User manual

28 Small form factor pluggable transceivers

4 Remove the dust cover from the optical bore and insert the ﬁber

optic connector.

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Procedure job aid: locking and extractor mechanisms

Depending on the transceiver manufacturer, your SFP transceiver can have

various types of locking/extractor mechanisms.

The following ﬁgures shows a typical mechanisms used on SFP transceivers;

other locking/extractor mechanisms exist, although they are not shown here.

In Figure 1 "SFP with bail lock and extraction mechanism" (page 28), the

SFP still has the bore plug installed. Pull the bail to release the device.

Figure 1

SFP with bail lock and extraction mechanism

The following ﬁgure shows the 1000BASE-SX MT-RJ SFP. Push the tab

to release the device.

Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Installation — SFP, XFP, and GBIC Hardware Components

NN46220-301 02.04 Standard

4.2 14 February 2008