QLogic SANbox 5200 16 Ports 2Gbps, 4 x 10 Gbps The Industry’s First Fibre Channel Stackable Switch SB5200-20A-E Leaflet

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SN0058017-00 Rev 
G 3/07
SANbox 5200 Fibre Channel Stackable Switches
SANbox 
5200/5202
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• Physical & Signaling Interface Rev. 4.3 (FC-PH)
• Physical & Signaling Interface-2 (FC-PH-2)
• Physical & Signaling Interface-3 (FC-PH-3)
• Fabric Generic Requirements (FC-FG)
• Generic Services (FC-GS)
• Generic Services-2 (FC-GS-2)
• Generic Services-3 (FC-GS-3)
• Switch Fabric (FC-SW-2)
• Arbitrated Loop Rev. 4.6 (FC-AL)
• Arbitrated Loop-2 Rev. 7(FC-AL-2)
• Fibre Loop Attachment (FC-FLA)
• Tape Technical Report (FC-Tape)
• Virtual Interface Architecture Mapping (FC-VI)
• Element MIB Specification
• Fibre Alliance MIB Specification
Fibre Channel Classes of Service
• Classes 2, 3 connectionless
Modes of Operation
• Fabric
• Public loop
Performance Features
Fabric Port Speed
• 2 Gb/s, Full-Duplex, auto-negotiating for 
compatibility with existing 1Gb devices
• 10 Gb/s, Full-Duplex
Fabric Latency
• Less than 0.4 µs (best case, no contention)
• Cut-through routing
Fabric Point-to-Point Bandwidth
• 412 MB/s Full-Duplex on 2 Gb ports
• 2400+ MB/s Full-Duplex on 10Gb ports 
Fabric Aggregate Bandwidth
• Single chassis:  Up to 144 Gb/s (full-duplex) end-to-end
• Non-blocking architecture
Maximum Frame Sizes
• 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)
Per-port Buffering
• ASIC-embedded memory (non-shared)
• Each port has a guaranteed 16-credit zero wait state 
buffer for full performance up to 10km @ 2Gb and 
2.5Km @ 10Gb
Scalability
Ports Per Chassis
• (8 to 16) 2Gb/1Gb ports upgradeable in 4-port 
increments
• (4) 10Gb XPAK MSA-compliant ports
Multi-switch Fabrics
• Supports all topologies, including: stack, cascade, 
cascaded loop, mesh and Multi-stage™  with E_Port
• Supports multiple links between switches
• In-order delivery of frames in all Multi-switch and 
multi-link configurations
SANbox 5200/5202 
Fibre Channel Stackable Switches
Fabric Port Types
• All ports can assume the following states:
- F_port: Fabric
- FL_port: Fabric loop (public loop)
- E_port: Switch-to-switch
• Ports are auto-discovering, self-configuring
Media Type
• Hot-pluggable, industry-standard SFPs (Small Form 
Pluggable) for 2Gb and 1Gb ports
• Hot-pluggable, industry-standard XPAK cables for 
10Gb ports
Supported SFP Types
• Shortwave (optical)
• Longwave  (optical)   
Media Transmission Ranges (2Gb Ports)
• Optical
- Shortwave: 500 m (1,640 ft.)
- Longwave: 10 km (6.2 mi.)
Cable Types (2Gb Ports)
• 50/62.5 micron multimode fiber optic
• 9 micron single-mode fiber optic
Interoperability
• Compatible with FC-SW-2 compliant switches
• Management interoperability with leading SAN 
management applications
Fabric Management
Management Processor
• 
Pentium class Processor
Management Methods
• 
SNMP, Telnet, GS-3
Access Methods
• 
In-band
• 
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT with RJ45
• RS-232 serial port with DB9
Diagnostics
• 
Power-up self-test of all functionality except media 
modules
• 
Field-selectable full self-test including media modules 
Fabric Services
• 
Simple Name Server
• 
Fabric Zoning 
- Hardware-based
- Access Control List (port)
- Name Server (WWN)
- Orphan Zoning
- All zoning assigned on per-node basis, even 
across Multi-stage fabrics
• 
Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
• 
I/O StreamGuard
• 
Multi-chassis in-order delivery
• 
Automatic path selection in Multi-stage configurations
• FDMI device support
User Interface
• 
LED indicators, command-line console, and web-based
utilities
Mechanical
Enclosure Types and Options
• Secure stacking with rubber feet or rack mounting 
brackets (included with single power supply model only)
• Optional rail mounting kit 
Dimensions
- Width: 432 mm (17") 19" rack mountable 
- Height: 43.2 mm (1.70" )(1U)
- Depth: 305 mm (12") - single power supply model
508 mm (20") - dual power supply model
Weight
- 4.08 kg (9 lbs) - single power supply model
- 6.80 kg (15 lbs)- dual power supply model
Power Supply/Cooling
• Available models: 
- Integral Power Supply with IEC connector 
- Dual Hot-Swappable Power Supplies with IEC 
connector and integrated cooling fans
• Front-to-back air pattern
Environmental
Operating
• Temperature: 
+5C to +40°C (41 to 104°F)
• Humidity: 
5% to 90% non-condensing
• Altitude: 
0 to +10,000 feet
• Vibration:  
IEC 68-2
5-500 Hz, random, 0.21 G rms, 
10 minutes
• Shock: 
IEC 68-2
4g, 11ms, 20 repetitions
Non-Operating
• Temperature: 
-40°C to +70°C (-40 to 158 °F)
• Humidity: 
5% to 93% non-condensing
• Altitude: 
0 to +50,000 feet
• Vibration: 
IEC 68-2
5 to 500 Hz, random, 2.09 G rms, 
10 minutes
• Shock: 
IEC 68-2
30g, 292 ips, 3 repetitions, 3 axis
Electrical
Operating Voltage
• 100 to 240 VAC; 50 to 60Hz
Power Source Loading 
• 1.0A at 100-120 VAC; 0.5A at 200-240 VAC 
Heat Output
• 100W maximum (with full-optics configuration)
Regulatory
Safety Standards:
• UL 60950 (USA)
• CSA 22.2 No.60950 
(Canada)
• EN60950 (EC)
• CB Scheme-IEC 60950
Emissions Standards
• FCC Part 15B Class A 
(USA)
• VCCI Class A ITE (Japan)
• ICES-03 Issue 3 (Canada)
• EN55022 Level A (EC)
• CISPR 22, Class A
Voltage Fluctuations
• EN 61000-3-3
Stackable
Switch
Harmonics
• EN 61000-3-2
Immunity
• EN 55024:1998
Marking
• FCC Part 15
• UL (United States)
• TUV (United States)
• cUL (Canada)
• cTUV (Canada)
• TUV Europe
(Germany)
• VCCI
• CE
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