Weight and physical dimensions

Environmental requirements

Supported SFPs

Supported HBAs

General specifications

General specifications lists general specifications for the Brocade 16Gb FC Switch Module.

General specifications
SpecificationDescription
Configurable port types

F_Port, N_Port, D_Port, and E_Port

Media types

SFP: Support for speeds of 4/8/16Gb with short wave SFPs up to 500m (1,640 ft.) and support for speeds of 4/8/16Gb with long wave SFPs up to 10 km.

QSFP: Support for speeds of 4/8/16Gb x 4 with short wave QSFPs.


NOTE: 8Gb SFPs support 4/8 Gb, and the 16 Gb SFPs support 4/8/16 Gb


System architecture

Nonblocking shared-memory switch

ANSI protocol

FC-PH (FC Physical and Signalling Interface standard)

Modes of operation

FC Class 2, Class 3, and Class F

Maximum frame size

2112-byte

Port-to-port latency

minimized to 700 nanoseconds through the use of cut-through frame routing at 16Gbps