Qsfp Cable Power Budget Classification; Interfaces; Port Connector Interfaces; Table 8: Air Flow Direction - Mellanox Technologies TX6100 MetroX Series Hardware User Manual

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Table 8 - Air Flow Direction
Direction
2.3

QSFP Cable Power Budget Classification

AlMetroX downlink ports l SwitchX
module of 2W. Typical power per port is 1.5W
The MetroX uplink (long haul) ports are designed for active cables with a max power per module
of 3.5W. Typical power per port is 2.5W.
2.4

Interfaces

2.4.1

Port Connector Interfaces

The connector side of the switch has 12 QSFP ports. The 6 on the left side (numbered 1 -6) are
long haul ports that require 3.5W max power per port and can drive the signal up to 10 km. The 6
ports on the right side (numbered 7 -12) are the downlink FDR ports. Four of the six downlink
ports can be split to 4 X 10 Gb/s.
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OPN
Label
Designation
R
F
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-2are designed for active cables with a max power per
Description
Connector side inlet to power side
outlet
Power side inlet to connector side
outlet
Basic Operation