Cisco Systems Cisco ME 3400E manual 1000BASE-SX

Appendix B Connector and Cable Specifications

Cables and Adapters

Table B-1	Fiber-Optic SFP Module Port Cabling Specifications (continued)
				Core	Modal
				Size/Cladding	Bandwidth
SFP Module		Wavelength (nanometers)	Fiber Type	Size (micron)	(MHz/km)1	Cable Distance
1000BASE-BX10-D		1490 TX	SMF	G.6522	—	32,810 feet (10 km)
(GLC-BX-D)		1310 RX
1000BASE-BX10-U		1310 TX	SMF	G.6522	—	32,810 feet (10 km)
(GLC-BX-U)		1490 RX
1000BASE-SX		850	MMF	62.5/125	160	722 feet (220 m)
(GLC-SX-MM)				62.5/125	200	902 feet (275 m)
				50/125	400	1640 feet (500 m)
				50/125	500	1804 feet (550 m)
1000BASE-LX/LH		1310	MMF3	62.5/125	500	1804 feet (550 m)
(GLC-LH-SM)				50/125	400	1804 feet (550 m)
				50/125	500	1804 feet (550 m)
			SMF	G.6522	—	32,810 feet (10 km)
1000BASE-ZX		1550	SMF	G.6522	—	43.4 to 62 miles
(GLC-ZX-SM						(70 to 100 km)4
CWDM		1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570,	SMF	G.6522	—	62 miles (100 km)
		1590, 1610
DWDM		1560.61, 1559.79, 1558.98, 1558.17,	SMF	G.6522	—	62 miles (100 km)
		1556.55, 1554.55, 1554.94, 1554.13,
		1552.13, 1551.72, 1550.92, 1550.12,
		1548.51, 1547.72, 1546.92, 1546.12,
		1546.12, 1544.53, 1543.73, 1542.94,
		1542.14, 1540.56, 1539.77, 1538.98,
		1536.61, 1535.82, 1535.04, 1534.25,
		1532.68, 1531.90, 1531.12, 1530.33

1.Modal bandwidth applies only to multimode fiber.

2.A mode-field diameter/cladding diameter = 9 micrometers/125 micrometers.

3.Requires a mode-conditioning patch cord. An ordinary patch cord with MMF, 1000BASE-LX/LH SFP modules, and a short link distance can cause transceiver saturation, resulting in an elevated bit error rate (BER). When using the LX/LH SFP module with 62.5-micron diameter MMF, you must also install a mode-conditioning patch cord between the SFP module and the MMF cable on both the sending and receiving ends of the link. Link distances greater than 984 feet (300 m) require the mode-conditioning patch cord.

4.1000BASE-ZX SFP modules can send data up to 62 miles (100 km) by using dispersion-shifted SMF or low-attenuation SMF; the distance depends on the fiber quality, the number of splices, and the connectors.

Note When the fiber-optic cable span is less than 15.43 miles (25 km), you should insert a 5-decibel (dB) or 10-dB inline optical attenuator between the fiber-optic cable plant and the receiving port on the 1000BASE-ZX SFP module at each end of the link.

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