Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fiber Channel Switching Modules deliver the intelligence and advanced features required to make multilayer storage area networks a reality. The Cisco Fiber Channel Switching Modules include hardware-enabled innovations designed to dramatically improve scalability, availability, security, and manageability of storage networks, resulting in increased utility and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). All Cisco Fiber Channel Switching Modules are hot-swappable and include hot-swappable, small form-factor pluggable (SFP), LC interfaces.