A Technical Specifications
General specifications
Table 6
lists general specifications for the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch.
Table 6
General specifications
Specification
Configurable port types F_Port, FL_Port, and E_Port
Media types
EMC emissions
EMC immunity
System architecture
ANSI protocol
Modes of operation
Maximum frame size
Port-to-port latency
Description
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
An operating SAN Switch conforms to the emissions requirements
specified by the following regulations:
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FCC Rules & Regulations, Part 15 subpart B, Class A
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CSA C108.8 Class A
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VCCI Class A ITE
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CISPR 22 Class A
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EN55022 Class A
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AS/NZF 3548: 1995 Class A
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CNS13438 Class A
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ICES-003 Class A
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Korean EMC Requirements
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BSMI Standard CNS 13438
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EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
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EN5022 Level A
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EN50082-2/EN55024: 1998
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IEC 61000-4-2 Severity Level 3 for Electrostatic Discharge
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IEC 61000-4-3 Severity Level 3 for Radiated Fields
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IEC 61000-4-4 Severity Level 3 for Fast Transients
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IEC 61000-4-5 Severity Level 3 for Surge Voltage
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IEC 61000-4-6 Conducted Emissions
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IEC 61000-4- 1 1 Voltage Variations
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EN 61000-4- 1 2 Oscillatory Waves Immunity
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EN 61000-3-2 Limits for Harmonic Current Emissions
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EN 61000-3-3 JEIDA
Nonblocking shared-memory switch
FC-PH (FC Physical and Signalling Interface standard)
FC Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
21 12-byte
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.
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