Port Speed
Fibre Channel: 1.063 Gbit /sec line speed, full duplex; 2.125 Gbit /sec line speed full duplex; auto-sensing of 1 Gbit /sec and 2 Gbit /sec speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1 Gbit /sec and 2 Gbit / sec ports. Ethernet: 1.25 Gbit /sec
Maximum frame size:
2,112 bytes for Fibre Channel
1,518 bytes for Gigabit Ethernet
2,048 bytes for networks supporting jumbo packet
Aggregate bandwidth:
64 Gb/sec end-to-end
Latency:
< 40 microsec per frame for routed and virtualized traffic
Fibre Channel protocols:
Standard / Revision
FC-FL A / Rev. 2.7
FC-FG / Rev. 3.5
FC-FS / Rev. 1.7
FC-PH / Rev. 4.3
FC-PH-3 / Rev. 9.4
FC-SW-2 / Rev. 4.9
FCP-2
iSCSI / Rev. 1.0 and certain draft versions
Port types:
FL _Port (restricted), F_Port, E_Port and EX _Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); Gigabit Ethernet
Fibre Channel classes of service: Class 3
Media types:
Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) laser
short-wave up to 500 m (1,640 feet);
long-wave up to 25 km (15.5 mi);
and extended long-wave (ELWL) up to 80 km (49.6 mi);
distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed
Certification: Canada - CSA 60950/ICES 003 Class A
United States - UL 60950/FCC Part 15 Class A
Japan - IEC60950/ VCCI Class A ITE
European Community - EN60950/EN55022 Level ATUV, NEMKO/EN55024
Australia/New Zealand - AS/NZS 3548 Class A
International - IEC 60950/CISPR 22 Class A