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Fibre Channel

The Fibre Channel protocol and Brocade have been intimately connected since the development of the first Brocade Fibre Channel platforms, over 15 years ago. Today, organizations worldwide rely on Brocade Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions in their mission-critical data centers, and Fibre Channel SAN fabrics provide the proven foundation for virtualized data centers, delivering the highest levels of performance, scalability, and reliability.

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Brocade is the undisputed leader in Fibre Channel data center connectivity—shipping thousands of platforms every year. The performance of Fibre Channel SANs meets and exceeds even the most aggressive application demands. Fibre Channel has 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps options, providing a range of performance solutions to match current and future data center requirements. In addition, 10 Gbps Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connectivity is available for long-distance applications over metro distances. Brocade Fabric OS runs on the Brocade family of Fibre Channel backbones, directors, and switches—providing transparent interoperability and reliable, high-performance data transport, critical for interconnecting thousands of servers and storage devices.

With the introduction of the industry's first 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN portfolio, and innovations delivered through seventh-generation ASIC technology, Brocade helps transform existing storage assets into cloud-optimized storage networks. This allows organizations to protect their IT investments while increasing business agility and operational flexibility.

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The Brocade® DCX® 8510 Backbone family offers second-generation, optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) connectivity, enabling massive fabric scalability while simplifying network topologies. This paper provides guidelines for the proper configuration and implementation of Brocade QSFP-based optical ICLs.

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Discusses 16 Gbps Fiber Channel and how it improves throughput in Storage Area Networks to reduce Inter-Switch Link counts, improve application performance, ease management, and reduce power consumption per bit.

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This paper explains the concept of Buffer-to-Buffer credits and provides an easy method to calculate the optimal number of credits required for maximum FICON performance.