Installation Guide

Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide 19
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FIGURE 14 Gen-1 2-port and 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet module front panels
The front panel of the 2-port module includes the following features:
• Two LEDs per port (as described in <Link>Table 7)
• Two 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP optics ports
The front panel of the 4-port module includes the following features:
• Two LEDs per port (as described in <Link>Table 7)
• Four 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP optics ports
10 Gbps Ethernet interface module LEDs
Gen-1 2-port and 4-port interface modules have LEDs that indicate the status of each port, as described in <Link>Table 7.
10 Gbps Ethernet ports
The Gen-1 2-port or 4-port Ethernet modules (BR-MLX-10Gx4-X) have either two or four physical ports that allow you to connect your
router to other network routers at a speed of 10 Gbps.
You must insert XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers in each port you intend to use. XFP-compliant transceivers provide an optical or
physical medium-dependent (PMD) interface for single- or multi-mode fiber that can be used with either the LAN physical layer (PHY) or
WAN physical layer (WAN PHY).
For a list of XFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers supported for Gen-1 2-port or 4-port modules, refer to the latest version of the
Brocade Optics Family Data Sheet, available online in the following location:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/optics-family-ds.pdf
For more information about fiber-optic transceivers and associated cabling, refer to <Link>“Installing a fiber-optic transceiver” on
page 207.
TABLE 7 Gen-1 2-port or 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet module LEDs
LED Location State Meaning
Link Left of each
Ethernet port
On A link is established with the remote port.
Off A link is not established with the remote port.
Active Left of each
Ethernet port
On The port is transmitting and receiving packets.
Off The port is not transmitting or receiving packets.