Architecture
Fibre Channel ports
Switch mode (default): 12- and 24-port configurations (12-port increment through Ports on Demand [PoD]license); universal (E, F, M, D) ports
Brocade Access Gateway default port mapping: 16 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports
Scalability
Full fabric architecture with 239 switches max.
Certified Maximum
6000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; 31 switches, three hops in Brocade M-EOS fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required
Interoperability
Brocade 3XXX, 4XXX, 5XXX, 6XXX switches and DCX/DCX 8510 Backbones
AG Mode supports Brocade, McDATA and Cisco fabrics
Performance
Auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds
Aggregate bandwidth
384 Gbps end-to-end, full duplex
Fabric latency
Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; Forward Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by default).
Maximum frame size
2112-byte payload
Classes of service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Port types
D_Port (Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Data traffic types
Fabric switches supporting unicast
Media types
Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+), LC connector; Short-Wavelength (SWL), Long-Wavelength (LWL); Extended Long-Wavelength (ELWL); distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed. Supports SFP+ (8 and 16 Gbps) optical transceivers.
Fabric services
Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring (including Top Talkers for E_Ports, F_Ports, and Fabric mode); Brocade Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Brocade Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Brocade Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; IPoFC; Brocade ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Server Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS)
Options
SFP media, Ports on Demand (12-port upgrade)
Enterprise Performance Pack: Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitoring, Fabric Watch, and ISL Trunking
Chassis
Brocade 6520:
Dimensions (H x W x D):
86.74 x 429.25 x 609.75 mm
(16.90 x 3.42 x 24.01 in.)
Unit weight (refer to data sheet for detailed information):
16.92 kg (37.3 lb)
Form factor:
Rack-mount fixed form factor
Brocade G620:
Dimensions (H x W x D):
43.9 x 440 x 355.6 mm
(1.73 x 17.33 x 14 in.)
Unit weight (refer to data sheet for detailed information):
773 kg (17 lb)
Form factor:
Rack-mount fixed form factor
Management
SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP; WEBTOOLS, Brocade Network Advisor (BNA), SMI-S, RADIUS, LDAP: standard
Access: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45) and one USB port: standard Port mirroring provides the capability of mirroring four source ports to improve network traffic monitoring and troubleshooting: standard |
Environmental
Operating temperature:
0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF)
Brocade 6520:
Non-Operating temperature:
-25ºC to 70ºC (-13ºF to 158ºF)
Operating altitude:
Up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Storage altitude:
Up to 12 km (39,370 ft)
Operating relative humidity:
10% to 85% noncondensing
Nonoperating relative humidity:
10% to 90% noncondensing
Brocade G620:
Non-Operating temperature:
-25ºC to 70ºC (-13ºF to 158ºF)
Operating altitude:
Up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Storage altitude:
Up to 10.668 km (35,000 ft)
Operating relative humidity:
10% to 85% noncondensing
Nonoperating relative humidity:
10% to 90% noncondensing
Performance
Fibre Channel: Autosensing of 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps port speeds; and optionally programmable to fixed port speed: standard
Maximum frame size: 2112 byte payload: standard
Port Attributes
Brocade 6520:
Fibre Channel ports: 48, 72, 96
Brocade G620:
Fibre Channel ports: 24, 36, 48, 64
Power
Brocade 6520:
AC input:
85V to 264V ~ 5A to 2.5A
DC input:
not available
Input line frequency:
47Hz to 63Hz
Power supply (Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans):
standard
Power consumption:
450W with all 96 ports with 16 Gbps SWL optics
Brocade G620:
AC input:
90 V to 264 V ~3.5 A
DC input:
not available
Input line frequency:
47Hz to 63Hz
Power supply (Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans):
standard
Power consumption:
204 W with all 64 ports populated with 48×32 Gbps
SFP+ SWL optics and 4× (4×32 Gbps) QSFP SWL optics
85 W for empty chassis with no optics
Classes of Service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames): standard
Diagnostics
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics including FCPing, Pathinfo (FCTraceroute), Forward Error Correction (FEC), etc. Diagnostic Port (D-Port): standard
ISL Trunking
Up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured in the switch: standard |
