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at the other end of the link. For example, from the DS6000 to a switch/director, the FICON
adapter can negotiate up to 2 Gbps if the switch/director also has 2 Gbps support. The
switch/director to host link can then negotiate at 1 Gbps.
There are two types of host adapter cards you can select:
Longwave and shortwave. With
longwave laser, you can connect nodes at distances of up to 10 km (without repeaters). With
shortwave laser, you can connect distances of up to 300 m.
Each Fibre Channel/FICON host adapter provides one port with an LC connector type. There
are cable options that can be ordered with ...