FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
General Information
Figure 1-3 Sphereon 4500 Switch (Rear View)
SFP Transceiver
Singlemode or multimode fiber-optic cables attach to switch ports
through SFP transceivers. The fiber-optic transceivers provide duplex
LC
®
connectors, and can be detached from switch ports (through a
10-pin interface) for easy replacement. The following fiber-optic
transceiver types are available:
• Shortwave laser (1.0625 Gbps) - Shortwave laser transceivers
provide connections for transferring 1.0625 Gbps data over short
distances as follows:
— Up to 500 meters through 50-micron multimode fiber.
— Up to 300 meters through 62.5-micron multimode fiber.
• Shortwave laser (2.125 Gbps) - Shortwave laser transceivers
provide connections for transferring 2.125 Gbps data over short
distances as follows:
— Up to 300 meters through 50-micron multimode fiber.
— Up to 150 meters through 62.5-micron multimode fiber.
• Longwave laser (1.0625 Gbps) - Longwave laser transceivers
provide connections for transferring 1.0625 Gbps data up to 10
kilometers through 9-micron singlemode fiber.
Power Supplies with
Internal Cooling Fans
Maintenance
Port