RackSwitch G8264 Installation
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Chapter 1: RackSwitch G8264 Description and Specifications
BPP-00039-00 rev 2, January 2011
Switch Ports
The RackSwitch G8264 switch ports and port options are described below.
SFP+ Ports
Forty-eight 10GbE Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP+) ports are located on the front panel.
These ports accept approved optical or copper SFP or SFP+ transceivers, or Direct Attach Cables
(DACs). Transceivers are not included with the G8264 switch unit.
The following transceivers and DACs are available from Blade Network Technologies:
Table 1
Recommended SFP Transceivers and DACs
Part number
Description
BN-CKM-SP-SR
SFP+ 10GBASE-SR Short Range Optical Fiber Transceiver
BN-CKM-SP-LR
SFP+ 10GBASE-LR Long Range Optical Fiber Transceiver
BN-CKM-SP-ER
SFP+ 10GBASE-ER Extended Range Optical Fiber Transceiver
BN-CKM-S-T
SFP 1000BASE-T Copper Transceiver
BN-CKM-S-SX
SFP 1000BASE-SX Short Range Fiber Transceiver
BN-CKM-S-LX
SFP 1000BASE-LX Long Range Fiber Transceiver
BN-CKM-S-ZX
SFP 1000BASE-ZX Extra Long Range Fiber Transceiver
BN-SP-CBL-1M
SFP+ 10Gbps 1 meter DAC
BN-SP-CBL-3M
SFP+ 10Gbps 3 meter DAC
BN-SP-CBL-5M
SFP+ 10Gbps 5 meter DAC
BN-SP-CBL-8M5
SFP+ 10Gbps 8.5 meter DAC