Thinklogical MX48 Router Manual - Manual (Page 17)

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3 Connecting to the MX48
All physical connections to the product use industry-standard connectors. Non-supplied cables that may
be needed are commercially available. All connections are found on the rear of the unit.
3.1 Pluggable SFP+
The SFP+ Optical Module is an 8Gbs Short-Wavelength Transceiver designed for use in bi-directional
Fiber Optic Channel links. The modules are hot-pluggable and operate with 3.3VDC.
Each Input and Output card contains rows of SFP+ modules that serve as the fiber-optic couplers for the
fiber cables to and from the Thinklogical TX and RX Extenders. Individual cards can be removed for
ease of access to the SFP+ modules.
Always use dust caps to protect against damage when a fiber optic connector is not attached
to its coupling device (fiber optic equipment, bulkheads, etc.)
Figure 11: SFP+ Module; it is good practice to install dust plugs in unused SFP+s
Each I/O card can have as many as 16 SFP+s for an MX48, each mounted within a grounded metal
enclosure. Each SFP+ module is locked into its enclosure with a built-in latch handle that can be opened
for removal or locked for installation.
Figure 12a: SFP+ latch closed Figure 12b: SFP+ latch open
The latch handle spans the two LC ports and arrows printed on the handle indicate which port is an
INPUT ( ) and which is an OUTPUT ( ).