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Why does Brocade 6510-48 switch show port number more than 47?

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Brocade

Issue

Brocade 6510-48 is 48-Port Fibre Channel SAN switch, usually the output of command "switchshow" shows port range from 0 to 47. 

Why some switch show ports number more than 47 like below?

Example:

SW6510_TACX_8:FID21:admin> switchshow

switchName:     SW6510_TACX_8

switchType:     109.1

switchState:    Online   

switchMode:     Native

switchRole:     Subordinate

switchDomain:   81

......................

  46  46   512e00   --    N16      No_Module   FC  (No POD License) Disabled

  47  47   512f00   --    N16      No_Module   FC  (No POD License) Disabled

  48  48   ------   --    --       Online      FC  E-Port  10:00:c4:f5:7c:53:82:79 "DCX8514_1" (upstream)

  49  49   ------   --    --       Online      FC  E-Port  10:00:c4:f5:7c:90:3f:50 "SW6510_TACX_4" 

  50  50   ------   --    --       Online      FC  E-Port  10:00:c4:f5:7c:90:0b:68 "SW6510_TACX_6" 

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