Data Transmission Ranges; Laser Data Transmission Ranges For The 8/8 And 8/24 San Switches; Laser Data Transmission Ranges For The 8/40 San Switch - HP StorageWorks 8/40 - SAN Switch Hardware Reference Manual

Data transmission ranges

See Table 25
types and port speeds.
Table 25 Laser data transmission ranges for the 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches
Port speed
1 Gb/s
1 Gb/s
1 Gb/s
2 Gb/s
2 Gb/s
2 Gb/s
4 Gb/s
4 Gb/s
4 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
NOTE:
For the 8/40 SAN Switch, up to 500 km at 1 Gb is supported when using a long distance transport
system such as DWDM.
Table 26 Laser data transmission ranges for the 8/40 SAN Switch
Port speed
1 Gb/s
2 Gb/s
through Table 28 for 8-Gb SAN Switch data transmission ranges for the different cable
Cable size (microns)
50
62.5
9
50
62.5
9
50
62.9
9
50
62.5
9
Cable size (mi-
Short wavelength
crons)
50 500 m (1,640 ft)
62.5 300 m (984 ft)
9 N/A
50 300 m (984 ft)
62.5 150 m (492 ft)
Short wavelength
500 m (1,640 ft)
300 m (984 ft)
N/A
300 m (984 ft)
150 m (492 ft)
N/A
150 m (492 ft)
70 m (230 ft)
N/A
150 m
21 m
N/A
Long wavelength
10 km (6.2 miles)
10 km (6.2 miles)
10 km (6.2 miles)
10 km (6.2 miles)
10 km (6.2 miles)
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Long wavelength
N/A
N/A
Up to 10 km (6.2 miles) optional
Long Wave SFPs required
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
10 km
Extended long
wavelength
N/A
N/A
40 km (24.8 miles)
N/A
N/A
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