Host Bus Interface Specifications

Speed

2.5 GHz PCI Express x4

Voltage

3.3 V

Compliance

PCI Express Base Specification rev. 1.0a, PCI Express Card Specification rev. 1.0, PCI Local Bus Specification rev. 2.3, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification rev. 1.1

Fibre Channel Specifications

Speed

200 MBps maximum at half-duplex, 400 MBps maximum at full-duplex

Compliance

Second Generation FC Generic Services Definition (FC-GS-2), Third Generation FC Generic Services Definition (FC-GS-3), Fibre Channel-Physical and Signalling Interface (FC-PH), SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP), Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop-2 (FC-AL-2), Fibre Channel-Private Loop Direct Attach Technical Report (FC-PLDA), RFC 2625 IP and APR Over Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel Framing and Signalling (FC-FS), SCSI-3 Architecture Model (SAM), and SCSI-3 Controller Command Set

Topology

FC-AL, FC-AL-2, point to point, switched fabric (FL_Port and F_Port)

Class of Service

Class 3 Fibre Channel Service

Protocol

SCSI-FCP, IP, FC-Tape

Buffer Credits

For 512-byte frame size, 9 credits issued. For 2K-byte frame size, 3 credits issued.

Physical Specifications

Ports

One (QLE2360); Two (QLE2362)

Media

Multimode optic

Optics

Short wave laser

Form Factor

Half size: 16.76 cm x 11.12 cm (6.6" x 4.376")

Bracket size

Standard size

Connectors

LC-style connectors that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver modules (one in the QLE2360, two in the QLE2362)

Environment and Equipment Specifications

Airflow

TBD

Temperature

TBD

Humidity

Relative (non-condensing): 10% to 90%, Storage 5% to 95%

Power Consumption

TBD

Distance

1 Gbps: 500 meters 50/125 μm fiber, 300 meters 62.5/125 μm fiber

2 Gbps: 300 meters 50/125 μm fiber, 150 meters 62.5/125 μm fiber

Distance

50/125 μm multimode fiber, 62.5/125 μm multimode fiber