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- Cisco MDS 9000 Family Pluggable Transceivers
- Product Overview
- Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs
- Cisco 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs
- Cisco 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+
- Cisco Tri-Rate Multiprotocol SFPs
- Cisco Copper Gigabit Ethernet SFPs
- Cisco 10-Gbps Fibre Channel X2 Transceivers
- Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2 Transceivers
- Cisco Coarse Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Extended Distance SFP Solution
- Cisco 1/2-Gbps CWDM SFPs
- Cisco 4-Gbps CWDM SFPs
- Cisco CWDM OADMs
- Cisco Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Extended Distance Solution
- Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet DWDM X2 Transceiver
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Data Sheet
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Figure 7. Cisco 10-Gbps Fibre Channel CX4 X2 Transceiver (Part Number DS-X2-FC10G-CX4)
Technical Specifications
Connectors and Cabling
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Connectors
Dual SC connector (DS-X2-FC10G-SR, DS-X2-FC10G-LR, and DS-X2-FC10G-ER)
CX4 Connector (DS-X2-FC10G-CX4)
Table 21 summarizes the cabling specifications.
Table 21. X2 Port Cabling Specifications
X2 Wavelength
(nanometers)
Fiber Type Core Size (microns) Baud Rate (GBd) Cable Distance
62.5 10.51875 33 m (108 ft) DS-X2-FC10G-SR 850 MMF
50.0 (OM3) 10.51875 300 m (984 ft)
DS-X2-FC10G-LR 1310 SMF 9.0 10.51875 10 km (6.2 mi)
DS-X2-FC10G-ER 1550 SMF 9.0 10.51875 40 km (24.8 mi)
DS-X2-FC10G-CX4 – Copper – 10.51875 15 m (49.2 ft)
Note: The minimum cable distance for all listed transceivers (MMF and SMF) except CX4 is 6.5 feet (2 meters).
Dimensions
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Dimensions (H x W x D): 19.2 x 41.8 x 90.8 mm
Environmental Conditions and Power Requirements
Table 22 presents the optical parameters, and Table 23 presents the temperature ranges.
Table 22. Optical Parameters
X2 Average Transmit Power (dBm) Average Receive Power (dBm) Fiber Loss Budget (dBm)
Max Min Max Min
DS-X2-FC10G-SR –1.2 –7.3 –1.0 –9.9 2.6 (50.0 microns [OM3])
DS-X2-FC10G-LR 0.5 –8.2 0.5 –14.4 6.2
DS-X2-FC10G-ER 4.0 –4.7 –1.0 –15.8 11.1
Note: DS-X2-FC10G-CX4 is not an optical module and is therefore not listed in this table.










