Brocade G-Series G620 vs Cisco MDS 9000 Series MDS 9396T
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Brocade G620 is a high-density 64-port Gen 6 Fibre Channel SAN switch providing 48 32Gb FC SFP28 ports and 4 128Gb QSFP28 Q-Flex ports in an ultra-dense 1U footprint. The Cisco MDS 9396T delivers 96 auto-sensing 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a 2U chassis, providing high-density SAN switching for large enterprise storage deployments.
| Brocade G-Series G620 | Cisco MDS 9000 Series MDS 9396T | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Brocade | Cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Mar 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U | 2U |
| Form factor | 1U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Ports | 48x 32Gb FC SFP28 + 4x 128Gb FC QSFP28 | 96x 32Gb FC SFP28 (48, 64, 80, or 96 ports active) |
| Switching capacity | 2 Tb/s full duplex | 3.072 Tb/s full duplex |
| Latency | < 700 ns locally switched | Cut-through switching architecture |
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