For the most demanding storage networking environments, the Cisco MDS 9000 family 24-port 8-Gbps fiber channel switching module delivers uncompromising performance. The front panel ports deliver up to 192 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth, making this module best suited for attachment of 4- and 8-Gbps-enabled storage subsystems and for Inter Switch Link (ISL) connectivity. Virtual SANs (VSANs) allow hardware-based separation of fiber channel and FICON traffic switched on a single physical SAN, lowering overall tco without compromising your network's scalability, availability, manageability, and security.