Supported XFP Transceiver Interface Options
At the time this manual was printed, three 10GBASE XFP modules are available. The
optional XFPs are hot swappable and are IEEE 802.ae compliant.
Table
each one supports.
Table A-2 Supported XFP Transceivers
XFP
10GBASE-SR-XFP
10GBASE-LR-XFP
10GBASE-ER-XFP
Table
Table A-3 XFP Fiber-Optic Specifications
XFP Module
10GBASE-LR-XFP
10GBASE-ER-XFP <4.0 dBm
10GBASE-SR-XFP <-1 dBm
Table
cable type, maximum length, and connector type according to each XFP module.
Table A-4 Recommended Cable Types and Specifications
XFP Module
10GBASE-LR-XFP
10GBASE-ER-XFP
10GBASE-SR-XFP
1. The 10GBASE-ER-XFP requires a minimum of 5 dB attenuation or a cable length of about 10 km.
A‐2 lists the XFPs and the type of fiber‐optic connection and 10GBASE standard that
Specification
Provides one LC fiber-optic multimode port that is compliant with the
10GBASE-L standard.
Provides one LC fiber-optic single-mode port that is compliant with the
10GBASE-LR standard.
Provides one LC fiber-optic single-mode port that is compliant with the
10GBASE-ER standard.
A‐3 provides you with the input/output specifications for each version of XFP.
Output Power
<0.5 dBm
A‐4 provides you with the necessary information to make decisions concerning the
Type
SMF
1
SMF
62.5 um MMF 200Mhz/km
50 um MMF 400Mhz/km
50 um MMF 2000Mhz/km
Supported XFP Transceiver Interface Options
Extinction
Received
Ratio
Sensitivity
>4 dB
-10.28 dBm
>3 dB
-10.3 dBm
>3 dB
-11.1 dBm
Max. Length
10 km (6.21 mi)
40 km (24.85 mi)
33 m (108 ft)
66 m (217 ft)
300 m (884 ft)
SecureStack C2 Installation Guide A-3
Link Budget
0 to 9.4 dB
5 to 11 dB
7.3 dB
Connector
LC
LC
LC
LC
LC