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Dispersion Penalty at 100 km      3  dB  Data rate above 2000 Mbps 
Table 5.  CWDM SFP Optical Specification (OC-3/STM-1) 
Parameter  Symbol  Minimum  Maximum  Units  Notes and Conditions 
Transmitter Center Wavelength  λ  (λ–4)  (λ + 7)  nm  Available center wavelengths are 
1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 
1570, 1590, and 1610 nm 
Transmitter Optical Output Power
Pout  0  5.0  dBm  Average power coupled into 
single-mode fiber 
Receiver Optical Input Power 
(BER <10–12 with PRBS 2–7—1) 
Pin  –34.0  –7.0  dBm  at 155 Mbps 
Receiver Optical Input 
Wavelength 
λ  1450  1620  nm   
Dispersion Penalty at 100 km      1  dB  at 155 Mbps 
Table 6.  DWDM SFP Optical Specification (OC-3/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16, 1G Ethernet, 1G Fiber Channel 
and 2G Fiber Channel) 
Parameter  Symbol  Minimum  Maximum  Units  Notes and Conditions 
Transmitter 
Spectral Width      0.2  nm  Full width, –20dB from 
maximum, with resolution 
bandwidth (RBW) = 0.01 nm 
Transmitter Center Wavelength  λ  λ – 100  λ + 100  pm  Center wavelengths are in-line 
with Cisco DWDM channel plan 
and 100GHz ITU grid 
Side-Mode Suppression Ratio  SMSR  30    dB   
Transmitter Extinction Ratio  OMI  8.2    dB   
Transmitter Optical Output Power
Pout  0  4.0  dBm  Average power coupled into 
single-mode fiber 
Receiver 
Receiver Optical Input 
Wavelength 
λ  1530  1565  nm   
Receiver Damage Threshold      –1  dBm   
Dispersion Tolerance    –500  1600  ps/nm   
Power-Limited Performance at OSNR of 20 dB (< 2000 Mbps) or 21 dB (> 2000 Mbps) at 0.1-nm RBW 
Optical Input Power  Pin  –28.0  –9.0  dBm   
Dispersion Power Penalty < 2000 
Mbps 
    3  dB  –800/+3600 ps/nm 
Dispersion Power Penalty > 2000 
Mbps 
    3  dB  –800/+2400 ps/nm 
Noise-Limited Performance at OSNR of 18 dB (< 2000 Mbps) or 19 dB (> 2000 Mbps) at 0.1-nm RBW 
Optical Input Power  Pin  –22.0  –9.0  dB   
Dispersion OSNR Penalty < 2000 
Mbps 
    2  dB  -800/+3600 ps/nm 
Dispersion OSNR Penalty > 2000 
Mbps 
    3    -800/+2400 ps/nm 
Ordering Information 
To place an order, visit the Cisco ordering homepage. Table 7 lists ordering information for the 
Cisco 2-Channel SFP WDM Transponder. 
Table 7.  Ordering Information 
Product Name  Part Number 






