Connection of utp cable and optical fiber, 10gbase-t (copper wire), 10gbase-r (optical fiber) – Xtramus XG2 V1.3 User Manual

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2.2. Connection of UTP Cable and Optical fiber

2.2.1. 10GBASE-T (Copper Wire)

10GBASE-T uses the same RJ-45 connector that is the same as original 100M/1000Mbps Ethernet network. Plug

the RJ-45 connector into the port of 10Gbps, then it is ready to work.

Watch the LED status of Link/ACT of port A to know the connection status.

Cat. 6, Cat. 6a UTP Cable

RJ-45 Connector

Plug into

2.2.2. 10GBASE-R (Optical Fiber)

The connection of optical fiber can be departed to 4 sections

LR or SR Mode
Transceiver

SFP+ Transceiver

Fiber Connector

Optical Fiber

Connect

Connect

Plug into

Optical Fiber:

As the description above, there are Single-mode and Multi-mode optical fiber. Both of them can be used for XG2

Fiber Connector:

Unlike RJ-45 connector, the fiber can be removed from SFP+ transceiver easily. At two ends of fiber, it has

connector that can attach to SFP+ transceiver. There are two fibers for one SFP+ transceiver. One fiber is for

receiving and one fiber is for transmission. The picture below is called LC connector that can attach to SFP+

transceiver.

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