8, 12, 16, 20 auto detecting 4Gb/2Gb /1Gb device ports
4 10Gb ports for high speed stacking links
4-port 2Gb/1Gb and/or 10Gb field upgrade licenses available
Stacking of up to 4 units for 64 available user ports
Non-Disruptive Code Load and Activation (NDCLA)
Dual hot-swappable power supplies
Configuration, Zoning and Extended Distance wizards to simplify switch installation and fabric scaling
Interoperable with all FC-SW-2 compliant Fibre Channel switches
Full-fabric, public-loop or switch-toswitch connectivity on 2Gb/1Gb ports
Full-fabric or switch-to-switch connectivity on 10Gb ports
Auto-sensing, self-configuring ports
Fabric Tracker tool for fabric-wide snapshots and detection of configuration changes
Non-blocking full-bandwidth architecture
I/O StreamGuard for RSCN suppression
"No-Wait" routing – guaranteed maximum performance independent of data traffic

Industry's lowest latency for maximum performance
SFP (small form-factor pluggable) connectivity – 16 front ports in a 1U full-width rack form-factor
SANsurfer® Switch Manager open management system – designed for seamless operation with higherlevel third-party management applications
In-band, out-of-band, Telnet and SNMP management access
ASIC-embedded memory – faster, more scalable and more reliable than shared memory architecture

Now the benefits of stackable IP switches are available for high performance 4Gb SANs. The SANbox 5602 stackable switch delivers the seamless scalability and performance of a chassis switch, in an easy-to-manage, pay-as-you-grow solution. With sixteen 4Gb ports plus a four-pack of high-speed 10Gb ISL ports, and entry as low as 8 ports with 4-port software-keyed increments and included graphical user interface (GUI) wizards, each SANbox 5602 stackable switch provides maximum flexibility for configuring, managing and scaling SANs.