This enterprise-class core routing blade delivers breakthrough 32 Gbps performance with up to 192 universal ports, designed for mission-critical storage infrastructure deployments.

• 32 Gbps line speed, full duplex Fibre Channel connectivity
• UltraScale ICL ports (16 per 4-slot chassis) with optical QSFP connectivity
• Fabric Vision technology for enhanced operational visibility and control
• Supports DWDM, CWDM, and FC-SONET devices
• In-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM-256)
• Non-disruptive, hot-pluggable components with no single point of failure

Brocade SX6 Extension Blade provides comprehensive extension support:

• 16×32 Gbps Fibre Channel ports for storage connectivity
• 16×1/10 GbE and 2×40 GbE ports for IP extension
• Fibre Channel and IP replication traffic management
• Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL) and QoS for optimal performance

The Brocade X6-4 Director features a modular 8U chassis design with four horizontal blade slots, delivering up to 192 32 Gbps Fibre Channel device ports and 16 additional 128 Gbps UltraScale ICL ports. This enterprise-class platform is engineered for large-scale environments requiring maximum capacity, throughput, and five-nines availability.