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Technical Specifications A-3
Technical Specifications and Operating Limits
Drive Type 3.5-inch drives, Fibre Channel interface, 2.54 cm (1.0-inches) or 4.06
cm (1.6-inches) tall.
SP Optical Cabling The SP optical cable interface to the external Fibre Channel
environment is as follows:
LCC Copper
Cabling The DPE’s LCC expansion port interface to the DAE is copper cable
as follows:
Standards
Certification and
Compliance
A stand-alone DPE will be tested and certified for compliance with
the international environmental and safety specifications listed next.
Each DPE will be marked to indicate such compliance and
certification as required.
Type 50 µm or 62.5 µm, multi-mode, dual SC
Length 50 µm: 2 m (6.6 ft) minimum to 500 m (1,650 ft) maximum 62.5 µm: 2
m (6.6 ft) min to 300 m (985 ft) maximum
Bend radius 3 cm (1.2 in) minimum
Type Shielded, 150Ω differential, shield bonded to DB-9 plug connector
shell (360×)
FC-AL Standard, Revision 4.4 or higher
Length 0.3 m (1 ft) min, 10 m (33 ft) max unequalized between DPE and
DAEs