McDATA 4416 Fibre Channel Switch Module Installation Guide
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Maintainability Specifications
Maintainability Specifications
Maximum User Ports .................................... > 475,000 ports depending on configuration
Buffer Credits................................................ 16 buffer credits per port, ASIC embedded memory
Media Type.................................................... SFP optical transceiver, hot-pluggable
Fabric Port Speed......................................... 1.0625, 2.125, or 4.250 Gbps
Maximum Frame Size................................... 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)
System Processor......................................... 200 MHz Motorola® 8245 PowerPc®
Fabric Latency (intra-switch)
1-Gbps to 1-Gbps .........................................
2-Gbps to 2-Gbps .........................................
4-Gbps to 4-Gbps .........................................
< 0.6 µsec
< 0.4 µsec
< 0.3 µsec
Bandwidth
Point-to-Point ................................................
Aggregate (single switch)..............................
106 MB, Full Duplex @ 1-Gbps
212 MB, Full Duplex @ 2-Gbps
425 MB, Full Duplex @ 4-Gbps
Up to 6.8 GB, Full Duplex
Table A-1. Fabric Specifications (Continued)
Specification Description
Table A-2. Maintainability Specifications
Specification Description
Diagnostics ................................................... Power-On Self Test (POST) tests all functional
components except SFP transceivers. Port tests
include online, internal, and external tests.
User Interface ............................................... LED indicators