Fibre Channel portsSwitch mode (default): 24-, 36-, and 48-port configurations (12-port increments through Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); (E, F, M, D, EX) ports
Access Gateway default port mapping: 40 F_Ports, 8 N_PortsScalabilityFull fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switchesCertified maximum6000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; 31 switches; larger fabrics certified as requiredPerformanceAuto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps and optionally programmable to fixed port speed.ISL trunkingFrame-based trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Brocade Fabric OS. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured in the switch.