Gb/S Fiber Optic Cable Loss Budgets (Higher Bandwidth); Gb/S Fiber Optic Cable Loss Budgets (Nominal Bandwidth) - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 73 8 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (higher bandwidth)
Cable
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850
nm)
Table 74 lists the 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using nominal bandwidth OM1 or
OM2 multi-mode fiber optic cable, and single-mode fiber optic cable.
Table 74 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (nominal bandwidth)
Cable
50/125 micron (OM2
500 MHz-km at 850 nm)
62.5/125 micron (OM1
200 MHz-km at 850 nm)
9/125 micron (single-
mode)
Table 75 lists the 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using higher bandwidth OM3 multi-mode
fiber optic cable.
Table 75 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (higher bandwidth)
Cable
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850
nm)
Table 76 lists the 2 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using nominal bandwidth OM1 or
OM2 multi-mode fiber optic cable, and single-mode fiber optic cable.
Table 76 2 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (nominal bandwidth)
Cable
50/125 micron (OM2
500 MHz-km at 850 nm)
62.5/125 micron (OM1
200 MHz-km at 850 nm)
9/125 micron (single-
mode)
Table 77 lists the 2 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using higher bandwidth OM3 multi-mode
fiber optic cable.
170 SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules
Maximum distance per
cable segment
150 m
Maximum distance per
cable segment
150 m
70 m
10 km
30 km
Maximum distance per
cable segment
380 m
Maximum distance per
cable segment
300 m
150 m
10 km
35 km
Total channel insertion
loss
2.04 dB
Total channel insertion
loss
2.06 dB
1.78 dB
7.80 dB
19 dB
Total channel insertion
loss
2.48 dB
Total channel insertion
loss
2.62 dB
2.1 dB
7.8 dB
21.5 dB
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
0.75 dB
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
0.75 dB
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
0.75 dB
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
0.75 dB