M2F-SW8 8-Port Myrinet-LAN Switch |
This 8-port Myrinet switch automatically selects the 1.28+1.28 Gb/s or 0.64+0.64 Gb/s link data rates according to the type of LAN cable, operates on only 11 Watts (typical), requires no cooling fan, and has an MTBF in excess of 1,000,000 hours. It is self-initializing, and can be located almost anywhere -- in a wiring closet, in an office, over a drop ceiling, under a computer floor, or in an equipment rack.
Internal switch: 8-input, 8-output, full-crossbar implementation
with each channel operating at 1.28 Gb/s for a total bisection data rate
of 10.24 Gb/s.
Myrinet-LAN ports (8): 1.28+1.28 Gb/s or 0.64+0.64 Gb/s data rates
selected automatically by the LAN cable
type.
Cut-through latency: ~300ns.
Physical characteristics: 10"x10"x1", 2 lbs, plus
a separate power supply, 6.75" x 3.5" x 2.25", 3/4 lbs. Maximum-operating
ambient temperature 50C.
Power: 11 Watts typical. Power supply input 85-264 VAC, 47-440 Hz,
20 Watts maximum, supplied with IEC line cord appropriate to the shipping
destination.

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Last significant update: Oct 1998