Dell Brocade Adapters - Cabling (Stand-Up Adapters)

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Cabling (stand-up adapters)
Table 27 summarizes maximum distances supported for different fiber optic cable types. This table
assumes a 1.5 dB connection loss and an 850 nm laser source.
TABLE 27 Fibre Channel transceiver and cable specifications
Transceiver
type
Speed OM1 (M6)
62.5/125 micron
OM2 (M5)
50/125 micron
OM3 (M5E)
50/125 micron
OM4 (M5F)
50/125 micron
Single Mode
Media
(9 microns)
SWL 2 Gbps 150 m (492 ft.) 300 m (984 ft.) 500 m (1640 ft.) N/A N/A
SWL 4 Gbps 70 m (229 ft.) 150 m (492 ft.) 380 m (1,264 ft.) 400 m (1,312
ft.)
N/A
SWL 8 Gbps 21 m (68 ft.) 50 m (164 ft.) 150 m (492 ft.) 190 m (623 ft.) N/A
LWL 2 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2
mi.)
LWL 4 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2
mi.)
LWL 8 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2
mi.)