Q-Logic MKII-BASE16 Switch User Manual


 
A-2 Reference Information
GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16
59003-01 Rev. A Installer's/User's Manual
Reference Information
FL_Port Characteristics:.............. Each FL_Port can support 1-126 NL_Ports
Each public loop can handle both public and
private loop transactions
Number of Fibre Channel Ports: 16 Ports per chassis; Populated by 2 to
16 GBICs in one GBIC increments.
Scalability: ................................. Up to 192 fabric ports in a multi-stage
non-cascaded topology. Multi-stage
topology uses cross-connecting for the
fewest fabric hops.
Multi-stage Fabric Hops:............. (Under development) Up to 24 fabric
ports with 1 or 2 fabric latencies (2-stage).
Up to 192 fabric ports with 1 or 3 fabric
latencies (3-stage).
Maximum User Ports: ................ A 16-port chassis can support up to ~1000
N_Ports and NL_Ports.
A 192-port multi-stage system can support
up to ~12,000 N_Ports and NL_Ports.
Media Type: ............................... Industry standard Gigabit Interface
Converter (GBIC).
Hot pluggable.
Media supported by the Standard:
Shortwave 100-M5-SN-I
Shortwave with OFC 100-M5-SL-I
Longwave 100-SM-LL-L
Copper 100-TW-EL-S
Any type in any fabric port.
Media Transmission Ranges: ..... See GBIC specifications later in this section.
Fabric Port Speed: ..................... 1.0625 Gb/second
Fabric Latency (best case): ......... Class 2 or Class 3 frame: <0.6 µsec.
Class 1 frame: <0.7 µsec.
Class 1 connect: <1.3 µsec.
Class 1 disconnect: <0.7 µsec.
Fabric Point-to-Point Bandwidth: Class 1: 103.3 MB/s
Class 2 or Class 3 : 101.8 MB/s
Fabric Aggregate Bandwidth: .... (Single Stage)
Class 1 16 Gb/s
Class 2 or Class 3 Up to 16 Gb/s
Total available backplane bandwidth: Up to
32 Gb/s Note: Throughput max is 16