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Chapter 2 Configuring Interfaces
Information About Interfaces
The bit errors can occur for the following reasons:
Faulty or bad cable.
Faulty or bad GBIC or SFP.
GBIC or SFP is specified to operate at 1 Gbps but is used at 2 Gbps.
GBIC or SFP is specified to operate at 2 Gbps but is used at 4 Gbps.
Short haul cable is used for long haul or long haul cable is used for short haul.
Momentary sync loss.
Loose cable connection at one or both ends.
Improper GBIC or SFP connection at one or both ends.
A bit error rate threshold is detected when 15 error bursts occur in a 5-minute period. By default, the
switch disables the interface when the threshold is reached. You can enter a shutdown and no shutdown
command sequence to re-enable the interface.
You can configure the switch to not disable an interface when the threshold is crossed. By default, the
threshold disables the interface.
SFP Transmitter Types
The small form-factor pluggable (SFP) hardware transmitters are identified by their acronyms when
displayed. Tabl e 2-5 defines the acronyms used for SFPs.
The small form-factor pluggable (SFP) hardware transmitters are identified by their acronyms when
displayed in the show interface brief command. If the related SFP has a Cisco-assigned extended ID,
then the show interface and show interface brief commands display the ID instead of the transmitter
type. The show interface transceiver command and the show interface fc slot/port transceiver
command display both values for Cisco-supported SFPs. Table 2-5 defines the acronyms used in the
command output (see the “Displaying Interface Information” section on page 2-42).
Tab l e 2-5 SFP Transmitter Acronym Defini tions
Definition Acronym
Standard transmitters defined in the GBIC specifications
short wave laser swl
long wave laser lwl
long wave laser cost reduced lwcr
electrical elec
Extended transmitters assigned to Cisco-supported SFPs
CWDM-1470 c1470
CWDM-1490 c1490
CWDM-1510 c1510
CWDM-1530 c1530
CWDM-1550 c1550
CWDM-1570 c1570