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Introducing the Switch
Introducing the Switch
The 2910al-24G Switch and 2910al-48G Switch have respectively, 24 or 48,
auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports, four dual-personality ports—
either auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 or mini-GBIC, and two slots are
provided in the back of the device to support expansion modules:
■ 2-port (two fixed CX4 ports) 10 Gigabit per second Ethernet (10-GbE)
module.
■ 2-port 10-GbE SFP+ (Small Form Factor Pluggable) module. The specifi-
cation for SFP+ defines the physical and electrical characteristics of this
form-factor (size and shape). The form-factor is identical to SFP, but the
SFP+ is a 10-Gigabit Ethernet transceiver.
■ 1-port 10-GbE interconnect module.
Table 1-1. These products support optional network connectivity with the
following speeds and technologies:
Speed Technology Cabling Transceiver form-factor
and connector
SFP (mini-GBIC)
Connector
SFP+
Connector
100-Mbps 100-FX Fiber (multimode) LC
100-BX Fiber (single mode) LC
1-Gbps 1000-SX Fiber (multimode) LC
1000-LX Fiber (multimode or
single mode)
LC
1000-LH Fiber (single mode) LC
1000-BX Fiber (single mode) LC
10-Gbps CX4 Copper (twinaxial) N/A
10-Gig
Direct Attach
Copper (twinaxial) N/A
10-Gig SR Fiber (multimode) LC
10-Gig LRM Fiber (multimode) LC
10-Gig LR Fiber (single mode) LC
For supported transceivers see www.procurve.com/faqs. Both ProCurve 10-GbE trans-
ceivers and ProCurve Mini-GBICs and SFPs have links to a list of supported products
(first question in the “General Product Information” category).
For technical details of cabling and technologies see Appendix C, “Cabling and Technol-
ogy Information”.