McDATA 3000 Network Router User Manual


 
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McDATA UltraNet Edge 3000 User Guide
UltraNet Edge 3000 Features
UltraNet Edge 3000 Features
This section describes the features for the Fibre Channel, 10/100
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, OC-3 ATM interfaces and configuration
for the UltraNet Edge 3000.
Refer to Appendix C, Cables, Connectors, and Adapters for detailed
specifications on each interface card.
Fibre Channel
Runs with either FCXL2 (1 Gigabit) Fibre Channel card or FCBB
(1 or 2-Gigabit) Fibre Channel card
Mixed application mode supports an FCXL2 and FCBB Fibre
Channel card in the same chassis
Auto-negotiation
Fibre Channel originator and responder modes
Full-duplex send and receive buffers
Class 2, Class 3, and Class F connection
FCSW (internal Fibre Channel switch) application
FICON emulation support of XRC, VTS, and native tape (with
GigE only)
FICON support of other FICON connections (CTC and other
non-storage devices, GigE only)
Optional short wave (850nm) Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)
optical transceiver for distances of up to 500 meters over
multi-mode fiber
Optional long wave (1310 nm) Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)
optical transceiver for distances of up to 10 kilometers using
single-mode fiber
Fibre Channel Frame Level CRC
Fibre Channel End to End CRC for FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining
(Device Extension