Datasheet

Cisco SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Installation Notes

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Contents

This document contains these sections:

• Overview, page 2

• Safety, page 17

• Required Tools, page 22

• Installing SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Modules, page 23

• Removing SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Modules, page 28

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 36

Overview

The SFP transceiver modules are hot-pluggable I/O devices that plug into module sockets. The

transceiver connects the electrical circuitry of the module with the optical or copper network.

You can use any combination of SFP transceiver modules that your Cisco device supports. The only

restrictions are that each port must match the wavelength specifications on the other end of the cable and

that the cable must not exceed the stipulated cable length for reliable communications.

Use only Cisco SFP transceiver modules on your Cisco device. Each SFP transceiver module supports

the Cisco Quality Identification (ID) feature which allows a Cisco switch or router to identify and

validate that the transceiver module is certified and tested by Cisco.

An optical SFP transceiver module is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 SFP Transceiver Module (Fiber-Optic LC Connector)

Note SFP transceiver modules that operate with single-strand SMF, have only one optical bore; the other bore

is blocked off.

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Receive optical bore

Transmit optical bore

Bail clasp

Dust plug