Installation guide
Connectivity
1-6 Introduction
Connectivity
7G4280-19
The7G4280‐19DFE modulehas18,1000BASE‐Xcompliant,SmallFormFactorPluggable
(SFP)fixedfront‐panelportslotsforGigabitEthernetconnectionsusingoptionalMini‐
GigabitInterfaceCards(Mini‐GBICs).Theportslotsenableyoutoinstalla
mix‐and‐matchnumberofSFPstomeetaneedforvarious
GigabitEthernetconnections.
Thereisalsoaslotforanoptional7G‐6MGBIC/7G‐6MGBIC‐AEthernetinterfacemodule.
The7G4280‐19DFE modulecanbeinstalledinaMatrixE7, N7,N5,N3orN1chassis,but
onlysupportsFTM2databackplaneinterconnectionsintheMatrix E7chassis.Traffic flow
fromFTM2to
FTM1canonlybeaccomplishedwitha7H4382‐25,7H 4382‐49,7H4383‐49,
or7H4385‐49DFE module.
7G-6MGBIC/7G-6MGBIC-A
Theoptional7G‐6MGBIC/7G‐6MGBIC‐Aprovidesuptosixadditional1‐Gigabitport
slotsforamix‐andmatchnumberofoptionalMini‐GBICs.
Mini-GBICs
AttheprintingofthisdocumentthefollowingsixMini‐GBICstosupport1‐Gbps
fiber‐opticorcopperconnectionswereavailable.
•MGBIC‐LC01fora1000BASE‐SXcompliantLCfiber‐opticmultimodeconnection
•MGBIC‐LC03fora1000BASE‐SXcompliantLCfiber‐opticmultimodeconnection
•MGBIC‐LC09fora1000BASE‐LX
compliantLCfiber‐opticsingle‐modeconnection
•MGBIC‐MT01fora1000BAS E‐SXcompliantMT‐RJfiber‐opticsingle‐mode
connection
•MGBIC‐08fora1000BASE ‐ELXcompliantLCfiber‐opticsingle‐modeconnection
•MGBIC‐02fora1000BASE ‐TcompliantRJ45copperconnection
Table 1-1 Optional Ethernet Interface Module, Compliance, and Physical
Connection
Ethernet Interface Module Compliant to Physical Connection
7G-6MGBIC (not supported on
all DFE modules)
1-Gigabit Ethernet Six port slots that support optional hot-
swappable Mini-GBICs.
7G-6MGBIC-A 1-Gigabit Ethernet Six port slots that support optional hot-
swappable Mini-GBICs.