1.3 ATTO Celerity FC44-ES Host Adapter
The ATTO FastStream SC 7500E uses the Celerity FC-44ES PCI Express Interconnect and 4-Gigabit Fibre
Channel to provide performance of up to 1200 MB/sec.
The ATTO Celerity FC-44ES supports high-definition
video, rich content databases and other high
bandwidth environments.
The FC-44ES uses PCI Express, a serial, high-speed
connection that supports aggregate throughput up to 4
GB/sec. (x8 PCIe) full-duplex.
Hardware specifications
• 4 independent Fibre Channel ports
• 4-Gigabit data transfer rates per channel
• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
• FC Class 3 support
• Local management and diagnostics
• Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 Bytes; 8 @ 2 Kilobytes
Advanced FC capabilities
• Supports SNIA HBA API
• On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb,
2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel
Exhibit 1.3-1 Celerity FC-44ES Adapter bracket detail.
• Supports Windows FDMI and WMI
• Supports exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS™) Technology
Host bus specifications
• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
Interconnect
• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a
• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a
• PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0
External connectivity
• Easy-to-install full height connection plate
• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each channel
• 4 pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers
included
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