Dell PowerEdge M1000e - Fabric Specifications; Figure 34. Ethernet Growth Path

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Table 6. Fabric Specifications
Fabric
Encoding
Symbol Rate
Per Lane (Gbps)
Data Rate Per
Lane (Gbps)
Data Rate
Per Link
(Gbps)
Lanes Per Link
Per Industry
Specification
PCIe Gen1
8B/10B
2.5
2
8 (4 lane)
1,2,4,8,12,16,32
PCIe Gen2
8B/10B
5
4
16 (4 lane)
1,2,4,8,12,16,32
SATA 3Gbps
8B/10B
3
2.4
2.4
1
SATA 6Gbps
8B/10B
6
4.8
4.8
1
SAS 3Gbps
8B/10B
3
2.4
2.4
1-Any
SAS 6Gbps
8B/10B
6
4.8
4.8
1-Any
FC 4Gbps
8B/10B
4.25
3.4
3.4
1
FC 8bps
8B/10B
8.5
6.8
6.8
1
IB SDR
8B/10B
2.5
2
8 (4 lane)
4,12
IB DDR
8B/10B
5
4
16 (4 lane)
4,12
IB QDR
8B/10B
10
8
32 (4 lane)
4,12
GbE: 1000BASE-
KX
8B/10B
1.25
1
1
1
10GbE:
10GBASE-KX4
8B/10B
3.125
2.5
10 (4 lane)
4
10GbE:
10GBASE-KR
64B/66B
10.3125
10
10
1
Figure 34. Ethernet Growth Path
The M1000e is designed for full support of all near-, medium- and long-term I/O infrastructure needs.
While the M1000e system’s bandwidth capabilities lead the industry, the M1000e is also intelligently
designed for maximum cost, flexibility and performance benefit.
While Fabric A is dedicated to the server module LOMs, requiring Ethernet switch or passthrough
modules for I/O slots A1 and A2, Fabrics B and C can be populated with Ethernet, Fibre Channel, or
InfiniBand solutions.