Specifications

Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
Chapter 3: External Storage and SAN Subsystems 96/116
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Rev 5.9
02/12/2003
The switch has been qualified for the point-to-point connection of
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Escala servers
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DAS and Symmetrix disk subsystems
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Crossroads FC/SCSI bridges (4100 and 4200 family)
7.3.3. Technical Specifications
Fibre Channel protocol Fibre Channel ANSI Standards: FC-AL (v 4.5), FC-AL-2 (v 7.0),
FC- FLA (v 2.7), FC-GS-2 (v 5.3), FC-FG (v 3.5), FC-PH (v 4.3),
FC-PH-2 (v 7.4), FC-PH-3 (v 9.4), FC-PLDA (v 2.1), FC-SW (v
3.3), FC-VI (v 1.5), IPFC RFC 2625
Number of Fibre Channel ports 8 (all universal ports or any one universal port)
Certified maximum 32 switches, 7 hops; larger fabrics certified as required
Interoperability Any SilkWorm 1000 series, 2000 series, 3000 series or later switch
Performance 2.125 Gb/s line speed, full duplex
Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Aggregate bandwidth 32 Gb/s end-to-end
Maximum Frame size 2,112 bytes payload
Fabric latency <2 µsec with no contention, cut-through routing
Data traffic types Fabric switches support unicast, multicast (256 groups), and
broadcast
Data Transmission Ranges Up to 500m at 1 Gb/s, up to 300m at 2 Gb/s (with short wavelength)
Port types FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type
(U_Port)
Weight 3,9 kg (8.5 lbs)
Dimensions 1U, 19-in. (EIA compliant)
H: 4.2 cm (1.7 in.), W: 42.8 cm (16.9 in.), D: 26.4 cm (10.4 in.)
Power Requirements
Nominal 100-230 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz
Operational 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz
Power Consumption 50 Watts maximum
Operating Environment
Temperature (operating) 10°C to 40°C
Temperature (non operating) -25°C to + 70°C
Humidity 20% to 85% non-condensing at 40°C (104°F)
Altitude Up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Shock (operating) 150 Gs, 2.7 ms half-sine
Shock (non-operating) 60 Gs, 13 ms trapezoid