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Appendix B Pluggable Transceiver Modules
100-MB Transceivers
Note
The minimum cable distance for all 100-MB SFP transceivers listed, both MMF and SMF (G.652), is
6.5 feet (2 meters).
Table B-2
lists the fiber loss budgets for the 100-MB SFP transceivers.
Table B-1
100-MB SFP Transceiver Cabling Specifications
100-MB SFP
Transceiver Product
Number
Description
Interface
Connector
Nominal
Wavelength
(nm)
Network
Cable Type
Fiber Core
Size
1
(micron)
1.
The numbers given for multimode fiber-optic (MMF) cable refer to the core diameter.
Cable
Distance
2
2.
Cable distances are based on fiber loss. Additional factors, such as the number of splices and the optical quality of the fiber, can affect cabling distances.
GLC-FE-100FX
100BASE-FX SFP for
100 Mb (Fast Ethernet)
ports
Dual LC
1310
MMF
50/62.5
1.24 miles
(2 km)
GLC-FE-100LX
100BASE-LX10 SFP
for 100 Mb (Fast
Ethernet) ports
Dual LC
1310
SMF
G.652
3
3.
ITU-T G.652 SMF as specified by the IEEE 802.3z standard.
6.21 miles
(10 km)
GLC-FE-100BX-D
100BASE-FX SFP for
100 Mb (Fast Ethernet)
ports
Single LC
1550 (receive)
1310 (transmit)
Single-strand
SMF
G.652
3
6.21 miles
(10 km)
GLC-FE-100BX-U
100BASE-FX SFP for
100 Mb (Fast Ethernet)
ports
Single LC
1310 (receive)
1550 (transmit)
Single-strand
SMF
G.652
3
6.21 miles
(10 km)
GLC-FE-100EX
100BASE-EX for
100 Mb (Fast Ethernet)
ports
Dual LC
1310
SMF
G.652
3
24.86 miles
(40 km)
GLC-FE-100ZX
100BASE-ZX for
100 Mb (Fast Ethernet)
ports
Dual LC
1550
SMF
G.652
3
49.7 miles
(80 km)
Table B-2
Fiber Loss Budgets for the 100-MB SFP Transceivers
100-MB SFP Transceiver
Product Number
Transmit (dBm)
Receive (dBm)
GLC-FE-100FX
–14 (maximum)
–20 (minimum)
–14 (maximum)
–31 (minimum)
GLC-FE-100LX
–8 (maximum)
–15 (minimum)
–8 (maximum)
–28 (minimum)
GLC-FE-100BX-U
–8 (maximum)
–14 (minimum)
–7 (maximum)
–28.2 (minimum)
GLC-FE-100BX-D
–8 (maximum)
–14 (minimum)
–7 (maximum)
–28.2 (minimum)