Hardware compatibility
This section describes the compatibility between switch modules and Mezz NICs and the
compatibility between switch modules and optical modules/cables.
Compatibility between switch modules and Mezz
NICs
Table 6
describes the compatibility between the BX720E switch module and the Mezz network
adapter.
Table 6 Mezz NIC compatible with the switch module
Mezz NIC model
NIC-ETH561i-Mb-4*10G
NIC-ETH522i-Mb-2*10G
NIC-ETH521i-Mb-4*10G
Compatibility between switch modules and optical
modules/cables
Table 7
describes the compatibility between the BX720E switch module and the optical
modules/cables.
Table 7 Optical modules/cables compatible with the switch module
Model
SFP-GE-T-CM
SFP-GE-T
SFP-GE-SX-MM850-CM
SFP-GE-SX-MM850-A
SFP-XG-SX-MM850-A1
SFP-XG-SX-MM850-A
SFP-XG-SX-MM850-E1
SFP-XG-SX-MM850-E
SFP-XG-LX-SM1310-CM
SFP-XG-LX-SM1310-E
QSFP-40G-SR4-MM850-C
M
QSFP-40G-SR4-MM850
QSFP-40G-CSR4-MM850-C
M
Port quantity
4
2
4
Center
Type
wavelength
SFP
-
SFP
-
SFP
850nm
SFP
850nm
SFP+
850nm
SFP+
850nm
SFP+
850nm
SFP+
850nm
SFP+
1310nm
SFP+
1310nm
QSFP+
850nm
QSFP+
850nm
QSFP+
850nm
1
Description
4-Port 10Gb Ethernet Mezz network adapter
2-Port 10Gb Integrated Mezz network adapter
4-Port 10Gb Integrated Mezz network adapter
Transmission
Description
distance
100 m (328.08 ft)
GE electrical module
100 m (328.08 ft)
GE electrical module
550 m (1804.46 ft)
GE electrical module
550 m (1804.46 ft)
GE electrical module
300 m (984.25 ft)
10-GE optical module
300 m (984.25 ft)
10-GE optical module
300 m (984.25 ft)
10-GE optical module
300 m (984.25 ft)
10-GE optical module
10 km (6.21 miles)
10-GE optical module
10 km (6.21 miles)
10-GE optical module
100 m (328.08 ft)
40G optical module
100 m (328.08 ft)
40G optical module
300 m (984.25 ft)
40G optical module