Brocade USD-X

Brocade USD-X

Specifications

No Longer Orderable

This product has reached end-of-life and is no longer orderable. It is superceded by the next generation Brocade 7800 Extension Switch.

As the industry's most flexible enterprise platform for shared applications, the Brocade USD-X supports mixed systems environments and a variety of storage networking options; and features a unique architecture that maximizes data management, reduces bandwidth costs, and maintains application integrity.


Key Specifications

  • 6 and 12 slot chassis
  • 1 and 2 Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports
  • FICON, ESCON, and Bus and Tag client interfaces
  • 1 Gb/sec Ethernet, OC-3 ATM network interfaces
  • Scales up to 12 channels and 8 WAN ports
Physical Specifications: 12-slot Director
Height 43 in. (1092.2 mm)

Width 23.6 in. (599.4 mm)

Depth 36.2 in. (918.8 mm)

Weight 400 lbs. (181 kg)

AC voltage 90-240 VAC

Hertz 47-63 Hz

Phases 1

Maximum amps 110V/21A
220V/10.5A
208V/11.5A

Maximum operating VA 2090 VA
Physical Specifications: 6-slot Director
Height 19.25 in. (489 mm)

Width 23.6 in. (599.4 mm)

Depth 27.75 in. (705 mm)

Weight 200 lbs. (90.7 kg)

AC voltage 90-240 VAC

Hertz 47-63 Hz

Phases 1

Maximum amps 110V/10.5A
220V/5.25A
208V/5.75A

Maximum operating VA Maximum operating VA
Physical Specifications: 6/12-slot Director
Input power requirements 90-240 VAc, 47-63 Hz

Operating temperature 40°F –104°F (5°C –40°C)

Operational relative humidity 5% to 80% (non-condensing)

Air flow 450 CFM (214 liters/second)

ESCON specifications IBM's Enterprise Systems connection Architecture
Cable type: Optical multi-mode
Core diameter: 50 microns or 62.5 microns
Cladding diameter: 125 microns
Connector type: Multi-mode duplex ESCON connector

Bus and Tag specifications
  • Compliant with OEMI FIPS-60 specification for Bus and Tag connectivity
  • Block Multiplexor (Byte Multiplexor connectivity is not supported)
  • Fibre Channel/FICON specifications
  • Designed to meet FcIP, Fc, Fc-2 Fc-BB-2, and Fc-SB2 standards/emerging standards

Multi-mode/Short wave  

Cable type Optical multi-mode

Core diameter 62.5 microns and 50 microns

Cladding diameter 125 microns

Numerical aperture 0.275

Attenuation (Max.) 1.5 dB/km @ 1310 nm
3.75 dB/km @ 850 nm

Operational wavelength 850 nm

Bandwidth (Min.) 160 MHz/km

Fiber count Duplex

Length (Max.) 50 microns = 500 meters@ 100 MB/sec
50 microns = 300 meters@ 200 MB/sec
62.5 microns = 250 meters @ 100 MB/sec
62.5 microns = 120 meters @ 200 MB/sec

Connector type Duplex LC

Line rate (Max.) 1.062 Gb/sec

Output power -5 dBm

Receiver sensitivity -18 dBm

Input power (Max.) 0 dBm

Cable type Optical single mode

Core diameter 9 microns

Cladding diameter 125 microns

Wavelength 1310 nm

Maximum distance 10 km

Connector type Duplex LC

Line rate (Max.) 1.062 Gbit/sec

Output Power -6 dBm

Receiver sensitivity -17 dBm

Input power (Max.) -5 dBm

Ethernet 10/100 specifications The Brocade USD-X supports IEEE 802.3, ANSI 8802-3 Ethernet 10/100 standards.
Cable type: CAT5 UTP
Line rate: 100 Mb/sec
Connector type: RJ-45

Gigabit Ethernet specifications Supports full duplex Ethernet on each port and is designed to meet the following standards:
  • IEEE 802.3z/802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet Standard
  • IEEE 802.3x flow control
  • IEEE 802.1p packet priority

Multi-mode/Short wave  

Cable type Multi-mode Fibre

Core diameter 50/62.5 micron

Cladding diameter 125 micron

Operational wavelength 850 nm

Line rate 1.25 Gb/sec

Distance 550 m – 50/125
300 m – 62.5/125

Output power -5 dBm

Receiver sensitivity -20 dBm

Input power (Max.) 0 dBm

Connector type Duplex LC

Additional specifications For additional information see data sheet

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