Nortel Networks 4500 Series - Manual (Page 29)

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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
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“Selecting an XFP” (page 29)
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“Installing an XFP” (page 30)
• “Removing an XFP” (page 32)
• “XFP specifications” (page 47)
Selecting an XFP
Use an XFP transceiver 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.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Installation — SFPs and XFPs
NN47205-301 02.01
20 October 2008
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