Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Transceivers; Selecting An Xfp - Nortel Passport 8600 Installation Manual

10 Gigabit small form factor pluggable
transceivers
This section describes how to install and remove 10 Gigabit Small Form
Factor Pluggable (XFP) transceivers, and lists some technical specifications
for the supported XFP models.
Nortel recommends that you only use Nortel qualified XFPs. If you do choose
to use other vendor XFPs, be aware that Nortel does not support the use of
other XFPs.
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Selecting an XFP

Use an XFP transceivers to interface a device motherboard to a fiber optic
cable. Select the appropriate transceiver to provide the required reach.
Procedure steps
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"Selecting an XFP" (page 31)
"Installing an XFP" (page 33)
"Removing an XFP" (page 34)
"XFP specifications" (page 59)
Action
Determine the required reach.
XFPs are available for cable distances of up to 300 meters (m), 10
kilometers (km), 40 km, and 80 km.
Determine any wavelength restrictions or requirements.
Use the following job aids to determine the appropriate XFP for your
application.
Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — SFP, XFP, and GBIC Hardware Components
NN46220-301 02.02 Standard
4.2 13 November 2007
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