Pluggable Fiber Optic Transceivers

An optical transceiver can best be described as a device that converts high-speed data from a cable source to an optical signal for communication over optical fiber. Optical transceivers are used to update the communications networks to manage broadband, to update the data center networks to make them manage traffic with higher speeds, to implement the backbone network for mobile communications.

For transceivers that plugs into Gigabit Ethernet and links to a fiber optic network, the Gigabit Interface Convertor is the standard and SFP is for small form factor pluggable transceiver. The GBIC transceiver operates as an input and output transceiver and is linked with the fiber optic network generally through the optic patch cords. GBIC transceivers are deemed to be ideal for any interconnections over the Gigabit Ethernet centers and for switches environment. The converters are virtually intended for high performance and continuing interactions that have need of gigabit or fiber channel interconnections. From SFP, users are able to generate connections utilizing the multi or single mode fiber optic ports along with the copper wiring.

The GBIC transceiver and the Cisco SFP offer companies with the opportunity to set up a Fiber Channel and Gigabit Ethernet connection effortlessly within their network. However, many Cisco GBIC transceivers would be the Cisco GLC-SX-MM, GLC-T, GLC-LH-SM, GLC-ZX-SM, and so much more. There are also 155M/622M/1.25G/2.125G/4.25G/8G/10G SFP optical transceivers, among which 155M and 1.25G are used widely on the market.

GBIC, SFP, SFP+, SFP, 1×9 covers low rate to 10G products, and is fully compatible with the global mainstream vendor equipment. And 10G SFP+ technology is becoming mature, with rising trend development of demand. 10G SFP optical module has been through development of 300Pin, XENPAK, X2, XFP, ultimately achieving to transmit 10G signals by the same size with SFP, and this is SFP+. SFP+, by its virtue of small size and low cost, meets the high-density requirements of devices to optic modules. Since 2010, it has replaced XFP and become the main stream in 10G market.

The SFP+ modules support digital diagnostics and monitoring functions, which are accessed through a 2-pin serial bus and provide calibrated, absolute real-time measurements of the laser bias current, transmitted optical power, received optical power, internal QSFP transceivers temperature, and the supply voltage. Digital diagnostic functionality allows telecommunication and data communications companies to implement reliable performance monitoring of the optical link in an accurate and cost-effective way.

Optical transceiver market driving forces relate to the increased traffic coming from the Internet. The optical transceiver signal market is intensely competitive. There is increasing demand optical transceivers as communications markets grow in response to more use of smart phones and more Internet transmission of data. The global optical transceiver market will grow to $6.7 billion by 2019 driven by the availability of 100 Gbps devices and the vast increases in Internet data traffic.

A palette of pluggable optical transceivers includes GBIC, SFP, XFP, SFP+, X2 form factors are available at Fiberyes. These are able to accommodate a wide range of link spans. The 10Gbps optical transceivers can be used in telecom and datacom (SONET/SDH/DWDM/Gigabit Ethernet) applications to change an electrical signal into an optical signal and vice versa.

What is XFP Transceiver Module?

XFP is short for 10 Gigabit small form factor pluggable. It is a standard for transceivers for high-speed computer network and telecommunication links that use optical fiber. It is protocol-independent and fully compliant to the following standards: 10G Ethernet, 10G Fibre Channel, SONET OC-192, SDH STM-64 and OTN G.709, supporting bit rate from 9.95G through 11.3G, along with its interface to other electrical components which is called XFI. The 10-Gigabit XFP transceiver module is a hot-swappable I/O device that plugs into 10-Gigabit ports. The XFP transceiver module connects the electrical circuitry of the system with the optical network.

Standard

The XFI electrical interface specification was a 10 gigabit per second chip-to-chip electrical interface specification defined as part of the XFP multi-source agreement. It was also developed by the XFP MSA group. XFI provides a single lane running at 10.3125 Gbit/s when using a 64B/66B encoding scheme. A serializer/deserializer is often used to convert from a wider interface such as XAUI that has four lanes running at 3.125 Gbit/s using 8B/10B encoding. XFI is sometimes pronounced as “X” “F” “I” and other times as “ziffie”.

Types

XFP transceivers comply with the XFP multi source agreement developed by several leading companies in this industry. Typical types for XFP including the SR, LR, ER and ZR. XFP SR working distance is 300 meters max, it works with OM3 10GB multimode optical fiber. The other 3 types work with single mode fiber, XFP LR max distance is 10km, XFP ER is 40km, and XFP ZR max working span is 80km via SMF. XFP is regarded to be the new generation 10G solution after the Xenpak and X2 transceivers, many companies have developed the XFP 10G transceivers nowadays.

