op ▁F ib re ▁Channel ▁over ▁E ther net ▁( F Co E ) ▁and ▁self - tr unk ing . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bro cade ▁launched ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁first ▁" Gen ▁ 5 ▁F ib re ▁Channel " ▁( 1 6 ▁G bit / s ) ▁S AN ▁platform ▁family ▁including ▁the ▁Bro cade ▁DC X ▁ 8 5 1 0 ▁Back bone , ▁ 6 5 1 0 ▁switch ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁Fab ric ▁Ad apter . ▁ ▁The ▁Bro cade ▁DC X ▁ 8 5 1 0 ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁ 8 - sl ot ▁or ▁ 4 - sl ot ▁ch ass is ▁models ▁supporting ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 8 4 ▁ 1 6 ▁G bit / s ▁ports ▁at ▁line - rate ▁spe eds ▁and ▁ 8 . 2 ▁ter ab its ▁per ▁second ▁( T bit / s ) ▁of ▁ch ass is ▁band width . ▁ ▁It ▁includes ▁optical ▁Ult ra Scale ▁inter - ch ass is ▁links ▁( IC L s ) ▁which ▁simplify ▁scale - out ▁design ▁for ▁multi - ch ass is ▁architect ures . ▁ ▁The ▁Bro cade ▁ 6 5 1 0 ▁switch ▁is ▁a ▁ 4 8 - port ▁ 1 6 ▁G bit / s ▁switch ▁designed ▁for ▁virtual ized ▁applications ▁and ▁high - per formance ▁storage ▁including ▁SS D ▁arrays . ▁ ▁Bro cade ▁also ▁introduced ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁Fab ric ▁Ad apter ,