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Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide 31
A Technical Specifications
General specifications
Table 6 lists general specifications for the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch.
Table 6 General specifications
Specification Description
Configurable port types F_Port, FL_Port, and E_Port
Media types Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) laser. 8/4/2Gb short wave up to
500 m (1,640 ft.) and 8/4/2Gb long wave up-to 10 km
EMC emissions An operating SAN Switch conforms to the emissions requirements
specified by the following regulations:
• FCC Rules & Regulations, Part 15 subpart B, Class A
• CSA C108.8 Class A
• VCCI Class A ITE
• CISPR 22 Class A
• EN55022 Class A
• AS/NZF 3548: 1995 Class A
• CNS13438 Class A
• ICES-003 Class A
• Korean EMC Requirements
• BSMI Standard CNS 13438
• EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
• EN5022 Level A
• EN50082-2/EN55024: 1998
EMC immunity • IEC 61000-4-2 Severity Level 3 for Electrostatic Discharge
• IEC 61000-4-3 Severity Level 3 for Radiated Fields
• IEC 61000-4-4 Severity Level 3 for Fast Transients
• IEC 61000-4-5 Severity Level 3 for Surge Voltage
• IEC 61000-4-6 Conducted Emissions
• IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage Variations
• EN 61000-4-12 Oscillatory Waves Immunity
• EN 61000-3-2 Limits for Harmonic Current Emissions
• EN 61000-3-3 JEIDA
System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch
ANSI protocol FC-PH (FC Physical and Signalling Interface standard)
Modes of operation FC Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
Maximum frame size 2112- byte
Port-to-port latency 1.2 ì sec. with no contention, cut-through routing at 8-Gb. Latency
increases as input port speed increases and becomes disparate from
output port speed.