GEN7 FIBRE CHANNEL MARKETING REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (MRD) NOVEMBER 14, 2014 FCIA ROADMAP COMMITTEE SCOTT KIPP, CHAIR [email protected] 14-375V0 GEN7 FIBRE CHANNEL DRAFT MRD Gen7 Fibre Channel “Elevator” Statement Allow a 64GFC/256GFC "capable" product, such as a switch or HBA, to be plugged into vast majority of its current (the time it is plugged) environment/infrastructure with zero changes, no user intervention, and product availability in the 2019 timeframe. 2 GEN7 FIBRE CHANNEL DRAFT MRD •Backward compatibility to 32GFC and 16GFC is essential • Maintain as minimum as possible changes to basic physical components such as ENDEC methodologies, and if changed maintain some ability for multi-function schema for components to act as a transition architecture to new methodologies. • 64GFC capable products can also run at 32GFC and 16GFC • FC-xx compliant (xx = GS3, PI-2, FS, FLA, PLDA, F and E port compatible to 32GFC and 16GFC) •Same external connectors as present connector • LC and SFP+ for 64GFC • MPO and QSFP56 for 256GFC •Existing cable assemblies plug into 64GFC-capable products • 3 Existing 16GFC and 32GFC SFP PMD modules should work with new 64GFC-capable cages SUPPORTED CABLE LENGTHS • Cable length of 100m on OM4 cables for 64GFC • Cable length of 10km on SMF cables for 64GFC • Cable length of 100m on OM4 cables for 256GFC • Cable length of 2km on SMF cables for 256GFC • Cable length of 100 meters from 64GFC to 256GFC 64GFC SFP56 256GFC QSFP56 256GFC QSFP56 4 100 meters on OM4 fiber 100 meters on OM4 fiber 100 meters on OM4 fiber 64GFC SFP56 256GFC QSFP56 64GFC SFP56 GEN7 FIBRE CHANNEL DRAFT MRD • Support similar chassis and 1U switch topologies for electrical requirements • Power goal at the port is within 10% of current 32GFC power • Auto-Negotiation down to 32GFC and 16GFC on a per lane basis • 2017 Technical stability of standard • 2019 products ship • Leverage 50G technology from 400GbE (8X50G) when possible 5