CWDM SFP optical transceiver

The CWDM SFP small form-factor pluggable (SFP) is a compact optical transceiver used in optical communications for both telecommunication and data communications applications on the CWDM SFP 1270, CWDM SFP 1290, CWDM SFP 1310, CWDM SFP 1330, CWDM SFP 1350, CWDM SFP 1370, CWDM SFP 1390, CWDM SFP 1410, CWDM SFP 1430, CWDM SFP 1450, CWDM SFP 1470, CWDM SFP 1490, CWDM SFP 1510, CWDM SFP 1530, CWDM SFP 1550, CWDM SFP 1570, CWDM SFP 1590, CWDM SFP 1610. wavelength. It is a popular industry format supported by several fiber optic omponent vendors. SFP transceivers are designed to support SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other communications standards SFP transceivers are available with a variety of different transmitter and receiver types, allowing users to select the appropriate transceiver for each link to provide the required optical reach over the available optical fiber. 

FiberYes.com offers CWDM SFP transceivers which reach distances from 40KM up to 120KM. Frequently used wavelength: 1470nm, 1490nm, 1510nm, 1530nm, 1550nm, 1570nm, 1590nm, 1610nm. Other wavelength options: 1270nm, 1290nm, 1310nm, 1330nm, 1350nm, 1370nm, 1390nm, 1410nm, 1430nm, 1450nm. If you need customized services, please contact info@fiberyes.com for more details.

What are SFP transceiver and SFP standard?

Small form-factor pluggable is the full name of SFP, a prevailing type of fiber optic transceivers in the market. The transceiver can be simply regarded as the upgraded version of the GBIC module. SFP module is the half size of GBIC, but the numbers of ports configured on the same panels are double. Because the small-factor pluggable transceiver is the same function with GBIC, SFP transceivers is also called as mini-GBIC. By placing the CDR and electrical dispersion compensation outside the modules, SFP transceiver modules greatly compressed the size and power consumptions.

SFP Standard

SFP transceiver is regulated by a competition the Multilateral Agreement (MSA) between the manufacturers. The SFP is designed according to GBIC interface, allowing ratio the GBIC greater port density (the motherboard edge of the number of transceivers per inch), the SFP is also known as “mini-GBICs”. Compared with this small package transceivers (SFF transceiver), which is smaller than the SFP, but the SFF is soldered to the motherboard as a pin through-hole device, but not plugged into the edge.

Types

SFP transceivers have a variety of different transmission and receiving type, the user can select the appropriate transceiver for each link, to provide the optical performance can be achieved based on the available fiber type (such as a multimode fiber or single mode fiber). Optical SFP modules available are generally divided into the following categories:

>SX – 850 nm, for a maximum of 550 m at 1.25 Gbit/s (gigabit Ethernet) or 150m at 4.25 Gbit/s (Fibre Channel)

>LX – 1310 nm, for distances up to 10 km

>EX – 1310 nm, for distances up to 40 km

>ZX – 1550 nm, for distances up to 80 km, with green extraction lever (see GLC-ZX-SM1)

>EZX – 1550 nm, for distances up to 160 km

>BX – 1490 nm/1310 nm, Single Fiber Bi-Directional Gigabit SFP Transceivers, paired as BS-U and BS-D for Uplink and Downlink respectively, also for distancesup to 10 km.Variations of bidirectional SFPs are also manufactured which use 1550 nm in one direction

>1550 nm 40 km (XD), 80 km (ZX), 120 km (EX or EZX)

>SFSW – Single Fiber Single Wavelength transceivers, for bi-directional traffic on a single fiber. Coupled with CWDM, these double the traffic density of fiberlinks

>CWDM and DWDM transceivers at various wavelengths achieving various maximum distances for copper twisted pair cabling

>1000BASE-T – these modules incorporate significant interface circuitry[11] and can only be used for gigabit Ethernet, as that is the interface they implement. Theyare not compatible with (or rather: do not have equivalents for) Fibre channel or SONET

Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Fiber Modules

The Cisco® 10GBASE SFP+ modules is one kind of fiber transceiver who offers customers a wide variety of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options for data center, enterprise wiring closet, and service provider transport applications.

Main features of Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ modules include: it has the smallest 10G form factor ,hot-swappable input/output device that plugs into an Ethernet SFP+ port of a Cisco switch and optical inter operability with 10GBASE XENPAK, 10GBASE X2, and 10GBASE XFP interfaces on the same link. What;s more, it supports not only 10GBASE Ethernet and OTU2/OTU2e, “pay-as-you-populate” model, digital optical monitoring capability, but also the Cisco quality identification (ID) feature that enables a Cisco switch to identify whether the module is certified and tested by Cisco.

Then, some introductions about different kinds of the Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Modules.

>Cisco SFP-10G-SR

The Cisco SFP+ 10GBASE-SR Module supports a link length of 26m on standard Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)-grade multimode fiber (MMF). Using 2000MHz*km MMF (OM3), up to 300m link lengths are possible. Using 4700MHz*km MMF (OM4), up to 400m link lengths are possible.

