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Systems Architecture
Fibre Channel ports 16 universal ports
Scalability Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum
Certified maximum 32 switches, 7 hops; larger fabrics certified
as required
Interoperability SilkWorm II, SilkWorm Express, or any
SilkWorm 2000 family switch
Performance 2.125 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
Aggregate bandwidth 64 Gbit/sec end-to-end
Fabric latency <2 μ sec. with no contention, cut-through routing
Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload
Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Port types FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery based on
switch type (U_Port)
Data traffic types Fabric switches support unicast, multicast
(256 groups), and broadcast
Media types Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form-Factor
Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; Short-Wavelength
Laser (SWL); Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL);
Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL); distance
depends on fiber optic cable and port speed)
Laser Short-wave up to 500 m (1,640 ft); long-wave up
to 10 km (6.2 mi)
Fabric services Simple Name Server, Registered State Change
Notification (RSCN), Alias Server (multicast);
and Brocade Advanced Zoning
Optional fabric services include: QuickLoop,
Fabric Watch, Extended Fabrics, Advanced
Performance Monitoring, ISL Trunking,
and Remote Switch
Options Redundant power supply
Management
Supported software Telnet, SNMP, WEB TOOLS,
Fabric Manager (optional)
Management access 10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45), serial port
Diagnostics POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics
Mechanical Specifications
Enclosure Back-to-front airflow, power from rear
1U, 19-in.–EIA compliant
Size Depth: 62.23 cm (24.50 in)
Height: 4.34 cm (1.71 in.)
Width: 42.86 cm (16.87 in.)
Weight Single power supply weight: 11.59 kg (25.6 lbs)
Double power supply weight: 12.94 kg (28.5 lbs)
Environment
Temperature Operating: 10° C to 40° C (50° F to 104° F)
Nonoperating: -25° C to 70° C (-13° F to 158° F)
Humidity Operating: 20% to 85% noncondensing at
40° C (104° F)
Altitude Up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Shock Operating: 80 g's, 2.5 ms duration, half-sine
Vibration Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5-500 Hz
Non-operating: 2.0 g‘s sine, 1.1 grms random,
5-500 Hz
Power
AC Input Nominal: 100 to 240 VAC, 2.5 A
Frequency 47 to 63 Hz
SILKWORM 3800
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FIBRE CHANNEL STANDARDS AND REVISIONS
FC-FG Rev 3.5 FC-AL Rev. 4.5 FC-FLA Rev 2.7 FC-PLDA Rev 2.1 FC-VI Rev 1.5
FC-PH-2 Rev 7.4 FC-GS-2 Rev 5.3 FC-PH-3 Rev 9.4 FC-SW Rev 3.3 IPFC RFC 2625
FC-AL-2 Rev. 7.0 FC-PH Rev 4.3