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Chapter 3 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch SPA Overview
1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 SPA Overview
1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 SPA Cables and Connectors
The 1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 SPA uses a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver
module installed in each port for SONET and SDH single-mode and multimode optical fiber connection
(see
Figure 3-6).
Figure 3-6 SFP Optics Module
The SFP optical transceiver modules used with the 1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 SPA provide the
following optical fiber options:
• Multimode—155-Mbps, OC-3/STM-1 optical fiber (SONET STS-3 or SDH STM-1)
Use a multimode optical fiber that has a core/cladding diameter of 62.5/125 microns.
• Single-mode—155-Mbps, OC-3/STM-1 optical fiber (SONET STS-3 or SDH STM-1)
Use a single-mode optical fiber that has a modal-field diameter of 8.7 ±0.5 microns. (Nominal
diameter is approximately 10/125 microns.)
For single-mode and multimode optical fiber connections, you can use either a duplex LC-type cable (see
Figure 3-7) or two simplex LC-type cables, one for transmit (TX) and one for receive (RX).
Use single-mode (for intermediate- or long-reach configurations) or multimode optical fiber cable to
connect your router to a network or to connect two 1-Port Channelized STM-1/OC-3 SPA-equipped
routers back to back.
Long-range SFP optical transceiver modules (for long-reach configurations) cannot be connected
back-to-back without using an attenuator between the two of them.
Figure 3-7 LC Type Cables
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