User guide

OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Transceivers Guide page 1-1
1 Small Form-Factor
Pluggables (SFPs)
OmniSwitch switches use both copper-based and fiber-based optical Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)
transceivers. SFPs are fully hot-swappable and are available for both short-reach and long-reach applica-
tions. Copper-based and fiber-based optical SFPs can be mixed on the same module.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes the technical specifications for all the OmniSwitch supported SFP transceivers. For
additional details about OmniSwitch modules, see the appropriate OmniSwitch Hardware Guide.
SFP specifications in this chapter include:
• SFP MSA Specifications. See “SFP MSA Specification” on page 1-2
• SFP Transceiver Installation. See “SFP Transceiver Installation and Removal” on page 1-3
• Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers. See “Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers” on page 1-5.
• 100 Mbit Ethernet Transceivers. See “100 Mbit Ethernet Transceivers” on page 1-11.
• Dual-Speed Ethernet Transceivers. See “Dual-Speed Ethernet Transceivers” on page 1-15.
• 10-Gigabit SFP+ Transceivers. See “10-Gigabit SFP+ Transceivers” on page 1-17
For information on installing and managing OmniSwitch hardware, see the appropriate Hardware Users
Guide.
For information on OmniSwitch SFP compatibility, see “SFP Compatibility Matrix” on page 2-20.