System Architecture |
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Fibre Channel ports | Switch mode (default): 48-, 72-, and 96-port configurations (24-port increments through Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); (E, F, M, D, EX) ports |
Scalability | Full fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
Certified maximum | 6000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS 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 |
ISL trunking | Frame-based Trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Brocade Fabric OS. |
Aggregate bandwidth | 1536 Gbps end-to-end full duplex |
Fabric latency | Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; latency between port groups is 2.1 μsec, cut-through routing at 16 Gbps between locally switched groups.
Encryption/compression is 5.5 μsec per node; Forward Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by default). |
Maximum frame size | 2112 byte payload |
Frame buffers | 8192 dynamically allocated |
Classes of service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
Port types | D_Port (Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); optional port type control |
Data traffic types | Fabric switches supporting unicast |
Media types | 16 Gbps: Brocade 6520 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL
10 Gbps: Brocade 6520 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 10 Gbps SWL, LWL
8 Gbps: Brocade 6520 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL
Fibre Channel distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed |
USB | One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
Fabric services | Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) (including Top Talkers for E_Ports, F_Ports, and Fabric mode); Brocade Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Brocade Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Enhanced Group Management (EGM); Brocade Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; Brocade ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Server Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric) |
Extension | Fibre Channel, in-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM-256); integrated optional 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for DWDM MAN connectivity |
Management |
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Supported management software | HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH v2; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, APM, Brocade Fabric Watch; Brocade Network Advisor SAN Enterprise or Brocade Network Advisor SAN Professional/Professional Plus; Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
Security | AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs; DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, User-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
Management access | 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port |
Diagnostics | D_Port offline diagnostics, including electrical/optical loopback, link traffic/latency/distance; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart, port mirroring, optics health monitoring, power monitoring, RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD) |
Mechanical |
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Enclosure | Front-to-back airflow; power from back, 2U
Back-to-front airflow; power from back, 2U |
Size | Width: 429.25 mm (16.90 in.)
Height: 86.74 mm (3.42 in.)
Depth: 609.75 mm (24.01 in.) |
System weight | 16.92 kg (37.3 lb) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers |
Environment |
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Operating environment | Temperature: 0°C to 40°C/32°F to 104°F
Humidity: 10% to 85% (non-condensing) |
Non-operating environment | Temperature: -25°C to 70°C/-13°F to 158°F
Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing) |
Operating altitude | Up to 3000 m (9842 ft) |
Storage altitude | Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
Shock | Operating: Up to 20 G, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating: Half sine, 33 G 11 ms, 3/eg axis |
Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz
Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz |
Heat dissipation | 96 ports at 1582 BTU/hr |
Airflow | Three hot-swappable, redundant fans; reversible airflow options (front-to-back and back-to-front); maximum 109 CFM (cu. ft./min); nominal 33 CFM |
Power |
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Power supply | Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
AC input | 85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A |
Input line frequency | 47 Hz to 63 Hz |
Power consumption | 450 W with all 96 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics; 350 W for empty chassis with no optics |