| Main features | Systems Architecture |
| 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+ (2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps) optical transceivers. |
| Power consumption | 450 watts with all 96 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics 350 watts for empty chassis with no optics |
| Scalability | Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
| Hot swappable components | Base switch includes a single, hotswappable power supply with integrated system cooling fans; optional dual redundant hot-swappable power supply |
| Management access | Call-home integration with Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port. |
| ISL Trunking | Frame-based Trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Brocade Fabric OS. |
| USB | One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
| Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz |
| Power supply | Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
| 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 |
| Fabric services | Simple Name Server, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP, RADIUS, LDAP, Switch and Port Binding, Reliable Commit Service (RCS), Advanced Zoning, Advanced Web Tools, Fabric Watch, Extended Fabrics, ISL Trunking, DPS, QoS, Advanced Performance Monitoring, and Adaptive Networking Services with QoS |
| Temperature | Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Non-operating: -25° C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F) |
| Relative Humidity | Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing at 40°C (104°F) Non-operating and storage (noncondensing): 10% to 90% at 70°C (158°F) |
| Altitude | Up to 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) |
| Shock | Operating: 20 G, 6 ms, half sine Non-operating: 33 G, 11 ms, half since |
| Heat dissipation | 96 ports at 1,582 BTU/hr |
