Brocade FC16-64 Port Blade QuickStart Guide (Supporting DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 with Fabric OS 7.3.0 and above) - Manual (Page 7)

Qualified transceivers for FC16-64 port blade and the core blades TABLE 1
Brocade part
number Part type Cable length Port speeds Supported blades
57-1000294-01
QSFP transceiver 100 m OM4 Auto-negotiable 4-, 8-,
and 16-Gbps
FC16-64
57-1000267-01
QSFP transceiver 100 m OM4 Only fixed 16-Gbps
CR16-4/8
57-0000090-01
QSFP transceiver 50 m OM3
NOTE
The QSFP transceivers supported on FC16-64 port blade are not interchangeable with QSFP
transceivers supported on the core blades.
Cable types supported on the FC16-64 port blade
The FC16-64 port blade supports simplified cable management using QSFP cables. Each QSFP cable
has four links internally that run at 16-Gbps speed and the cables come in specific predetermined fixed
lengths.
The FC16-64 port blade supports the following types of cables:
FIGURE 3 QSFP to QSFP standard cables
1. QSFP MTP connector
FIGURE 4 QSFP-SFP/LC Break-out/Split-out cables
1. QSFP MTP connector
2. SFP+ LC connectors
Cable types supported on the FC16-64 port blade
FC16-64 Port Blade QuickStart Guide 5
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