Brocade 5020 High-Performance Midrange Switch BR-5020-0000-A Fiche De Données

SAN DATA ShEET

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systems Architecture

Fibre Channel ports

32 ports, universal (E, F, M, and FL)

Scalability

Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum

Certified maximum

Single Brocade FOS fabric: 56 domains, 7 hops
Single Brocade M-EOS fabric: 31 domains, 3 hops
Larger fabrics certified as required; consult Brocade or 

OEM SAN design documents for configuration details

Performance

1.063 Gbit/sec line speed (full duplex); 2.125 

Gbit/sec line speed (full duplex); 4.25 Gbit/sec 

line speed (full duplex); auto-sensing of 1 Gbit/sec, 

2 Gbit/sec, and 4 Gbit/sec port speeds; optionally 

programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching 

between 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec ports

ISL Trunking

Up to eight 4.25 Gbit/sec ports per ISL trunk; up to 

32 Gbit/sec per ISL trunk

Aggregate bandwidth

256 Gbit/sec end to end

Fabric latency

0.8 microseconds, cut-through routing at 4 Gbit/sec

Maximum frame size

2112-byte payload

Classes of service

Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)

Port types

FL_Port, F_Port, E_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); 

self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port)

Data traffic types

Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast

Media types

hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form-factor 

Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; Short-wavelength 

Laser (SwL) up to 500 meters (1640 feet); Long-

wavelength Laser (LwL) up to 10 km (6.2 mi); 

Extended Long-wavelength Laser (ELwL) up to 40 

km (24.8 mi), and 80 km (49.6 mi) at 2 Gbit/sec; 

distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port 

speed, CwDM SFPs (8 lambdas)

Fabric services

Simple Name Server, registered State Change 

Notification (rSCN), Brocade Advanced Zoning, 

and Brocade web Tools.
Optional fabric services include Brocade Fabric

Watch, Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade ISL

Trunking (available between devices running FOS), 

Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring, and

FICON CUP (Advanced Performance Monitoring and 

FICON CUP are not available in M-EOS environments).

Options

SFP media

Management

Management software

supported

SSh, Telnet, hTTPS/SSL, rADIUS; SNMP v3 (FE 

MIB, FC Management MIB); Brocade Advanced 

web Tools; Brocade EFCM Standard/Enterprise 9.x 

(optional); Brocade Fabric Manager (optional: FOS 

environments only); third-party applications utilizing 

the Brocade SMI Agent

Management access

10/100 Ethernet port (rJ-45); serial port 

(rS-232); in-band through Management Server

Diagnostics

POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics

BROCADE 5000 sPECiFiCAtiONs

Mechanicals

Enclosure

Back-to-front airflow (non-Fibre Channel port side 

to Fibre Channel port side). Power from rear. 1.0U, 

19-inch EIA compliant

Size

width: 42.9 cm (16.9 in)

height: 4.4 cm (1.7 in)

Depth: 26.4 cm (10.4 in)

System weight

4.9 kg (10.8 lbs) with dual power supplies, no SFP

Environmentals

Temperature

Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) 

Non-operating: –25°C to 70°C (–13°F to 158°F)

humidity

Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing at 40°C 

(104°F); Non-operating: 10% to 90%, non-

condensing at 40° C (104° F)

Altitude

Operating: up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)

Storage: up to 12 km (39,370 feet)

Shock

Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine

Non-operating: half sine, 33G 11ms, 3/eg Axis

Vibration

Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5–500 hz 

Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5–500 hz

Airflow

high speed: 9300 rPM: 20.8 CFM (cu. ft./min)

Low speed: 7200 rPM: 15.4 CFM (cu. ft./min)

Power

Maximum output

70 Watts

System power consumption 70 Watts max, 60 Watts typical
Nominal input voltage

90 to 264 VAC, universal

Input line frequency

47 to 63 hz

Input voltage

90 VAC minimum; 264 VAC maximum

BTU rating 

(80% efficiency)

240 BTU/hr

Inrush current

Maximum of 15 amps for period between

10 to 150 ms at 50°C (122°F)

safety

The Brocade 5000 complies with the following safety certifications:
• CSA NrTL Certification to UL 60950-1: 2003, First Edition

• CSA Certification to CSA 60950-1-03 (Canadian Standards Association)

• CB Certification to IEC 60950-1 (2001) (including all National Deviations)

• Nemko Certification to EN60950-1:2001 

• TUV Certification to EN60950-1+ A11 

• GOST Certification (russia)

• TUV Argentina Certification to IEC60950-1(2001)

• Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) for CE Marking in European Union

For information about supported SAN standards, visit

www.brocade.com/sanstandards 
For information about switch and device interoperability, visit

www.brocade.com/interoperability