Datasheet

Copper to Fiber Conversion Application
This application shows two 10G servers with copper CX4
interfaces in two different locations. The servers need to be
connected but are beyond the 15 meter distance limitation of
a CX4 copper cable. Using a pair of 8599-11 (XFP to XFP)
iConverter XG media converters, the servers are connected
via multimode ber (up to 300m). CX4 XFP transceivers
provide the connectivity between the media converters and
the servers.
applications
CWDM Application
This application shows four 10G connections across a CWDM
common ber link (multi-color line) where ber availability is
limited and CWDM multiplexers are used to increase the ber
capacity.
An
iConverter 4-Channel CWDM/X multiplexer module and four
iConverter XG 8599-01 (SFP+ to XFP) modules are installed
in a 5-Module Chassis at both locations. The iConverter
XG modules are used as transponders to convert the CX4
interfaces on the 10G switch ports to CWDM wavelengths
required by the CWDM/X multiplexers.
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iConverter XG and XG+
Direct Connect/Fiber Conversion Application
This application shows two 10G switches with SFP+ ports in
two different locations. The switches are connected via long-
haul, single-mode ber (>80km) with a pair of
iConverter XG
8599-01 (SFP+to XFP) media converters. In the top location,
a low-cost SFP+ Direct Attach Cable is used to connect the
10G switch port to the media converter because the distance
is within the 10 meter limit of the Direct Attach Cable. In
the bottom location, a pair of multimode SFP+ transceivers
provide the connectivity between the media converters and
the switches.
A CX4 transceiver is installed in port 1 on each
iConverter
XG. A CX4 cable is used to connect the 10G switch ports to
each converter.
The second port of each
iConverter XG contains an SFP+
CWDM transceiver that generates a specic CWDM optical
wavelength, and is connected to the CWDM/X multiplexer
with ber patch cables (where each colored line represents a
different wavelength).