HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide (5697-2158, August 2012)

Data transmission ranges
Table 28 (page 107) and Table 29 (page 107) provide the data transmission ranges for different
cable types and port speeds.
Table 28 Supported single mode cable speeds and distances
Maximum distance
(ELWL)
Maximum distance
(LWL)Minimum distanceSpeed
Cable type
25,000 m
1
10,000 m2 m2 Gb/s9 microns
25,000 m
1
10,000 m2 m4 Gb/s
25,000 m
1
10, 000 m2 m8 Gb/s
1
The maximum distance for the AN211A is 30,000 m.
Table 29 Supported multi-mode cable speeds and distances
Maximum distance (SWL)Minimum distanceSpeedCable type
300 m (OM2); 500 m
(OM3)
0.5 m2 Gb/s50 microns
150 m (OM2); 380 m
(OM3)
0.5 m4 Gb/s
50 m (OM2); 150 m (OM3)0.5 m8 Gb/s
150 m0.5 m2 Gb/s62.5 microns
70 m0.5 m4 Gb/s
21 m0.5 m8 Gb/s
Data transmission ranges 107