Brocade 105-000-185 48-Port 8G Fibre Channel Line Card

Brocade FC8-48 Blade Switch Module, part number 105-000-185, is a 48-port, 8 Gbps Fibre Channel blade designed for Brocade DCX-family backbones to deliver high-density SAN connectivity. This port blade slots into a Brocade chassis to provide 48 FC ports on a single module, typically serving as a dense expansion for storage arrays and host connections in a fabric. Some listings describe the unit as shipped loaded with 48x 8G SFP transceivers, enabling immediate deployment in compatible systems without separate transceiver purchase. Widely referenced as FC8-48, it functions as a port blade within Brocade backbones such as the DCX-8510 family, scaling fabrics to support large numbers of devices while maintaining full-duplex 8 Gbps performance per port.