The SFP-10G-SR price is favorable in Fiberyes. The following products price are favorable in Fiberyes.

>Cisco SFP-10G-SR-X

The Cisco SFP-10G-SR-X is a 10GBASE-SR module for extended operating temperature range. It supports a link length of 26m on standard Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)-grade multimode fiber (MMF). Using 2000MHz*km MMF (OM3), up to 300m link lengths are possible. Using 4700MHz*km MMF (OM4), up to 400m link lengths are possible.

>Cisco SFP-10G-LR

The Cisco SFP+ 10GBASE-LR Module supports a link length of 10 kilometers on standard single-mode fiber (SMF, G.652).

>Cisco SFP-10G-LR-X

The Cisco SFP-10G-LR-X is a multirate 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-LW and OTU2/OTU2e module for extended operating temperature range. It supports a link length of 10 kilometers on standard single-mode fiber (SMF, G.652).

>Cisco SFP-10G-ER

The Cisco 10GBASE-ER Module supports a link length of up to 40 kilometers on standard single-mode fiber (SMF, G.652).

>Cisco SFP-10G-ZR

The Cisco SFP-10G-ZR is a multirate 10GBASE-ZR, 10GBASE-ZW and OTU2/OTU2e module. It supports link lengths of up to about 80 kilometers on standard single-mode fiber (SMF, G.652). This interface is not specified as part of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard and is instead built according to Cisco specifications.

>Cisco SFP+ Twinax Copper Cables

Cisco SFP+ Copper Twinax direct-attach cables are suitable for very short distances and offer a cost-effective way to connect within racks and across adjacent racks. Cisco offers passive Twinax cables in lengths of 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 5 meters, and active Twinax cables in lengths of 7 and 10 meters.

>Cisco SFP-10G-LRM

The Cisco SFP+ 10GBASE-LRM Module supports link lengths of 220m on standard Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) grade multimode fiber (MMF). To ensure that specifications are met over FDDI-grade, OM1 and OM2 fibers, the transmitter should be coupled through a mode conditioning patch cord. No mode conditioning patch cord is required for applications over OM3 or OM4. The Cisco 10GBASE-LRM Module also supports link lengths of 300m on standard single-mode fiber (SMF, G.652).

>Cisco FET-10G

The Cisco FET-10G Fabric Extender Transceiver support link lengths up to 100m on laser-optimized OM3 or OM4 multimode fiber. It is supported on fabric links only from a Nexus 2000 to a Cisco parent switch. Note this product is not orderable individually.

What is Fiber Patch Cables?

Fiber patch cable, known as fiber optic patch cord or fiber jumper cable, is really a fiber optic cable terminated with fiber optic connectors on both ends. It’s two major application areas: computer work station to outlet and fiber optic patch panels or optical cross connect distribution center. Fiber patch cables would be the backbone from the fiber optics industry. They’re strands of optically pure glass as thin as real hair. These cables carry information via mode of transmission of light. Short patch leads usually created using stranded wire are flexible patch cables. The fiber patch cables are used to plug one piece of equipment into another.

>Types

Fiber patch cables are utilized to two nearby components with fiber connectors. Fiber patch cables come with their respective connectors. They can be an ideal and easy replacement of copper cables because they make use of the same RJ45 connector as copper patch cables. Fiber patch cables can be found in simplex, duplex, multimode, single mode with ST-ST, ST-SC, SC-SC connectors. They are of two prominent types – single mode and multimode.

Single mode fiber patch cables are utilized in long-distance high capacity voice applications like telephone transmission or long-distance gigabit networking. These fiber patch cables can use 9/125 micron bulk fiber cables and connectors at both ends.

Multimode fiber patch cables are utilized in computer industry that is standard for data applications like local area network, wide area network, etc. Fiber patch cables in multimode are available in 50/62.5 micron. SC, ST, LC, FC, MT-RJ, E2000 and MU connectors have polished ceramic ferrules for precision and durability. The SC and LC duplex fiber patch cables come designed with a clip to keep polarity.

ST to ST fiber patch cable gives unlimited bandwidth at high speeds over long distances. These fiber patch cables are ideal for connections between fiber patch panels, hubs, switches, fiber media converters and routers, etc. Fiber patch cables provide higher speeds and increased bandwidth, when compared with conventional twisted-pair copper cable. These fiber patch cables are compatible with all standard fiber optic equipment and connectors. Ceramic connectors of those fiber patch cables ensure low signal loss and high reliability along with total immunity to electrical and electromagnetic interference.

>Application

They have various uses in most types of industries. Fiber patch cables are utilized in Medical Imaging, Mechanical Engineering, LAN Applications, CATV Networks, Telephone Lines, etc. Fiber patch cables have revolutionized the total network industry of telephones, cable, internet, audio applications, etc. The fiber patch cables offer accurate signal transfer that is totally distortion free. Thus because of these cables the audio or video transmission is completely distortion free and crystal clear. As these fiber patch cables use light as a mode of transmission there isn’t any hazard of electric interferences or any tampering.

