EMC DS-16B manual System Components, Fabric Operating, GBICs

Introduction

System Components

The motherboard is enclosed in an air-cooled chassis which may be either mounted in a standard rack or used as a standalone unit. The chassis includes an RJ-45 Ethernet connection for switch set up and management.

Fabric Operating	Included with the switch is a fabric operating system tuned for each
System	installation. The system provides a large number of commands and
	libraries to manage real time tasks. See the Departmental Switch Model
	DS-8B or DS-16B Fabric OS Reference Manual for details about software
	features.

GBICs

SWL Fiber-Optic GBIC Module

LWL Fiber-Optic GBIC Module

The switch accommodates up to sixteen GBIC modules. All interfaces have status lights visible from the front panel giving a quick, visual check of the switch port’s status and activity.

GBIC modules supported are the short wavelength (SWL) and long wavelength (LWL) fiber-optics.

If your installation requires installing less than sixteen GBIC modules, the unused port positions are protected by a metal, spring-loaded door.

The SWL fiber-optic GBIC module, with an SC connector color-coded black, is based on shortwave length 850 ∝m lasers supporting 1.0625 Gbps link speeds. This GBIC module supports 50-micron, multi-mode fiber-optic cables up to 500 meters in length. The SWL GBIC module uses a Class 1 laser, which complies with the 21 CFR, subpart (J) as of the date of manufacture.

The LWL fiber-optic GBIC module, with SC connector color-coded blue, is based on long wavelength 1300 ∝m lasers supporting 1.0625 Gbps link speeds. This GBIC module supports 9-micron single-mode fiber-optic cables up to 10 kilometers in length with a maximum of five splices.

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