BR-G620-48-32G-R Brocade G620 Fibre Channel Switch 32 Gbps 48 Fiber Channel Ports Rack Mountable
Brocade G620 Manageable 1U Switch 48 Ports, 48 x 32Gb Short Wave Length SFPs, Port Side Exhaust Air Flow
Product Description: GEN 6 FIBRE CHANNEL
Brocade Gen 6 Fibre Channel is the purpose-built network infrastructure for mission-critical storage, delivering breakthrough performance, increased scalability, and operational stability. The Brocade G620 Switch with Gen 6 Fibre Channel, Brocade Fabric Vision technology, and IO Insight delivers unmatched 32/128 Gbps performance, industry leading port density, and integrated network sensors. These next-generation
storage networking technologies and capabilities enable the Brocade G620 to accelerate data access, adapt to evolving requirements, and drive always on business operations for hyper-scale virtualization, larger cloud infrastructures, and growing flash-based storage environments.
Main features | Systems Architecture |
Power consumption | 204 W with all 64 ports populated with 48×32 Gbps SFP+ SWL optics and 4× (4×32 Gbps) QSFP SWL optics 85 W for empty chassis with no optics |
Scalability | Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
Certified maximum | 6,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
Management access | 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port |
ISL Trunking | Frame-based trunking with up to eight 32 Gbps SFP+ ports per ISL trunk or up to two 128 Gbps QSFP ports per ISL trunk. Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Brocade Fabric OS. |
USB | One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
Power supply | Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |

Maximize Performance for Application and Solid State Storage Architectures
Faced with unpredictable virtualized workloads and growing flash storage environments, organizations need to ensure that the network does not become the bottleneck. The Brocade G620 delivers increased performance for growing and dynamic workloads through a combination of market-leading throughput and low latency across 32 Gbps and 128 Gbps links. With Gen 6 ASIC technology providing up to 566 million frames switched per second,the Brocade G620 Switch shatter application performance barriers with up to 100 million IOPS to meet the demands of flash-based storage workloads. At the same time, port-to-port latency is minimized to 900 nanoseconds through the use of cut-through switching at 32 Gbps. With 48 SFP+ ports and 4 Q-Flex ports, each providing four 32 Gbps connections, the Brocade G620 can scale up to 64 device portsfor an aggregate throughput of 2 Tbps.Moreover, each Q-Flex port is capable of 128 Gbps parallel Fibre Channel for device or ISL connectivity, enabling
administrators to consolidate and simplify cabling infrastructure.
Administrators can achieve optimal bandwidth utilization, high availability, and load balancing by combining up to eight ISLs in a 256 Gbps framed-based trunk. This can be achieved through eight individual 32 Gbps SFP+ ports or two 4×32 Gbps QSFP ports. Moreover, exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to the most efficient, available path in the fabric. This augments Brocade ISL Trunking to provide more effective load balancing in certain configurations.