Brocade 6520 BR-6520-48-8G-R Data Sheet
Product codes
BR-6520-48-8G-R
• Dashboards: Provides integrated
dashboards that display an overall SAN
health view, along with details on out-of-
range conditions, to help administrators
easily identify trends and quickly pinpoint
issues occurring on a switch or in a fabric.
health view, along with details on out-of-
range conditions, to help administrators
easily identify trends and quickly pinpoint
issues occurring on a switch or in a fabric.
• Brocade ClearLink Diagnostics:
Ensures optical and signal integrity
for Gen 5 Fibre Channel optics and
cables, simplifying deployment and
support of high-performance fabrics.
ClearLink Diagnostic Port (D_Port)
is an advanced capability of Gen 5
Fibre Channel platforms.
for Gen 5 Fibre Channel optics and
cables, simplifying deployment and
support of high-performance fabrics.
ClearLink Diagnostic Port (D_Port)
is an advanced capability of Gen 5
Fibre Channel platforms.
• Flow Vision: Enables administrators to
identify, monitor, and analyze specific
application flows in order to simplify
troubleshooting, maximize performance,
avoid congestion, and optimize resources.
Flow Vision includes:
application flows in order to simplify
troubleshooting, maximize performance,
avoid congestion, and optimize resources.
Flow Vision includes:
– Flow Monitor: Provides comprehensive
visibility into flows within the fabric,
including the ability to automatically
learn flows and non-disruptively
monitor flow performance.
including the ability to automatically
learn flows and non-disruptively
monitor flow performance.
Administrators can monitor all flows
from a specific host to multiple targets/
LUNs, from multiple hosts to a specific
target/LUN, or across a specific ISL.
Additionally, they can perform LUN-
level monitoring of specific frame
types to identify resource contention
or congestion that is impacting
application performance.
from a specific host to multiple targets/
LUNs, from multiple hosts to a specific
target/LUN, or across a specific ISL.
Additionally, they can perform LUN-
level monitoring of specific frame
types to identify resource contention
or congestion that is impacting
application performance.
– Flow Generator: Provides a built-
in traffic generator for pre-testing
and validating the data center
infrastructure—including route
verification and integrity of optics,
cables, ports, back-end connections,
and ISLs—for robustness before
deploying applications.
and validating the data center
infrastructure—including route
verification and integrity of optics,
cables, ports, back-end connections,
and ISLs—for robustness before
deploying applications.
• Forward Error Correction (FEC):
Enables recovery from bit errors in
ISLs, enhancing transmission reliability
and performance.
ISLs, enhancing transmission reliability
and performance.
• Credit Loss Recovery: Helps overcome
performance degradation and congestion
due to buffer credit loss.
due to buffer credit loss.
BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR
Brocade Network Advisor simplifies Gen 5
Fibre Channel management and helps users
proactively diagnose and resolve issues
to maximize uptime, increase operational
efficiency, and reduce costs. The wizard-
driven interface dramatically reduces
deployment and configuration times by
allowing fabrics, switches, and ports to
be managed as groups. Customizable
dashboards graphically display performance
and health indicators out of the box,
including all data captured using Brocade
Fabric Vision technology. To accelerate
troubleshooting, administrators can use
dashboard playback to quickly review
past events and identify problems in the
fabric. In addition, dashboards and reports
can be configured to show only the most
relevant data, enabling administrators to
more efficiently prioritize their actions and
maintain network performance.
Fibre Channel management and helps users
proactively diagnose and resolve issues
to maximize uptime, increase operational
efficiency, and reduce costs. The wizard-
driven interface dramatically reduces
deployment and configuration times by
allowing fabrics, switches, and ports to
be managed as groups. Customizable
dashboards graphically display performance
and health indicators out of the box,
including all data captured using Brocade
Fabric Vision technology. To accelerate
troubleshooting, administrators can use
dashboard playback to quickly review
past events and identify problems in the
fabric. In addition, dashboards and reports
can be configured to show only the most
relevant data, enabling administrators to
more efficiently prioritize their actions and
maintain network performance.
DPS
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)
Balancing data flow between
Balancing data flow between
multiple trunk groups
Up to
128 Gbps
Up to
128 Gbps
Trunk group
Trunk group
Trunk group
Trunk group
Frame-based Trunking
ASIC preserves in-order delivery
ASIC preserves in-order delivery
8.5 Gbps
4.5 Gbps
9 Gbps
6 Gbps
2 Gbps
10.5 Gbps
...n Gbps
...n Gbps
8.5 Gbps
4.5 Gbps
9 Gbps
6 Gbps
2 Gbps
10.5 Gbps
Figure 1.
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) augments Brocade ISL Trunking to route data
efficiently between multiple trunk groups.
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) augments Brocade ISL Trunking to route data
efficiently between multiple trunk groups.