Passive optical network-PON

Passive optical network-PON is a network that brings optical fiber singal to the end of users by the point-to-multipoint(P2MP) fiber to the premises in which optical splitters are used to “broadcast” signals to many users. A PON consists of an optical line terminal (OLT) at the service provider’s central office and a number of optical network units (ONUs) near end users. PONs also are called fiber to the home (FTTH) networks. Using PON system can reduce. The cost of the system substantially by sharing one set of electronics and an expensive laser with up to 32 homes. The main disadvantage is a shorter range of coverage limited by signal strength. While an active optical network (AON) can cover a range to about 100 km (62 miles), a PON is typically limited to fiber cable runs of up to 20 km (12 miles).

PON Groups

• APON
  The first PON systems that achieved significant commercial deployment had an electrical layer built on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM, or “cell switching”) and were called “APON.” These are still being used today. APON systems typically have downstream capacity of 155 Mbps or 622 Mbps, with the latter now the most common. Upstream transmission is in the form of cell bursts at 155 Mbps.
• BPON
  BPON, or broadband PON, was the most popular current PON application in the beginning. BPON uses ATM as the protocol. ATM is widely used for telephone networks and the methods of transporting all data types (voice, Internet, video, etc.) are well known. BPON digital signals operate at ATM rates of 155, 622 and 1244 Mb/s.
• GPON
  GPON, or gigabit-capable PON, uses an IP-based protocol and either ATM or GEM (GPON encapsulation method) encoding. which has a variety of speed options ranging from 622 Mbps symmetrical (the same upstream/downstream capacity) to 2.5 Gbps downstream and 1.25 Gbps upstream. From GPON, the future could take two branches: 1) 10 GPON would increase the speed of a single electrical broadband feed to 10G; and 2) WDM-PON would use wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) to split each signal into 32 branches.
• EPON or Ethernet PON is based on the IEEE standard for Ethernet in the First Mile. EPON 802.3ah specifies a similar passive network with a range of up to 20 km. It uses WDM with the same optical frequencies as GPON and TDMA. The raw line data rate is 1.25 Gbits/s in both the downstream and upstream directions. EPON is widely deployed in Asia. The system architecture is the same as GPON but data protocols are differenet.

How To Clean The Fiber Optic Connector

Fiber optic cleaning is one of the most important thing in the process of fiber optic system maintenance, which is required to keep quality connections between fiber optic equipment. As we know, the fiber optic connector consists of fiber optic plug and the adapter. The ends of the fiber optic cables are held in the core of ferrule in the plug. Keeping the fiber end face and ferrule absolutely clean is very essential, since any particles such as dust, oil or lint on the end face of the fiber, it will disrupt the light transmission trough the fiber and lead to the completeness of optical signals for the component or the entire system.

For proper performance of the SC fiber optic cable, you must keep the SC connector clean and free of dust. Small micro-deposit of oil and dust in the canal of the connector could cause loss of light, reducing signal power and possible causing intermittent problems with the optical connections. Below picture show the part of the end face of an unclean and clean ferrule of SC connectors.

What should be followed before the fiber optic cleaning

1.Before cleaning the fiber optic connectors, make sure to disconnect the fiber optic cables from both ends and then turn off any laser source.

2. Do not allow the end of the fiber optic cable to make contact with any surface including your fingers.

3.Never to bend the fiber cable, which will in turn cause internal breaks along the fiber and cause poor performance or instability.

4.Use the finger cots or powder free surgical gloves to handle the fiber optic cables.

5.Use fresh spectroscopic grade Methanol or Isopropyl Alcohol as the only cleaning solvent.

6. In the daily connection work, a connector housing should be used when plugging or unplugging a fiber. A protective cap should be used to cover the unplugged fiber connectors.

7. In the process of the fiber optic cleaning, the end face of the connector should never be touched and also the clean area of a tissue of swab should not be touched or reused.

Cleaning Procedure

At the beginning of cleaning job, a fiber microscope should be used to inspect the fiber end, if it is contaminated as either images shows below, it should be cleaned with the dry cleaning method.

1.Blow the fiber surface with a stream of Clean Dry Air (the so called CDA), which will dislodge larger, loose particles. Keep in mind, don’t tip the can of the CDA while blowing. Because the liquid may be released contaminant on the surface of the fiber.

2.Place 1-3 drops of spectroscopic grade methanol or isopropyl alcohol in the center of a lens tissue. Do not use Acetone as a cleaning solvent on the fiber optical surfaces. Besides, to ensure the purity of the methanol or alcohol, you should never insert the lens tissue or swabs into the liguid.

3.Hold the fiber by the connector. Place the wet portion of the lens tissue on the optical surface and slowly drag it across. At this step, don’t use lens paper to dry it because the dry lens paper is extremely abrasive.

