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Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnect
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The Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects are a core part of the Cisco Unified Computing System,
providing both network connectivity and management capabilities for the system. The Cisco UCS 6200
Series offers line-rate, low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and
Fibre Channel functions.
The Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects provide the management and communication backbone for
the Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers. All servers attached to the Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric
Interconnects become part of a single, highly available management domain. In addition, by supporting
unified fabric, the Cisco UCS 6200 Series provides both the LAN and SAN connectivity for all blades within
its domain.
From a networking perspective, the Cisco UCS 6200 Series uses a cut-through architecture, supporting
deterministic, low-latency, line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet on all ports, switching capacity of 2 terabits (Tb),
and 320-Gbps bandwidth per chassis, independent of packet size and enabled services. The product family
supports Cisco® low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified network fabric capabilities, which increase
the reliability, efficiency, and scalability of Ethernet networks. The fabric interconnect supports multiple
traffic classes over a lossless Ethernet fabric from the blade through the interconnect.
Cisco UCS 6248UP 48-Port Fabric Interconnect
The Cisco UCS 6248UP 48-Port Fabric Interconnect (Figure 3) is a one-rack-unit (1RU) 10-Gigabit Ethernet,
FCoE and Fiber Channel switch offering up to 960-Gbps throughput and up to 48 ports. The switch has 32
1/10-Gbps fixed Ethernet, FCoE, and FC ports and one expansion slot. The 48-port chassis is shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1 Cisco UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnect (1RU)
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