User guide

10-Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers 10-Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggables (XFPs)
page 3-38 OmniSwitch Transceivers Guide January 2013
10-Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers (cont.)
XFP-10G-CX4-C4/C6 Cable
XFP-10G-CX4
10-Gigabit XFP Copper Transceiver.
Connector Type CX4
Standards Supported 802.3ak, XFP MSA
Connections supported 10GBase-CX4
Cable Type Standard CX4 copper cables compliant with IEEE 802.3ak
Transmission Distance
!15 m
Digital Diagnostic Monitoring Not Supported
Notes InfiniBand type cables not supported. Only one CX4 transceiver can be
used on OS6850 “X” models due to size requirements. See
XFP-10G-
CX4-C4/C6
for support of two CX4 transceivers.
XFP-10G-CX4-C4/C6
10-Gigabit XFP Copper Transceiver with direct attached CX4 cable.
Connector Type CX4
Standards Supported 802.3ak, XFP MSA
Connections supported 10GBase-CX4
Cable Type Direct attached CX4 copper cables in 4 or 6 foot lengths.
Transmission Distance C4 - 4 Feet
C6 - 6 Feet
Digital Diagnostic Monitoring Not Supported
Notes This cable allows for two CX4 transceivers to be used on the OS6850
‘X’ models. One end is a standard CX4 male connector and the other
end is an XFP connection. See
XFP-10G-CX4 for CX4 transceiver
without attached cable.