Extended long
wavelength
Long wavelengthShort wavelengthCable size
nl
(microns)
Port speed
NOTE:
For the 8/80 SAN Switch, up to 500 km at 1 Gb/s is supported when using a long-distance transport
system such as DWDM.
Table 27 Laser data transmission ranges for the Encryption SAN Switch and FCoE Converged Network
Switch
Long wavelength
(FCoE Converged
Network Switch)
Long wavelength
(Encryption SAN
Switch)
Short wavelengthCable size
nl
(microns)
Port speed
N/AN/A500 m (1,640 ft)
(OM2)
860 m (2,821 ft)
(OM3)
501 Gb/s
N/AN/A300 m (984 ft)62.5
10 km (6.2 miles)N/AN/A9
N/AN/A300 m (984 ft)
(OM2)
500 m (1,640 ft)
(OM3)
502 Gb/s
N/AN/A150 m (492 ft)62.5
10 km (6.2 miles)30 km (18.6 miles)N/A9
N/AN/A150 m (492 ft)
(OM2)
380 m (1,246 ft)
(OM3)
504 Gb/s
N/AN/A70 m (230 ft)62.5
10 km (6.2 miles)30 km (18.6 miles)N/A9
N/AN/A50 m (164 ft) (OM2)
nl
150 m (492 ft)
(OM3)
508 Gb/s
N/AN/A21 m (69 ft)62.5
10 km (6.2 miles)N/AN/A9
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