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Configurable distances for Extended Fabrics (Continued)
TABLE 18
Maximum distances (km) that can be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size)
Switch/blade model
2 Gbps
4 Gbps
8 Gbps
10 Gbps
16 Gbps
5480
486
243
121.5
N/A
N/A
M6505
N/A
3953
1976
N/A
988
6505
3252
1626
813
N/A
406
6510
3856
1928
964
771
482
6520
2368
1184
592
473
296
6547
7714
3857
1928
1542
964
6548
7714
3857
1928
N/A
964
7800
410
205
102
N/A
N/A
7840
3920
1960
980
784
490
VA-40FC
1694
847
423
N/A
N/A
Brocade Encryption
Switch
1392
696
348
N/A
N/A
FC8-16
1294
647
323
N/A
N/A
FC8-32
1294
647
323
N/A
N/A
FC8-32E
5190
2595
1297
1038
648
FC8-48
1230
615
307
N/A
N/A
FC8-48E
4486
2243
1121
897
560
FC8-64
*** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this blade ***
FC16-32
2704
1352
676
540
338
FC16-48
2480
1240
620
496
310
FC16-64
*** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this blade ***
FS8-18
1604
802
401
N/A
N/A
FX8-24
1062
531
265
N/A
N/A
NOTE
The distances in the above table assume that QoS is enabled. If QoS is disabled, the maximum
supported distances are higher, because QoS requires an additional 20 buffer credits per active port.
Buffer-to-Buffer Credits and Credit Recovery
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