4.Examine the surface of the fiber under high density light using a magnifier, an optical loop, or a video inspection tool. If streaks or contaminants still remain, repeat the process using a fresh lens tissue.

5.Immediately install a protective cover over the end of the cable to avoid re-contamination or insert the fiber for immediate use.

How To Choose A Fiber Transceiver

Fiber transceiver used in the Ethernet cable cann't be overwritten, you must use the fiber to extend transmission distance of the actual network environment, help fiber last-km line to connect to the metro and the outer layer of the network playa huge role. With fiber optic transceivers, also need to upgrade from copper to fiber optic, but lack of funds, manpower or time the user provides an inexpensive program.

In order to ensure fully compatible with the NICs, repeaters, hubs and switches and other network equipment of other manufacturers, fiber optic transceiver products must strictly comply with 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 100Base-FX, IEEE802.3 and IEEE802.3u Ethernet standard. In addition, EMC anti-electromagnetic radiation shall comply with FCC Part15. Nowadays, the major domestic carriers are great efforts to build the residential network, campus and enterprise networks, so the amount of fiber-optic transceiver products are constantly improved to better meet the access network construction needs. 

How to choose a fiber transceiver? Due to fiber converter is one of the LAN connection device, it is necessary to consider the mutual compatibility with the surrounding environment, and product stability, reliability, and vice versa: the prices were lower, cann't get customer all like! 

1. Whether to support full-duplex and half duplex?

Some chips on the market currently only use full-duplex environment, can not support half-duplex, such as the receipt of other brands of switches or HUB and it is using half-duplex mode, will cause serious conflict and loss.

2. Whether and other optical transceiver done connection test?

An increasing number of currently available fiber optic transceivers, transceivers, such as the mutual compatibility of different brands of transceivers in advance didn't make the test will produce loss, the transfer time is too long, suddenly fast and slow phenomena such as.

3. Whether there is a safety device to prevent packet loss?

Some vendors in the manufacture of fiber optic transceivers, transceiver, in order to reduce costs, often the data transfer mode register, this approach is the biggest drawback is instability in the transmission, packet loss, and the best is to use the buffer line. can be safe and to avoid data loss.

4. Temperature adaptability?

Fiber optic transceivers, when used, will produce high fever, high temperature (not greater than 85C), fiber optic transceiver is working properly? Is very worthy of the factors that customers consider!

5. Whether conforming to the IEEE802.3u standard? 

Such as fiber optic transceivers comply with IEEE802.3 standard, that the delay time control in 46bit, it means that the transmission distance of fiber-optic transceiver will be shortened if more than 46bit! 

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SFP Media Converters Those Support Fast Ethernet Standards| fiberyes

SFP Media Converter is a Fiber to Ethernet Media Converter with Fast Ethernet ports, dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports, or Gigabit Ethernet ports. The ports allow for flexible network configurations using SFP transceivers. And the Fast Ethernet SFP Media Converter uses Fast Ethernet SFPs.

According to the types of Fast Ethernet SFPs, there are corresponding kinds of Fast Ethernet SFP Media Converters. We should know the Fast Ethernet standards to understand this device.
Fast Ethernet is a collective term for a number of Ethernet standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100Mbps, against the original Ethernet speed of 10Mbps. There are several Fast Ethernet standards including 100Base-T, 100Base-TX, 100Base-FX, 100Base-SX, 100Base-BX, etc.. Obviously, the "100" means 100Mbps rate.
100Base-T is an initial Fast Ethernet standard for twisted pair cables. The segment length for a 100Base-T cable is limited to 100m. 100Base-TX is the predominant form of Fast Ethernet, and runs over two wire-pairs inside a CAT5 or above cable. Since a typical CAT5 cable contains 4 pairs, it can support two 100Base-TX links with a wiring adaptor. Of the Fast Ethernet standards, 100Base-TX is by far the most widespread and is supported by the vast majority of Ethernet hardware currently produced.
100Base-FX is a version of Fast Ethernet over optical fiber. It uses a 1300nm NIR light wavelength transmitted via two strands of optical fiber, one for receive(RX) and the other for transmit(TX). 100Base-FX should use SC, ST, LC, MTRJ or MIC connectors with SC being the preferred option. However, it is not compatible with 10Base-FL, the 10Mbps version over optical fiber. A 100Base-FX SFP operates on ordinary MMF (multimode fiber) link spans up to 2km.
100Base-SX is another version of Fast Ethernet over optical fiber. It uses two strands of multimode optical fiber for RX and TX. It is a lower cost alternative to using 100Base-FX, because it uses short wavelength optics which are significantly less expensive than the long wavelength optics used in 100Base-FX. 100Base-SX can operate at distances up to 550m. It uses the same wavelength as 10Base-FL. Unlike 100Base-FX, this allows 100Base-SX to be backwards compatible with 10Base-FL. Because of the shorter wavelength used (850nm) and the shorter distance it can support, 100Base-SX uses less expensive optical components (LEDs instead of lasers) which make it an attractive option for those upgrading from 10Base-FL and those who do not require long distances.
100Base-BX is a version of Fast Ethernet over a single strand of optical fiber, while 100Base-FX uses a pair of fibers. Single-mode fiber is used along with a special multiplexer which splits the signal into TX and RX wavelengths. The two wavelengths used for TX and RX are 1310/1550nm. The terminals on each side of the fiber are not equal, as the one transmitting downstream uses the 1550nm wavelength, and the one transmitting upstream uses the 1310nm wavelength. Its transfer distances can be 10, 20 or 40 km. A 100Base-BX SFP operates on ordinary SMF (single mode fiber) single-strand link spans up to 10km.
Contraposing to these different standards, Fast Ethernet SFP Media Converters are designed with different SFP ports to support the 100Base-T SFP, 100Base-FX SFP, 100Base-SX SFP, 100Base-BX SFP and even 100Base-FX to 100Base-TX SFP transceiver which is used in the converter with two SFP ports (100Base-FX and 100Base-TX).
FiberYes supplies not only 100Base SFP Media Converters for Fast Ethernet, but also 1000Base SFP Media Converters for Gigabit Ethernet. These SFP Media Converters extend copper to fiber, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber by working with the SFP module. An extensive range of SFP Media Converters are in stock to meet every fiber conversion need.
Here are some features of FiberYes's Fast Ethernet SFP Media Converters
1. Extend Fast Ethernet network distances up to 120km
2. Support multimode and single mode fiber
3. Support SC, LC and ST fiber connectors

