IBM Flex System FC3171 Installation And User Manual page 16

Table 2. Switch specifications, standards, and protocols
Fibre Channel standards:
• C-PH version 4.3
• FC-PH-2
• FC-PH-3
• FC-AL version 4.5
• FC-AL-2 Rev 7.0
• FC-FLA
• FC-GS-3
• FC-FG
• FC-PLDA
• FC-Tape
• FC-VI
• FC-SW-2
• Fibre Channel Element MIB RFC 2837
• Fibre Alliance MIB version 4.0
Fibre Channel protocols:
• Fibre Channel service classes: Class 2 and class 3
• Operation modes: Fibre Channel class 2 and class 3, connectionless
• External port type:
• Internal port type:
• Port characteristics:
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IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru Installation and User's Guide
— Full-fabric mode: Generic loop port (GL_port)
— Transparent mode: Transparent fabric port (TF_Port)
— Full fabric mode: Fabric port (F_port)
— Transparent mode: Transparent host port/NPIV mode (TH_port)
— Support for up to 255 host NPIV logins
— External ports are automatically detected and self configuring
— Port LEDs illuminate at startup
— Number of Fibre Channel ports: 6 external ports and 14 internal ports
— Scalability: Up to 239 switches (maximum) depending on your configuration
— Buffer credits: 16 buffer credits per port
— Maximum frame size: 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)
— Standards-based FC FC-SW2 Interoperability
— Support for up to a 255-to-1 port-mapping ratio
— Media type: Small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) module
— System processor: PowerPC
— Fabric point-to-point bandwidth: 2, 4, or 8 Gbps at full duplex
— Non-blocking architecture to prevent latency
— Fabric Latency: Less than 4 ms
— 2 Gb port speed 2.125 Gbps: 200 MBps full duplex
— 4 Gb port speed 4.250 Gbps: 400 MBps full duplex
— 8 Gb port speed 8.500 Gbps: 800 MBps full duplex
— Aggregate switch fabric bandwidth (2, 4, 8 Gb): 80, 160, 320 GBps
— Maximum frame size: 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)
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