SilkWorm 3800 Enterprise Fabric Switch
The Brocade SilkWorm 3800 16-port, auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch significantly increases performance and functionality for Storage Area Networks (SANs). Based on third-generation Brocade ASIC technology, the SilkWorm 3800 combines 1 Gbit/sec and 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel throughput with new features that greatly enhance switch operation.
As a result, organizations can enjoy the advantages of higher security, availability, and performance, as well as centralized data management.
High Availability Throughout the Fabric
The SilkWorm 3800 meets high-availability requirements with redundant, hot-pluggable components, automatic path rerouting, and extensive diagnostics. Leveraging the Brocade networking model, the SilkWorm 3800 provides a SAN fabric capable of delivering overall system availability greater than 99.999 percent - the "five nines" of availability.
Brocade Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) enables the fabric to automatically isolate problems and reroute traffic around failed links onto alternate paths - ensuring availability for mission-critical enterprise applications.
Industry-Leading Performance
The SilkWorm 3800 provides high performance with all ports capable of operating at 1 and 2 Gbit/sec (full-duplex) to enable 32 Gbit/sec of uncongested switch throughput. Auto sensing and speed matching of 1 and 2 Gbit/sec traffic ensures interoperability between current 1 Gbit/sec devices and next-generation 2 Gbit/sec devices.
To provide even higher performance - as well as simplified management - Brocade ISL Trunking creates an 8 Gbit/sec data path between switches.
Intelligence within the Switch
Wire-speed Frame Filtering enables new capabilities such as hardware-enforced World Wide Name (WWN) zoning for improved security and manageability.
The SilkWorm 3800 simplifies management by leveraging the Brocade Fabric OS, an embedded real-time operating system. This approach enables heterogeneous device connectivity, automatic discovery, data routing, and scalable connectivity.
