Specifications

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Long-Distance Optical
Transceivers
This chapter provides a description of long-distance optical transceivers used in
SAN extension products. The following topics are discussed:
■ Types of transceivers‚ page 49
■ Long-distance optical transceiver product features‚ page 50
■ Link power budget‚ page 51
■ Performance considerations‚ page 52
Types of transceivers
The older type of 1-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) transceivers, which use the
SC-style connectors, are known as gigabit interface converters (GBICs) and
shown in Figure 12. The newer 2-Gbps transceivers, which use the smaller
LC-style connectors, are known as small form factor pluggables (SFPs) and
shown in Figure 13.
Long-distance transceivers are supported on all Fibre Channel switch product
lines.
Figure 12: GBIC
CXO7313A