Technical Details for Brocade Silkworm 3200 Basic

Brocade Silkworm 3200 Basic ... environments. The SilkWorm 3200 - the latest in a line of 2 Gbit/sec fabric switches based on the Brocade Intelligent Fabric Services Architecture - is ideal for small and midsize businesses and for enterprises implementing departmental and workgroup SANs.

The SilkWorm 3200 is based on an Intelligent Fabric Services Architecture that incorporates intelligence directly into the switch fabric - creating a highly available, scalable, and secure environment for storage applications. This architecture improves performance for SAN applications through the use of Advanced Fabric Services such as Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking and wire-speed Frame Filtering. The advanced architecture capabilities enable unique new features such as 2 Gbit/sec data rates, aggregated trunking to deliver 8 Gbit/sec speeds between switches, and detailed performance analysis based on Frame Filtering. In addition, through software such as Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring, organizations can improve end-to-end performance analysis by measuring resource utilization on a fabric-wide basis. This software makes it easier to identify bottlenecks, optimize fabric configurations, and plan for additional capacity as required. Together, these Advanced Fabric Services help automate the operation of the SAN fabric, optimize performance, increase application availability, and ensure the highest levels of SAN security.