4. Special functions like Link Pass-Through, Far-End Fault, Auto-MDIX and Loopback

10G XFP Transceiver Review

10G XFP Transceiver Review

XFP Optic Transceiver is the 10Gigabit small form pluggable transceiver, which is protocol independent optical media conversion equipment. XFP modules are designed for single mode fiber and operates at a nominal wavelength of 850/1310/1550 nm. They can operate over a single wavelength or use dense wavelength-division multiplexing techniques. They are widely used in 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gbit/s Fibre Channel, synchronous optical networking (SONET) at OC-192 rates, synchronous optical networking STM-64, 10 Gbit/s Optical Transport Network (OTN) OTU-2, and parallel optics links. Nowadays, XFP is the most compact size and low cost 10G transceivers.

10G XFP feature its most compact size and most economic prices compared with its former 10G transceivers and this help it took a lot of the market. 10 Gigabit Ethernet port on the switches and routers are usually independent and can be installed with pluggable fiber optic transceiver modules, which make it more convenient for end users.

10G XFP is the small form factor pluggable transceiver designed for the 10 gigabit network applications. When IEEE 802.3ae was made in 2002, Ethernet standards had expanded to the 10ge, the 10g Ethernet increased the data rate by 10 times than gigabit Ethernet and the working distance also enlarged a lot compared with before. 10G XFP is designed based on these standards, and will also support OC192/STM-64 and 10G Fibre Channel. Typical 10G XFP in the market include SR, LR, ER, ZR versions.

XFP 10G MM SR XFP SR is 10Gbps fiber optic transceiver working at 850nm wavelength, XFP SR typical working distance is 300 meters; XFP SR is suitable for use in 10G datacom (belly-to-belly for high density applications) and storage area network (SAN/NAS) applications based on IEEE 802.3ae and Fiber Channel standards. XFP 10GLR OC192SR XFP LR is hot swappable fiber optic transceiver used for 10G networks like 10 Gigabit Ethernet, SDH, SONET, XFP LR support data transfer rate from 9.95Gbps to 11.1Gbps, max working distance of the XFP LR fiber transceiver is 10km. XFP 10GER OC192IR XFP ER adopts cooled EML laser diode and PIN photodiode, XFP ER is 10G fiber optic transceiver which is fully compatible with XFP MSA and IEEE 802.3ae-2002, max working span of the XFP ER is 40km. XFP-10GZR-OC192LR XFP ZR is 10Gbps fiber optic transceiver which is compatible with IEEE 802.3ae and Fiber Channel standards, XFP ZR use single mode optical fiber and its max working span could reach 80km, XFP ZR use 1550nm working wavelength, this fiber optic transceiver use dual LC fiber interface and the other end of the module could fit into relevant XFP slots or ports.

SAS (SFF-8470) to Mini SAS (SFF-8087) Cable

SAS (SFF-8470) to Mini SAS (SFF-8087) Cable 1M

Mini-SAS cables support differential pair signaling with low-skew pairs and foil construction for maximum EMI/RFI rejection. Guaranteed performance at 3.0 Gigabits per second and 6.0 Gigabits per second. This 4x SAS cable features a universal keyed SFF-8470 and an Internal Mini SAS SFF-8087. Crossover wired cables connect a SFF-8470 controller to a SFF-8087 device.

