
| Management software |
HTTP, SNMP , SSH; Auditing, Syslog; Advanced Web Tools, APM, Fabric Watch; Brocade Network Advisor SAN Enterprise; Command Line Interface; SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
| Management access |
10/100/1000 Ethernet per control processor, in-band over Fibre Channel; serial port and one USB per control processor module; call-home integration enabled through Brocade Network Advisor |
| Diagnostics |
D_Port offline diagnostics; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo, frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart port mirroring, optics health monitoring, power monitoring, RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection |
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| PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| Enclosure |
Rear panel-to-door airflow; 8 U rack-mountable in a 19-inch EIA cabinet; DCX 8510-4 ships with 1U exhaust shelf |
| Size (HxWxD) |
35.00 cm (+ 4.37 cm for exhaust shelf) x 43.74 cm x 61.19 cm without door ; (73.20 cm with door) |
| Weight |
68.04 kg for 192-port configuration; 25.76 kg for chassis |
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| ENVIRONNEMENT |
| Temperature |
Operating: 0°C to 40°C; Non-operating: –25°C to 70°C |
| Humidity |
Operating: 20% to 85% non-condensing at 40°C; Non-operating and storage (non-condensing): 10% to 93% at 70°C |
| Altitude |
Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet) |
| Shock |
Operating: 20 g, 6 ms, half sine; Non-operating: 33 g, 11 ms, half sine |
| Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g p-p, 5 to 500 Hz; Non-operating: 2.0 g p-p, 5 to 500 Hz |
| Heat Dissipation |
Min: 32-port conf. (no QSFP) 618 W, 2111 BTU/hr;
Max: 192-port conf. (with QSFPs) 1195 W, 4078 BTU/hr |
| Co² Emissions |
4.3 metric tonnes per year (with 256 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh); 1.04 kg per Gb/s per year |
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| POWER |
| AC input |
Range: 85 to 264 VAC Auto-volt; Nominal: 100 to 240 VAC |
| Frequency |
47 to 63 Hz |
| Power Consumption |
85 to 132 VAC; 1000 W; 180 to 264 VAC: 2000 W |
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| REGULATORY COMPLIANCE |
| Safety |
Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1; EN60950-1; IEC60950-1; EN60825 |
| EMC |
FCC Part 15 Subpart B; ICES-003 Class A; EN55022 and EN55024; EN61000-3; EN61000-4 |
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| WARRANTY |
| Standard warranty |
World Wide; 1 year Hardware Support, 9x5 Next Business Day, onsite response |
| Warranty extension |
4 hour, 7x24 onsite response (depending on location) |
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