SWITCHBLADE® 4000 Layer 3 Modular Switch
Power Outputs for Optical Ports
Card | Wave Length | Fibre Type | Transmitter | Receiver | dBm loss allowed | Minimum distance | Received Power |
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| dBm Min | Sensitivity Max | Max. 1 | using IEEE 802.3 | Max. dBm avg.4 |
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1310nm | 50.0um | 6 | 4.0 | ||||
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1310nm | 62.5um |
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Maximum fibre attenuation per km from IEEE 802.3 Table 38-12
Description | 62.5um MMF |
| 50um MMF |
| 10um SMF Unit |
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Nominal fibre specification wavelength (nM) | 850 | 1300 | 850 | 1300 | 1310 |
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Fibre cable attenuation (max) (dB/km)1 | 3.75 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
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1 | dBm loss allowed Max = Transmitter dBm min avg. - Receiver sensitivity max avg. - (2 x 1dBm per connector) - 3dBm buffer | |||
2 | Minimum distance using IEEE 802.3 fibre attenuation = dBm loss allowed max / Fibre cable attenuation (max) |
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3 | Note, when calculating the actual distance the attenuation of the fibre optical cable, | and all attenuators, must | be used. | Measurements may be required to determine this attenuation. |
4 | Max power received before transceiver stops receiving correctly. |
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5 | Maximum distances calculated based on an allocation of 1.5dB total connections and | splice loss for | fibre and | 2.0dB for |
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