Doubles the performance of data movement over Fibre Channel versus using 4 Gb/sec technology
8Gb/Second High Performance Fibre Channel Switches from Brocade Brocade 300, 5100, 5300 FC Switches
Sun announced the availability of 8Gb/sec Fibre Channel Switches from Brocade including the Entry-level Brocade 300, Mid-Enterprise Brocade 5100 and the Enterprise Brocade 5300 switches.
These switches double the throughput over Brocade's current 200E, 5000, and 4900 4Gb/sec switches.
The 32-port and 48-port 8Gb/sec blades are now qualified and available for the Brocade 48000 Director.
The new family of Brocade 8Gb/sec SAN switches include:
Brocade 300 Entry-Level Switch, scaling from 8 up to 24 ports
Brocade 5100 Mid-Enterprise Switch, scaling from 24 up to 40 ports
Brocade 5300 Enterprise Switch, scaling from 48 up to 80 ports
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