Transceiver-Based Gigabit Ethernet Cards
Traffic Card Descriptions 2-13
Table 2-9 and Table 2-10 list the specifications for the GE1020 cards for the various SFP transceivers.
Table 2-9 GE1020 Card Base-SX, Base-LX, Base-ZX, and Base-T Specifications
Specification SX LX ZX TX
Number of ports
1
1. Each optical port has separate connectors for the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) circuits.
10 or 20 10 or 20 10 or 20 10 or 20
Speed 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps
Protection None None None None
Interface 1000Base-SX 1000Base-LX 1000Base-ZX 1000Base-T
Line code 8B/10B 8B/10B 8B/10B PAM-5
Negotiate flow control
2
2. The extent of the support for flow control depends on the release of the SmartEdge OS.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Transceiver type SFP SFP SFP SFP
Compliance IEEE 802.3,
802.3z
IEEE 802.3,
802.3z
IEEE 802.3,
802.3z
IEEE 802.3, 802.3ab,
802.3z
Table 2-10 GE1020 Card Base-CWDM and Base-DWDM Specifications
Specification CWDM DWDM
Number of ports
1
1. Each optical port has separate connectors for the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) circuits.
10 or 20 10 or 20
Speed 1 Gbps 1 Gbps
Protection None None
Interface 1000Base-CWDMnnnn
2
2. Nominal wavelength.
1000Base-DWDMITUnn
3
3. The range of ITU channels is 17 to 60.
Line code 8B/10B 8B/10B
Negotiate flow control
4
4. The extent of the support for flow control depends on the release of the SmartEdge OS.
Yes Yes
Transceiver type SFP SFP
Compliance IEEE 802.3, 802.3z IEEE 802.3, 802.3z