Transceivers And Cables; Supported Transceivers And Cables; Time And Items Required - Extreme Networks ExtremeRouting SLX 9640 Installation Manual

Transceivers and Cables

Supported transceivers and cables
Time and items required
Precautions specific to transceivers and cables
Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors
Managing cables
Installing an SFP+ transceiver
Replacing an SFP+ transceiver
Installing a QSFP28 transceiver
Replacing a QSFP28 transceiver
Breakout cables
Verifying transceiver operation

Supported transceivers and cables

SLX 9640 device requires QSFP28 optics for 100GbE connectivity, QSFP+ optics for 40GbE
connectivity, and 40GbE-to-10GbE breakouts for 10GbE connectivity.
SLX 9640 device requires SFP+ optics for 10GbE connectivity and SFP optics for 1GbE connectivity.
For current information about transceivers and cables that is supported by this device, refer to the
Extreme Ethernet Optics Family Datasheet on
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OS18r.2.00 for ExtremeRouting SLX 9640 Release Notes .

Time and items required

The installation or replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than 5 minutes. Ensure that the
following items are available:
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Required number of compatible power cables
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Required number of supported Extreme-branded transceivers
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Required number of compatible fiber-optic cables
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Optical transceiver extraction tool (for 10 Gbps transceiver only)
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Most Extreme devices come with a transceiver extraction tool and holster. The extraction
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