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Data transmission ranges

Table 10 provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds.

Up to 500 km at 1G is supported when using long distance transport system such as DWDM.

Memory specifications

The Brocade 5300 has three types of memory devices:

TABLE 11 Brocade 5300 memory specifications

Fibre Channel port specifications

The Fibre Channel ports in the Brocade 5300 are compatible with SWL, LWL, and ELWL SFP

transceivers. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of transceiver in use.

The ports meet all required safety standards. For more information about these standards, see

“Regulatory compliance” on page 32.

TABLE 10 Data transmission ranges

Port Speed Cable Size

(microns)

Short Wavelength (SWL) Long Wavelength (LWL) Extended Long

Wavelength (ELWL)

1 Gbps 50 500 m (1,640 ft) (OM2)

860 m (2,821 ft) (OM3)

NA NA

62.5 300 m (984 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 mi) 80 km (50 mi)

2 Gbps 50 300 m (984 ft) (OM2)

500 m (1,640 ft) (OM3)

NA NA

62.5 150 m (492 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 mi) 80 km (50 mi)

4 Gbps 50 150 m (492 ft) (OM2)

380 m (1,246 ft) (OM3)

NA NA

62.5 70 m (230 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 mi) NA

8 Gbps 50 50 m (164 ft) (OM2)

150 m (492 ft) (OM3)

NA NA

62.5 21 m NA NA

9NA 10 km NA

Type Size

Boot flash 4 MB

Compcat flash 1 GB

Main memory (DDR2 SDRAM) 1 GB

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