HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Gb;S Fiber Optic Cable Loss Budgets (Higher Bandwidth); Gb;S Fiber Optic Cable Loss Budgets (Nominal Bandwidth)

Table 73 8 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (higher bandwidth)
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
Total channel insertion
loss
Maximum distance per
cable segmentCable
0.75 dB2.04 dB150 m
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850
nm)
Table 74 lists the 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using nominal bandwidth OM1 or
OM2 multi-mode fiber optic cable, and single-mode fiber optic cable.
Table 74 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (nominal bandwidth)
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
Total channel insertion
loss
Maximum distance per
cable segmentCable
0.75 dB
2.06 dB150 m
50/125 micron (OM2
500 MHz-km at 850 nm)
1.78 dB70 m
62.5/125 micron (OM1
200 MHz-km at 850 nm)
7.80 dB10 km
9/125 micron (single-
mode)
19 dB30 km
Table 75 lists the 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using higher bandwidth OM3 multi-mode
fiber optic cable.
Table 75 4 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (higher bandwidth)
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
Total channel insertion
loss
Maximum distance per
cable segmentCable
0.75 dB2.48 dB380 m
50/125 micron (OM3
2000 MHz-km at 850
nm)
Table 76 lists the 2 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using nominal bandwidth OM1 or
OM2 multi-mode fiber optic cable, and single-mode fiber optic cable.
Table 76 2 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets (nominal bandwidth)
Maximum loss per
mated connector pair
Total channel insertion
loss
Maximum distance per
cable segmentCable
0.75 dB
2.62 dB300 m
50/125 micron (OM2
500 MHz-km at 850 nm)
2.1 dB150 m
62.5/125 micron (OM1
200 MHz-km at 850 nm)
7.8 dB10 km
9/125 micron (single-
mode)
21.5 dB35 km
Table 77 lists the 2 Gb/s fiber optic cable loss budgets when using higher bandwidth OM3 multi-mode
fiber optic cable.
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