Specifications:
●Length = 1 Meter
●Wire Size (AWG) = 28
●Connector A = SFF-8470 (External SAS)
●Connector B = SFF-8087 (Internal Mini SAS)
●Crossover Wiring
●Impedance = 100 Ohms
●High performance 8 pair wire construction
●Exceeds SAS 1.1 and SAS 2 Specification
●Due to the popularity of Mini SAS products, please call to confirm availability.

Source: 10Gtek optic cable

56Gb/s QSFP+ FDR DAC Cable

56Gb/s QSFP+ FDR DAC Cable, 3M

10Gtek's 56Gb/s QSFP+ FDR DAC Cable are designed as a more cost-effective and lower power alternative to optical cable assemblies for short length interconnects between active network equipment in data center and enterprise networking Infiniband applications.

10Gtek's 56Gb/s QSFP+ FDR DAC Cable assemblies are constructed using premium 100 OHM cable and feature QSFP+ (SFF-8436) connectors with pull-tab ejectors for easy connection to equipment, support up to 4x14Gb per lane for up to 56Gb, meeting or exceeding current standards specifications.

56Gb/s QSFP+ FDR DAC Cable, 3M

Product Fetures:
● Compliant with SFF-8436
● Compliant with IEEE 802.3ba
● Up to 56Gb/s data rates
● Ultra low crosstalk for improvedperformance
● Low insertion loss
● Tested in an end-to-end system
● RoHS 6 Compliant

Application:
● Infiniband SDR/DDR/QDR and FDR interconnects
● HPC Interconnects

Source: www.fiberyes.com

BiDi SFP+ 10GBase-LR Tx1270/Rx1330nm 20KM

BiDi SFP+ 10GBase-LR Tx1270/Rx1330nm 20KM

BIDI SFP+transceivers are designed for bi-directional 10GbE optical data communications such as IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-BX by using 1330(1270nm) transmitter and 1270(1330) nm receiver. The transceiver consists of two sections: The transmitter section uses a multiple quantum well 1330(1270) nm DFB laser and is a class 1 laser compliant according to International Safety Standard IEC 60825. The receiver section uses an integrated 1270(1330) nm detector preamplifier (IDP) mounted in an optical header and a limiting post-amplifier IC.

 BIDI SFP+ transceivers

Fiberyes.com offers BIDI SFP+ transceivers which reach distances from 10km up to 80km.

Product Description:

● Operating data rate up to 10.3Gbps
● 1270nm DFB Transmitter / 1330nm Receiver 
● Distance up to 20km over SMF
● Single 3.3V Power supply and TTL Logic Interface
● LC Connector Interface,Hot Pluggable
● Compliant with SFP+ MSA Specification SFF-8431
● Compliant with IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LR
● Compliant with IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LW
● Compliant with SFF-8472
● Operating Case Temperature Standard:0℃ to +70℃

Application:

● 10GBASE-LR at 10.3125Gbps
● 10GBASE-LW at 9.953Gbps
● Other Optical Links

Source: www.fiberyes.com

Complete Information About Qsfp Optical Cable

Complete Information About Qsfp Optical Cable

An optical cable consists of an optical fiber which is coated with a layer of resin and is surrounded by a jacket layer made of plastic. This layer provides extra strength and does not affect the working properties of fiber. The fiber is thin and transparent made of either precision plastic or glass to properly transmit the light signal. These cables transmit large amounts of information or high bandwidth communication. These optical cables are impervious to EMI, can be buried in trenches, installed in submarines or attached to aerial telephone poles. It is essential to protect the fiber within the optical cable from water because the hydrogen and hydroxyl ions within water will distribute into the fiber and reduce the strength of the fiber. 

QSFP is the short form of Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable. It is a solid, hot-pluggable transceiver used for data communication applications. It provides an interface between a network device and a fiber optic cable, usually with MTP or MPO connectors. The QSFP specification supports Infiniband, Ethernet and Fibre Channel with different data rate options. The QSFP modules increase the port-density by nearly 3 times as compared to SFP modules. In addition, Qsfp Optical cables also have high speed data rates and support Ethernet, Infiniband, Fibre Channel and other applications. One can buy them from various reputable online stores. These cables are reasonably priced and available in different lengths. The various types of QSFP cables are:

1.QSFP/QSFP+ Active Optical Cables-The cables are in lengths up to 100m. The QSFP/QSFP+ compliant connectors with 4 integrated 10.0 Gbps optical transceivers which ensure s compatibility with the modern QSFP and QSFP+ enabled hardware in datacenters and HPC clusters.

