Data transmission ranges – Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual User Manual

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DANGER
If the installation requires a different power cord than the one supplied with the device, make
sure you use a power cord displaying the mark of the safety agency that defines the regulations
for power cords in your country. The mark is your assurance that the power cord can be used
safely with the device.

Data transmission ranges

The following table provides the data transmission ranges for different transceivers, port speeds, and
cable types.

NOTE
There is no LWL or ELWL version of either the mSFP or QSFP transceiver.

Supported optics, speeds, cables, and distances

TABLE 25

Transceiver
type

Form
factor

Speed

Multimode
media (62.5
microns)
(OM1)

Multimode
media (50
microns)

(OM2)

Multimode
media (50
microns)

(OM3)

Multimode
media (50
microns)

(OM4)

Single
Mode
Media (9
microns)

SWL

mSFP/S
FP+

2 Gbps

150 m (492
ft.)

300 m (984
ft.)

500 m (1640
ft.)

N/A

N/A

mSFP/S
FP+

4 Gbps

70 m (229 ft.)

150 m (492
ft.)

380 m (1264
ft.)

400 m (1312
ft.)

N/A

mSFP/S
FP+

8 Gbps

21 m (68 ft.)

50 m (164 ft.)

150 m (492
ft.)

190 m (623
ft.)

N/A

SFP+

10 Gbps 33 m (108 ft.)

82 m (269 ft.)

300 m (984
ft.)

550 m (1804
ft.)

N/A

mSFP/S
FP+

16 Gbps 15 m (49 ft.)

35 m (115 ft.)

100 m (328ft.) 125 m (410

ft.)

N/A

QSFP

4 x 16-
Gbps

N/A

50 m (164 ft.)

N/A

N/A

N/A

LWL

SFP+

2 Gbps

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

30 km (18.6
mi.)

SFP+

4 Gbps

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

30 km (18.6
mi.)

Data transmission ranges

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