Chapter 5
| Port Connections
How to Connect to SFP Fiber Optic Ports
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How to Connect to SFP Fiber Optic Ports
The switch provides four slots for SFP-compliant fiber-optic transceivers.
Note that all 1000BASE fiber optic ports operate at 1 Gbps full duplex. The 100BASE
fiber optic ports operate at 100 Mbps full duplex.
Note:
The length of fiber optic cable for a single switched link should not exceed
the relevant standards specified in this section. However, power budget constraints
should also be considered when calculating the maximum fiber optic cable length
for a particular link.
Note:
Maximum distances may vary for different SFP vendors.
Table 7: Maximum Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Cable Lengths
Cable Type
Fiber Bandwidth
Maximum Cable Length
Connector
1000BASE-SX
62.5/125 micron multimode
160 MHz/km
2-220 m (7-722 ft)
LC
200 MHz/km
2-275 m (7-902 ft)
LC
50/125 micron multimode
400 MHz/km
2-500 m (7-1641 ft)
LC
500 MHz/km
2-550 m (7-1805 ft)
LC
1000BASE-LX
9/125 micron single-mode
N/A
2 m - 10 km
(7 ft - 6.2 miles)
LC
1000BASE-LH
9/125 micron single-mode
N/A
2 m - 80 km
(7 ft - 50 miles)
LC
Table 8: Maximum Fast Ethernet Fiber Cable Lengths
Type
Cable Type
Max. Cable Length
Connector
100BASE-FX
50/125 or 62.5/125 micron multimode
9/125 micron single-mode
2 km
20 km
LC
LC
