Brocade BR-DCX8510-0148 Fibre Channel SAN Switch

BR-DCX8510-0148 is a 48-port, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel port blade designed for Brocade DCX8510 backbones, intended to be installed in a DCX8510 director chassis to add high-density SAN connectivity. The blade provides 48 FC16-48 ports for full-duplex 16 Gbps links, and product references describe both a version shipping with 48 16G SWL SFPs and a BR variant listed as 0 SFP, depending on the specific unit. It is compatible with the DCX8510-4 chassis without restriction in FICON environments, reflecting its role within the Gen 5 Fibre Channel family. In terms of fabric capacity, Brocade’s architecture notes that a DCX8510 backbone can deliver up to approximately 4.1 Tbps of aggregate bandwidth with 16 Gbps blades in the DCX8510-4 configuration, and up to about 8.2 Tbps in the DCX8510-8 configuration, illustrating the scalable performance this blade enables when deployed in a suitable chassis. This blade is used to expand SAN density and throughput in enterprise data centers, providing a dense set of 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports to connect hosts, storage arrays, and fabric services within the DCX8510 backbone.