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Architectural specification
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Architectural specification
The Embedded Switch Module meets the specifications shown in Table 12.
Fibre Channel standards compliance
The Embedded Switch Module switch meets or exceeds the Fibre Channel standards for
compliance, performance, and feature capabilities as defined in the Brocade standards
compliance list. This information is available at:
http://www.brocade.com/products/interop/standards_compliance.jsp
TABLE 12 Embedded Switch Module architecture
Feature Description
Scalability Refer to the current Brocade Scalability Guidelines publication.
Certified maximum Refer to the current Brocade Scalability Guidelines publication.
Performance 8.50 Gbps line speed, full duplex
4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex
2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex
1.063 Gbps line speed, full duplex
Fabric latency
(Fabric OS Native mode only)
.75 µsec with no contention
Cut-through routing at 8 Gbps.
Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload
Class of service Class 2
Class 3
Class F (interswitch frames)
Port types FL_Port
F_Port
E_Port
N_Port
Fabric services
(Fabric OS Native mode only)
Simple Name Server, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)