Model | SNS5604 | SNS5608 |
Number of Ports | Up to 256 x 32 Gbit/s ports or a 320-port equivalent with 16 UltraScale ICL ports | Up to 512 x 32 Gbit/s ports or a 640-port equivalent with 128 Gbit/s (4 x 32 Gbit/s) UltraScale ICL ports (32 Gbit/s x 4 QSFP ports) |
Port Types | FC32-48/FC32-64 port blade: F Port, E Port, EX Port, M Port, SIM, and D PortSX6 Extension Blade: F Port, E Port, and EX Port on FC, and VE Port on GbE | |
Fiber Channel Blades | FC32-48 port blade provides 48 ports of 32 Gbit/s Gen 6 Fiber ChannelFC32-64 port blade provides 64 ports of 32 Gbit/s Gen 6 Fiber Channel | |
Extension Blades | SX6 Extension Blade provides Fiber Channel extension (16 x 32 Gbit/s Fiber Channel ports) and IP extension over IP networks (16 x 1/10 GbE and 2 x 40 GbE ports) | |
Scalability | Full-fabric architecture of 239 switches | |
Chassis Bandwidth | 10.2 Tbit/s per chassis (256 ports x 32 Gbit/s) data rate + 2.048 Tbit/s UltraScale ICL bandwidth (16 x 128 Gbit/s) | 20.5 Tbit/s per chassis (512 ports x 32 Gbit/s) data rate + 4.096 Tbit/s UltraScale ICL bandwidth (32 x 128 Gbit/s) |
Slot Bandwidth | 1,536 Gbit/s (line rate) | |
Switch Latency | FC32-48/FC32-64 blade at Gen 6 32 Gbit/s speeds: < 780 ns (including FEC); any-port-to-any-port local switching and 2.6 μs blade to blade at 32 Gbit/s, cut-through routingSX6 blade, Fiber Channel to Fiber Channel: < 780 ns (including FEC) and 2.6 μs any-port-to-any-port at 32 Gbit/s, cut-through routing | |
Maximum Frame Size | 2,112-byte payload | |
Frame Buffers | 15,360 per switching ASIC |

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