Brocade G-Series G630 vs Cisco MDS 9000 Series MDS 9396T
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Brocade G630 is an enterprise-class 128-port Gen 6 Fibre Channel switch delivering 96 32Gb FC SFP28 ports and 8 128Gb QSFP28 uplinks in a 2U chassis for core enterprise SAN fabrics. 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 G630 | Cisco MDS 9000 Series MDS 9396T | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Brocade | Cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U | 2U |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Ports | 96x 32Gb FC SFP28 + 8x 128Gb FC QSFP28 | 96x 32Gb FC SFP28 (48, 64, 80, or 96 ports active) |
| Switching capacity | 4 Tb/s full duplex | 3.072 Tb/s full duplex |
| Latency | < 780 ns locally switched | Cut-through switching architecture |
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