Installation Instructions

Table 17: IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LR/LW SFP+ specifications
Parameter Specifications
Center wavelength range 1260 to 1355 nm; 1310 nm nominal
Distance Up to 10 km
Link optical power budget 9.4 dB
Maximum transmitter and dispersion penalty 3.2 dB at 10 km
Transmitter characteristics
Line rate (nominal) 10GBASE-LR/LW 10.3125 Gb/s ±100 ppm
(10 GbE)
Average launch power – 8.2 to 0.5 dBm
Minimum side mode suppression ratio 30 dB
Minimum launch power in OMA minus
transmission and dispersion penalty (TDP)
– 6.2 dBm
Minimum optical modulation amplitude – 5.2 dBm
Maximum average launch power of OFF
transmitter
c
– 30 dBm
Minimum extinction ratio 3.5 dB
RIN
12
OMA (maximum) – 128 dB/Hz
Maximum optical return loss tolerance -– 12 dB
Maximum transmitter reflectance – 12 dB
Receiver characteristics
Line rate (nominal) 10GBASE-LR/LW 10.3125 Gb/s ± 100 ppm
(10 GbE)
Average receive power for BER 10
-12
– 14.4 dBm to 0.5 dBm
Maximum average receive power for
damage
1.5 dBm
Maximum receiver sensitivity in OMA – 12.6 dBm
Maximum receiver reflectance – 12 dB
Stressed receiver sensitivity in OMA – 10.3 dBm
Receiver electrical 3 dB upper cutoff
frequency
12.3 GHz
Examples of an OFF transmitter are as follows: no power supplied to the PDM, laser shutdown
for safety conditions, activation of a PMD_global_transmit_disable or other optional transmitter
shut down condition
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