Q-Logic MKII-BASE16 user manual 2Reference Information

		Reference Information
FL_Port Characteristics:	Each FL_Port can support 1-126 NL_Ports
	Each public loop can handle both public and
	private loop transactions
Number of Fibre Channel Ports:	16 Ports per chassis; Populated by 2 to
	16 GBICs in one GBIC increments.
Scalability:	Up to 192 fabric ports in a multi-stage
	non-cascaded topology. Multi-stage
	topology uses cross-connecting for the
	fewest fabric hops.
Multi-stage Fabric Hops:	(Under development) Up to 24 fabric
	ports with 1 or 2 fabric latencies (2-stage).
	Up to 192 fabric ports with 1 or 3 fabric
	latencies (3-stage).
Maximum User Ports:	A 16-port chassis can support up to ~1000
	N_Ports and NL_Ports.
	A 192-port multi-stage system can support
	up to ~12,000 N_Ports and NL_Ports.
Media Type:	Industry standard Gigabit Interface
	Converter (GBIC).
	Hot pluggable.
	Media supported by the Standard:
	Shortwave		100-M5-SN-I
	Shortwave with OFC		100-M5-SL-I
	Longwave		100-SM-LL-L
	Copper		100-TW-EL-S
	Any type in any fabric port.
Media Transmission Ranges:	See GBIC specifications later in this section.
Fabric Port Speed:	1.0625 Gb/second
Fabric Latency (best case):	Class 2 or Class 3 frame: <0.6 µsec.
	Class 1 frame: <0.7 µsec.
	Class 1 connect: <1.3 µsec.
	Class 1 disconnect: <0.7 µsec.
Fabric Point-to-Point Bandwidth:	Class 1:	103.3 MB/s
	Class 2 or Class 3 : 101.8 MB/s
Fabric Aggregate Bandwidth: ....	(Single Stage)
	Class 1 16 Gb/s
	Class 2 or Class 3 Up to 16 Gb/s
	Total available backplane bandwidth: Up to
	32 Gb/s	Note: Throughput max is 16

A-2Reference Information	GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16
	59003-01 Rev. A	Installer's/User's Manual