Fibre-Channel Cable Connections; Power Supplies; Cabling Connections - IBM 2109 - SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model S16 Service Manual

v Input line frequency: Nominally 47 - 63 Hz
The switch has an autoranging power supply that automatically accepts voltages
and line frequencies within its ranges.
Figure 4. Power supplies

Fibre-channel cable connections

All network cable connections are at the front panel of the switch. All recommended
cabling supports the 1.0625-GBps transfer rate of the switch, as shown in Table 1.
Fiber cables connect to the front panel of the switch using standard dual SC plug
connectors as shown in Figure 5 on page 5.
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IBM SAN Fibre Channel Switch: 2109 Model S16 Installation and Service Guide
Table 1. Cabling connections
Cable type Cable specification
SWL
v Duplex standard
fiber-optic
connection (SC) plug
connectors
v Multimode fiber
v 50 µm core diameter
v 125 µm cladding
diameter duplex
cable
LWL
v Duplex SC plug
fiber-optic
connectors
v Single mode fiber
v 9 µm core diameter
v 125 µm cladding
diameter duplex
cable
Fiber Channel Switch 2109 S16
Maximum run length GBIC module
500 m (1641 ft)
10 Km (32808 ft)
Optical wavelength
780 - 860 µm without open
fiber control (non-OFC)
1270 - 1350 µm without
open fiber control
(non-OFC)