Table 15. General Specifications for 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceivers
SFP+
Wavelength
(nm)
Fibre Type Core Size
(microns)
Baud Rate
(GBd)
Cable Distance
AJHM
850
MMF
62.5
62.5
62.5
50.0 (OM2)
50.0 (OM2)
50.0 (OM2)
50.0 (OM3)
50.0 (OM3)
50.0 (OM3)
50.0 (OM4)
50.0 (OM4)
50.0 (OM4)
2.125
4.250
8.500
2.125
4.250
8.500
2.125
4.250
8.500
2.125
4.250
8.500
150 m (492 ft)
70 m (230 ft)
21 m (69 ft)
300 m (984 ft)
150 m (492 ft)
50 m (164 ft)
500 m (1640 ft)
380 m (1246 ft)
150 m (492 ft)
520 m (1706 ft)
400 m (1312 ft)
190 m (623 ft)
AJHN
1310
SMF
9.0
9.0
9.0
2.125
4.250
8.500
10 km (6.2
miles)
10 km (6.2
miles)
10 km (6.2
miles)
Power Requirements and Environmental Conditions for 8 Gbps SFP+
Transceivers
The following table provides the optical parameters for 8 Gbps SFP+ transceivers:
Table 16. Optical Parameters for 8 Gbps SFP+ Transceivers
SFP+
Average Transmit
Power (dBm)
Average Receive
Power (dBm)
Fiber-Loss Budget (dB)
Min
Max
Min
Max
(62.5
microns
[OM1])
(50.0
microns
[OM2])
(50.0
microns
[OM3])
AJHM
-10 (2
Gbps)
-9 (4
Gbps)
-8.2 (8
Gbps)
-1.3
—
0
2.10 (2
Gbps)
1.78 (4
Gbps)
1.58 (8
Gbps)
2.08 (4
Gbps)
1.68 (8
Gbps)
1.63 (16
Gbps)
3.31 (2
Gbps)
2.88 (4
Gbps)
2.04 (8
Gbps)
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