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Table 60 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel fiber optic cable loss budgets
Maximum loss per mated
connector pairTotal channel insertion loss
Maximum distance per cable
segmentCable
0.75 dB
1.63 dB35 m
50/125 micron (OM2 500
MHz-km at 850 nm)
1.86 dB100 m
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850 nm,
OM3+ 3000 MHz-km at
850 nm)
1.95 dB125 m
50/125 micron (OM4
4700 MHz-km at 850 nm)
6.4 dB
1
10 km
9/125 micron (singlemode)
1
This number assumes use of low-loss fiber optic cables for 16 Gb/s speeds.
Table 61 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel fiber optic cable loss budgets
Maximum loss per mated
connector pairTotal channel insertion loss
Maximum distance per cable
segmentCable
0.75 dB
1.6 dB33 m
62.5/125 micron (OM1
200 MHz-km at 850 nm)
1.8 dB82 m
50/125 micron (OM2 500
MHz-km at 850 nm)
2.6 dB300 m
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850 nm,
OM3+ 3000 MHz-km at
850 nm)
6.0 dB10 km9/125 micron (singlemode)
0.5 dB3.5 dB550 m
50/125 micron (OM4
4700 MHz-km at 850 nm)
Table 62 (page 155) lists the 8 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using OM1, OM2, OM3,
OM3+, or OM4 multi-mode fiber optic cable, and single-mode fiber optic cable.
Table 62 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel fiber optic cable loss budgets
Maximum loss per mated
connector pairTotal channel insertion loss
Maximum distance per cable
segmentCable
0.75 dB
1.58 dB21 m
62.5/125 micron (OM1
200 MHz-km at 850 nm)
1.68 dB50 m
50/125 micron (OM2 500
MHz-km at 850 nm)
2.04 dB150 m
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850 nm,
OM3+ 3000 MHz-km at
850 nm)
2.19 dB190 m
50/125 micron (OM4
4700 MHz-km at 850 nm)
6.4 dB
1
10 km
9/125 micron
(single-mode)
25 km (B-series only)
1
This number assumes use of low-loss fiber optic cables for 8 Gb/s speeds.
Table 63 (page 156) lists the 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using OM1, OM2, OM3,
OM3+, or OM4 multi-mode fiber optic cable, and single-mode fiber optic cable.
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