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July 7, 2008
Article #19996
Volume 125, Issue 2
Hardware
 

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

Brocade Products from Sun [...read more...]

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