Foundry FastIron LS Layer 2 Compact Switch Hardware Installation Guide
10 Gigabit Ethernet Module Slots
These switches include two slots on the rear panel for
10 Gbps CX4 Ports
This section describes the
10-GbE CX4 Module
The
The following
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Link and Activity LEDs on the module faceplates indicate operational status:
•If the Lnk LED is on, the port is connected. If the Lnk LED is off, no connection exists, or the link is down.
•If the Act LED is on or blinking, traffic is being transmitted and received on the port. If the Act LED is off, no traffic is being transmitted or received on the port.
When this module is installed, the show media command returns the following display:
FLS624
0/1/1: C 0/1/2: C 0/1/3: C 0/1/4: C 0/1/5: C 0/1/6: C 0/1/7: C 0/1/8: C0/1/9:
C 0/1/10: C 0/1/11: C 0/1/12: C 0/1/13: C 0/1/14: C 0/1/15: C 0/1/16: C0/1/17: C 0/
1/18: C 0/1/19: C 0/1/20: C
Figure 2.6
Cable Specifications for New Module
The following cable specifications apply to the CX4 port, which is included in the new 10GbE interface module
•Support for 802.3ak or 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 standard
•Support of up to 15m in length
•Requires
•Recommended CX4 cable: Manufactured by WL Gore, part number
NOTE: The recommended CX4 cable can also be used with a Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA- compliant optical transceiver (part number
Figure 2.7 shows the
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