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sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
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Cisco SFP Transceiver Modules
The Cisco portfolio of hot pluggable interfaces offers a rich set of choices in terms of speeds, protocols,
reaches and supported transmission media.
Cisco Fast Ethernet SFP Modules
The Cisco 100BASE-X SFP comes in six configurations:
Cisco Gigabit Ethernet SFP Modules
Cisco 100M
Ethernet
SFP
Part
Number
Description
Cisco
100BASE-FX
SFP
GLC-FE-
100FX
Operates on ordinary
multimode fiber-optic (MMF)
link spans up to 2 kilometers
long. For 100Mbps Ethernet
ports
GLC-GE-
100FX
Operates on ordinary
multimode fiber-optic (MMF)
link spans up to 2 kilometers
long. For Gigabit Ethernet
ports
Cisco
100BASE-
LX10 SFP
GLC-FE-
100LX
Operates on ordinary single-
mode fiber-optic (SMF) link
spans up to 10 kilometers
long.
Cisco
100BASE-
BX10 SFP
GLC-FE-
100BX-D
GLC-FE-
100BX-U
Operates on ordinary SMF
single-strand link spans up to
10 kilometers long.
Cisco
100BASE-EX
SFP
GLC-FE-
100EX
Operates on ordinary single-
mode fiber-optic (SMF) link
spans up to 40 kilometers
long.
Cisco
100BASE-ZX
SFP
GLC-FE-
100ZX
Operates on ordinary single-
mode fiber-optic (SMF) link
spans up to 80 kilometers
long.
