General specifications
Table 8: HPE StoreFabric SN3600B 32Gb FC Switch and HPE StoreFabric
SN6600B 32Gb FC Switch general specifications
Specification Description
Configurable port types • HPE StoreFabric SN3600B 32Gb FC Switch-E_Port, F_Port,
N_Port, and D_Port;
• HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32Gb FC Switch-E_Port, F_Port,
N_Port, and D_Port; EX_Port with license
System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch
System processor • HPE StoreFabric SN3600B 32Gb FC Switch-Freescale T1022E
CPU
• HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32Gb FC Switch-Freescale T1022
CPU
ANSI FC protocol FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface standard)
Modes of operation FC Class 2 and Class 3
Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6
FC-IP Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile
Local port latency • HPE StoreFabric SN3600B 32Gb FC Switch-<900 nanoseconds
with no contention (destination port is free) including FEC using
cut-through frame switching.
• HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32Gb FC Switch-700 ns
Data transmission ranges
Table 9: HPE StoreFabric SN3600B 32Gb FC Switch and HPE StoreFabric
SN6600B 32Gb FC Switch supported optics, speeds, cables, and distances (SFP+)
Transceiver
type
Speed Multimode
media (50
microns)
(OM2)
Multimode
media (50
microns) (OM3)
Multimode
media (50
microns) (OM4)
Single Mode
Media (9
microns)
SWL 4 Gb/s 150 m (492 ft) 380 m (1,264 ft) 400 m (1,312 ft) N/A
8 Gb/s 50 m (164 ft) 150 m (492 ft) 190 m (623 ft) N/A
10 Gb/s
1
82 m (269 ft) 300 m (984 ft) 550 m(1,804 ft) N/A
16 Gb/s 35 m (115 ft) 100 m (328 ft) 125 m (410 ft) N/A
Table Continued
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