Fibre Channel Cable Connections - HP Surestore 6164 - Switch Quick Start Manual

Fibre Channel Cable Connections

Table 2. Cabling Connections
Cable type Cable Specification
SWL Fibre Optic Duplex SC plug connectors
Multi-mode fibre
50 m core diameter
62.5 m core diameter
125 m cladding diameter duplex cable
LWL Fibre Optic Duplex SC plug connectors
Single-mode fibre
9 m core diameter
125 m cladding diameter duplex cable
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GBIC module supports 9-micron single-mode fibre optic cables up to 10
kilometers. Figure 22
Figure 22. Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL) Fibre-Optic GBIC Module
All network cable connections are to the switch's front panel. All
recommended cabling supports the switch's 1.0625-Gbps transfer rate, as
shown in Table 2.
The switch is not designed to interoperate with devices using an
Note
Open Fibre Control optical interface.
shows a LWL GBIC module.
Maximum run
length
500 meters
1641 feet
10 Kilometers
32,808 feet
GBIC module
Optical Wavelength
780-860 nm
without open fibre
control (non-OFC)
1270-1350 nm
without open fibre
control (non-OFC)
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