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Cisco 11500 Series Content Services Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Cabling and Troubleshooting the CSS
Cabling the CSS 11501
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1000-Mbps Ethernet small form-factor pluggable gigabit interface converters
(SFP GBICs); 1000BASE-SX or LX with LC-type connectors, or
1000BASE-T with RJ-45 connectors.
The CSS can use the following SFP GBIC with LC-type connectors:
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Long-wavelength SFP GBICs (CSS5-GBIC-LX). The longwave length
transceiver (1000BASE-LX) can reach 1,804.4 ft. (550 m) for all
multimode media types. For single-mode fiber, the distance is 16,404 ft.
(5,000 m).
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Short-wavelength SFP GBICs (CSS5-GBIC-SX). The transceiver
distance can reach from 721.8 ft. ( 220 m) to 1,640.4 ft. (500 m),
depending on the quality of the fiber.
The 1000BASE-T SFP GBIC on a CSS supports 1000 Mbps full-duplex
operation only and uses standard four twisted-pair, Category 5e cable at
lengths up to 328.08 ft.(100 m).
Warning
Because invisible radiation may be emitted from the aperture of the port when
no fiber cable is connected, avoid exposure to radiation and do not stare into
open apertures.
The CSS 11501 front panel LEDs indicate chassis and configuration status:
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Two status module LEDs indicating power and device readiness
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Link/Act and Duplex LEDs for the Ethernet Management port
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Link/Act and Duplex LEDs for each Ethernet port
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Link/Act LED for the SFP GBIC
