HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - XP Continuous Access WDM Configurations; XP Continuous Access WDM Distances and Equipment

WDM
Figure 121 shows XP Continuous Access WDM (CWDM and DWDM) configurations. Table 173
describes the maximum supported distances and equipment.
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Local Remote
RCU
I
RCU
I
WDM
RCP
LCP
LCP
RCP
WDM
MME
MME
MME
MME
Figure 121 XP Continuous Access WDM configurations
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Table 173 XP Continuous Access WDM distances and equipment
Maximum distance and equipmentConfiguration
For supported distances, see Table 77, Table 78, and Table 80.
Note: For Synchronous replication, distance impacts performance. HP recommends a
maximum distance of 200 km when using dark fiber.
XP Continuous Access is supported with all WDM products supported by the switch
vendors (see “Certified third-party WDM products” on page 353).
Fibre Channel
50 km
Nortel Optera Metro 5200/5100
Movaz RAYexpress
ESCON
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