McDATA 4416 manual Fabric Specifications

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Specifications

This appendix contains the specifications for the McDATA 4416 switch module. Refer to Chapter 1 for the location of all connections, switches, controls, and components.

Fabric Specifications

Table A-1. Fabric Specifications

Specification	Description
Fibre Channel Protocols	FC-PH Rev. 4.3
	FC-PH-2
	FC-PH-3
	FC-AL Rev 4.6
	FC-AL-2 Rev 7.0
	FC-FLA
	FC-GS
	FC-GS-2
	FC-GS-3
	FC-FG
	FC-Tape
	FC-VI
	FC-SW-2
	Fibre Channel Element MIB RFC 2837
	Fibre Alliance MIB Version 4.0
Fibre Channel Classes of Service	Classes 2 and 3
Modes of Operation	Fibre Channel Classes 2 and 3, connectionless
Port Types	G_Port, GL_Port
	F_Port, FL_Port
	E_Port
Port Characteristics	All ports are auto-discovering and self-configuring.
Number of Fibre Channel Ports	4 external ports (PFE upgrade to 6 ports)
	8 internal ports (PFE upgrade to 10 ports)
Scalability	Maximum 31 switches

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