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Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Installation Guide
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Appendix B Transceivers, Module Connectors, and Cable Specifications
Transceivers
XENPAK-10GB-SR= • 10GBASE-SR XENPAK transceiver module for MMF
• 850-nm wavelength
• SC duplex connector. (See Figure B-6.)
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-6.
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules
and the software release level necessary to support this
XENPAK transceiver.
XENPAK-10GB-CX4=
• 10GBASE-CX4 XENPAK transceiver module for CX4
copper cable
• Infiniband 4x connector
• Transceiver cabling information is contained in Table B-6.
• Refer to your release notes for a list of compatible modules
and the software release level necessary to support this
XENPAK transceiver.
Table B-6 10-GB XENPAK Transceiver Modules Specifications and Cabling Distances
XENPAK Connector Wavelength Fiber Type
Core Size
(microns)
Modal
Bandwidth
(Mhz/km)
Maximum Cable
Distance
1
1. Minimum cabling distance for all types is 2 m according to the IEEE 802.3ae standard.
XENPAK-10GB-CX4 Infiniband
4X
N/A CX4 (copper) — — 49 ft (15 m)
XENPAK-10GB-SR SC duplex 850 nm MMF 62.5
62.5
50.0
50.0
50.0
160
200
400
500
2000
83.3 ft (25 m)
108.3 ft (33 m)
216.5 ft (66 m)
269.0 ft (82 m)
984.3 ft (300 m)
XENPAK-10GB-LX4 SC duplex 1310 nm MMF 62.5
50.0
50.0
500
400
500
984.3 ft (300 m)
787.4 ft (240 m)
984.3 ft (300 m)
XENPAK-10GB-LR SC duplex 1310 nm SMF G.652 — 6.2 mi (10 km)
XENPAK-10GB-ER
2
2. Requires a 5 db 1550 nm fixed loss attenuator for cable distances less than 20 km. The attenuator is available from Cisco Systems
(p/n WS-X6K-5DB-ATT=)
SC duplex 1550 nm SMF G.652 — 24.9 mi (40 km)
Table B-5 10-GB Transceiver Modules
Transceiver
Type Product Number Description
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