Supported bandwidths and products
XP storage
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system
Configuration
Ciena CN 2000 for FC over SONET/SDH or DWDM. See Figure 123.
Requirements:
• Firmware 5.1.0, 5.0.1
• SONET/SDH OC-3
• Port parameters:
• For direct connect, Fabric = Off, Connection = FC-AL
• For switch/fabric connect (B-series switches), Fabric = On, Connection = Point to Point
XP24000
XP20000
XP12000
Fibre Channel
Distances
• Distance is unlimited using converters and Asynchronous replication.
• Converter and Synchronous replication have practical distance limitations.
• Supported distance for an ATM connection depends on network latency delays, packet loss, and application performance
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Cisco FCMR-4 only
FCIP and routing extension
This section describes the XP Continuous Access data replication IP specifications and the supported
minimum and maximum transmission rates for qualified switch and IP gateway pairs.
Figure 124 and Figure 125 show XP Continuous Access FCIP and iFCP configurations.
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FCIP
RCU
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RCU
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FCIP
FCIP
IP LAN/WAN
Figure 124 XP Continuous Access FCIP configuration
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