Data Transmission Ranges; Memory Specifications; Fibre Channel Port Specifications - Brocade Communications Systems VA-40FC Hardware Reference Manual

Data transmission ranges

Table 8
TABLE 8
Port Speed
1 Gbps
2 Gbps
4 Gbps
8 Gbps

Memory specifications

The Brocade VA-40FC has three types of memory devices.
TABLE 9
Type
Boot flash
Compact flash
Main memory (SDRAM)

Fibre Channel port specifications

The Fibre Channel ports in the Brocade VA-40FC are compatible with SWL, LWL, and ELWL SFP
transceivers. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of transceiver in use.
Brocade VA-40FC Hardware Reference Manual
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provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds.
Laser Data Transmission Ranges
Cable Size Short Wavelength (SWL)
(microns)
50 500 m (1,640 ft) (OM2)
860 m (2,821 ft) (OM3)
62.5 300 meters (984 feet)
9 NA
50 300 m (984 ft) (OM2)
500 m (1,640 ft) (OM3)
62.5 150 m (492 feet)
9 NA
50 150 m (492 ft) (OM2)
380 m (1,246 ft) (OM3)
62.5 70 m (230 feet)
9 NA
50 50 m (164 ft) (OM2)
150 m (492 ft) (OM3)
62.5 21 m (69 feet)
9 NA
Brocade VA-40FC memory specifications
Size
4 MB
1 GB
512 MB

Data transmission ranges

Long Wavelength (LWL) Extended Long
Wavelength (ELWL)
NA NA
NA NA
10 km (6.2 miles) 40 km (24.8 miles)
NA NA
NA NA
10 km (6.2 miles) 40 km (24.8 miles)
without a Brocade
Extended Fabrics license;
50 to 100 km with a
Brocade Extended
Fabrics license
NA NA
NA NA
NA NA
NA NA
NA NA
10 km NA
A
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