Fibre Channel data transmission ranges
Port speed (Gbps)
Cable size
(microns)
Short wavelength
(SWL)
Long wavelength
(LWL)
Extended long
wavelength (ELWL)
2
50
300 m (984 ft) (OM2)
500 m (1,640 ft)
(OM3)
N/A
N/A
62.5
150 m (492 ft)
N/A
N/A
9
N/A
30 km (18.6 miles)
N/A
4
50
150 m (492 ft) (OM2)
380 m (1,246 ft)
(OM3)
400 m (1,312 ft)
(OM4)
N/A
N/A
62.5
70 m (230 ft)
N/A
N/A
9
N/A
30 km (18.6 miles)
N/A
8
50
50 m (164 ft) (OM2)
150 m (492 ft) (OM3)
190 m (623 ft) (OM4)
N/A
N/A
62.5
21 m (69 ft)
N/A
N/A
9
N/A
10 km (6.2 miles) or
40 km (24.8 miles)
N/A
10
50
82 m (269 ft) (OM2)
300 m (984 ft) (OM3)
550 m (1804 ft)
(OM4)
N/A
N/A
62.5
33 m (108 ft)
N/A
N/A
9
N/A
10 km (6.2 miles)
N/A
16
50
35 m (115 ft) (OM2)
100 m (328 ft) (OM3)
125 m (410 ft) (OM4)
N/A
N/A
62.5
15 m (49 ft)
N/A
N/A
9
N/A
10 km (6.2 miles)
N/A
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