HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide

Table 47 zSeries and z9 FICON supported channel cable types and distances (continued)
Link data rate
Maximum
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unrepeated
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distance
1
Cable typeConnector type
Channel card
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feature name
500 m (2,000
MHz-km)
1 Gb/s300 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µm
500 m (500 MHz-km)
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MM 50 µm
860 m (2,000
MHz-km)
2, 4, or 8 Gb/s10 kmSM 9 µmFICON Express 8 10Km LX
8 Gb/s
21 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µm
FICON Express 8 SX
50 m (500 MHz-km)
nl
MM 50 µm
150 m (2,000
MHz-km)
4 Gb/s70 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µm
150 m (500 MHz-km)
nl
MM 50 µm
380 m (2,000
MHz-km)
2 Gb/s150 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µm
300 m (500 MHz-km)
nl
MM 50 µm
500 m (2,000
MHz-km)
2, 4, or 8 Gb/s10 kmSM 9 µmFICON Express 8S 10Km LX
8 Gb/s21 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µmFICON Express 8S SX
50 m (500 MHz-km)
nl
MM 50 µm
150 m (2,000
MHz-km)
4 Gb/s70 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µm
150 m (500 MHz-km)
nl
MM 50 µm
380 m (2,000
MHz-km)
2 Gb/s150 m (200 MHz-km)MM 62.5 µm
300 m (500 MHz-km)
nl
MM 50 µm
500 m (2,000
MHz-km)
1
Maximum unrepeated distance for planning purposes. Several factors may affect this distance, including the speed of the channel
and CU, RPQs installed on the mainframe, and port speed of the director. For more information, contact an HP storage representative.
2
MCP cables are limited to 1 Gb/s.
Maximum unrepeated distance 95