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10 Gigabit small form factor pluggable
transceivers

This section describes how to install and remove 10 Gigabit Small Form
Factor Pluggable (XFP) transceivers, and lists some technical specifications
for the supported XFP models.

ATTENTION

Nortel recommends that you only use Nortel qualified XFPs. If you do choose
to use other vendor XFPs, be aware that Nortel does not support the use of
other XFPs.

Navigation

"Selecting an XFP" (page 27)

"Installing an XFP" (page 28)

"Removing an XFP" (page 30)

"XFP specifications" (page 41)

Selecting an XFP

Use an XFP transceivers to interface a device motherboard to a fiber optic
cable. Select the appropriate transceiver to provide the required reach.

Procedure steps

Step

Action

1

Determine the required reach.

Depending on the product, XFPs are available for cable distances of
up to 300 meters (m), 10 kilometers (km), 40 km, and 80 km.

2

Determine any wavelength restrictions or requirements.

3

Use the following job aids to determine the appropriate XFP for your
application.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300

Installation — SFPs and XFPs

NN46200-307

01.04

Standard

4.0

14 February 2008

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