2.QSFP-QSFP 40G Copper Cables- The QSFP interface combines four high-speed 10GB channels into a low-profile cable package with 3 times the port density of standard SFP. These cables are 100% tested and are perfect for bandwidth intense applications such as QDR Infiniband, SAS, 40GB Ethernet and Fibre Channel.

3.QSFP QDR Infiniband Cables- The cables are in great demand and available in 0.5 to 7m lengths using copper cable. These cables combine with the latest SFF-8436 QSFP 4X connector design with 8-pair Spectra-Strip or Madison cable for better signal integrity in Infiniband applications. 

4.QSFP to 4 x SFP+ Splitter Cables- These cables offer IT professionals a reasonably priced interconnect solution for merging 40G QSFP and 10G SFP+ enabled host adapters, servers and switches. The QSFP to 4 x SFP+ Splitter Cables helps one to bridge emerging 40GB QSFP equipment with mainstream 10-Gigabit SFP+ network gear.

5.QSFP+ Cables- QSFP+ Cables integrate Amphenol, Leoni, or Madison high speed cable, providing a flat frequency response to 20 Giga Hertz in an ultra-thin 30 AWG package. QSFP+ connectors are built with an extended EMI rail to meet up 40 GB Ethernet specifications and are reverse compatible with QSFP ports.

QSFP+ Loopback Modules- These cables support data rates in excess of 40GB per second; QSFP+ Loopback Modules allows a fast and efficient means of testing QSFP+ ports on the modern 40GB Ethernet enabled equipment and on a wide array of QDR Infiniband supported equipment.

Since SFP Transceiver Blog above provide

While most equipment vendors currently are SFP+ Passive DAC

The SFP + interface offers the highest density, lowest cost, and lowest power 10 Gigabit Ethernetsolution commercially available today. Further SFP + enables mass migration of the 1GbE network to10 GbE by offering a very low cost 10GSFP + Cu (direct attached copper cable assembly) option for short reach interconnects along with multimode and single mode fiber options. The SFP + interface accepts along with hot-pluggable, small-footprint, optical transceivers, a Direct Attach Cable SFP+ Passive DAC, which replaces two optical modules and a connectorized optical fiber with a twinaxial copper cable assembly.

10G SFP+ cables which all have their own special applications

 IT managers are now faced with the challenge of selecting the appropriate 10-gigabit physical media, as 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) is offered in two broad categories, optical and copper, with the latter being the most commonly used means for connectivity in data centers. Dramatically reducing 10G interconnectivity costs, the 10G cables can provide inexpensive and reliable 10G speed connections using either copper cables with distances reaching up to 50ft (~15 meters length) or active optical cables reaching even 100ft. Thus, costs of local NOC links can be consistently reduced, avoiding the more costly fiber transceivers and optical cables.

QSFP+ E-Series and H-Series connector families are rated to 28 Gbps and 40 Gbps

The AOCs offer customers the flexibility of traditional optical modules by interfacing to systems via a standard QSFP MSA connector. QSFP+ to MPO optical cables allow an easy connection to separately installed single-mode fiber through the attached MPO connectors.The system is ideal for switches, routers, and host bus adapters (HBA's) where bandwidth is essential. Our QSFP family includes cages, connectors, and copper and optical cable assemblies for a complete solution, developed within the QSFP MSA (Multi-Source Agreement).Cages feature enhanced EMI springs that have been proven in our SFP product to effectively contain EMI between both cage-to-bezel and cage-to-module interfaces.

Die SDH SFP Schnittstellen sind SFP-basiert mit 2 x STM-1 oder STM-4 SFPs

SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) is an international standard for high speed telecommunication (STM-1, STM-4, STM-16) over optical/electical networks which can transport digital signals in variable capacities. It is a synchronous system that intend to provide a more flexible, yet simple network infrastructure.SDH SFP multiplexer is a device that provides both transport and access capabilities for voice, data, IP/Ethernet WAN, video and utility teleprotection traffic in a single package. Diese Plattform erm?glicht Netzbetreibern und Dienstanbietern, neue Dienste über ihre bestehende Infrastruktur anzubieten und so auf paketbasierte Netze zu migrieren. Ausgestattet mit allen Next Generation SDH Funktionen wie GFP, LCAS, VCAT und zahlreichen Class of Service (CIR, EIR, BE) Varianten bietet der OMS-860 interessante glichkeiten, um insbesondere Ethernet Verkehr effizient über Cisco SDH SFP Transceiver zu übertragen. Der modular aufgebaute OMS-860 bietet zwei Slots für Endger?te Schnittstellen und ist in zwei Basisversionen (mit oder ohne 16 x E1) verfügbar. Die SDH SFP Schnittstellen sind SFP-basiert mit sfpcables.com 2 x STM-1 oder STM-4 SFPs bestückbar und k?nnen somit im Ringbetrieb oder zur Ausfallsicherheit mit redundanter Leitung (SNCP oder MSP) eingesetzt werden.