HP StorageWorks CWDM MUX quick start instructions (5697-7449, April 2008)
HP StorageWorks
CWDM MUX quick start
instructions
HP CWDM MUX modules are Coarse Wave Division
Multiplexer (CWDM) passive optical solutions.
These modules are easy to operate with a reliable
low-maintenance design, and do not use power
supplies or electronics. They are designed to provide
optical networking support for high-speed Fibre
Channel and Ethernet communication for Metropolitan
Ar ea Networks (MANs) over a gri d of eight CWDM
optical wavelengths.
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Second edition: April 2008
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HP CWDM MUX m odules interface to CW DM (SFP) transceivers on an
attached FC SAN or network device. This chassis-based system allows
the addition of CWDM capability to any existing SAN or network
device that supports LC small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers.
For additional information, including the HP StorageWorks CWDM
MUX user guide,gototheHPwebsite:www.hp.com/go/cwdm-mux.
HP CWDM MUX modules enable users to:
• Expand the capacity of point-to-point networks by up to eight-fold
• Addordropwavelengthsforuptothreelocations
• Support multiple protocols, including Fibre Channel, FICON, and
Ethernet
Available models
HP CWDM MUX modules are available in three models:
• HP StorageWorks CWDM 8-port Multiplexer/Demultiplexer
(wavelengths: 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590,
1610)
• HP StorageWorks CWDM Slot A 4-port Add/Drop Multiplexer
(wavelengths: 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530)
• HP StorageWorks CWDM Slot B 4-port Add/Drop Multiplexer
(wavelengths: 1550, 1570, 1590, 1610)
Connect
ors, located on the front of the HP CWDM MUX modules,
are lab
eled and use the same color-coding that is used to indicate
the wavelength of the individual CWDM (SFP) transceivers (Figure 1,
Figure
2,andFigure 3). The connectors at the end of small form-factor
pluggables (SFPs) are similarly color-coded, which simplifies the process
of con
necting a CWDM (SFP) transceiver to its associated device port.
HP CWDM 8-port Multiplexer/Demultiplexer
module
HP StorageWorks CWDM 8-port Multiplexer/Demultiplexer module
uses from one to eight of the available CWDM wavelength s. The
MUX/deMUX feature is enabled by deploying the CWDM 8-port
Multiplexer/Demultiplexer module at end-points of the network.
Figure 1 HP StorageWorks CWDM 8-port
Multip lexer/Demulti plexer module
HP CWDM Slot A 4-port and HP CWDM Slot B 4-port
Add/Drop MUX modules
The CWDM Slot A 4-port Add/Drop Multiplexer (Figure 2)andCWDM
Slot B 4-port Add/Drop Multiplexer (Figure 3)modulesarepassive
optical devices and do not require power.
Figure 2 HP StorageWorks CWDM Slot A 4-port Add/Drop
Multiplexer
Figure 3 HP StorageWorks CWDM Slot B 4-port Add/Drop
Multiplexer
Supported configurations using HP
CWDM MUX modules
Point-to-point non redundant configurations
Figure 4 Point-to-point: 8-port (non redundant)
Figure 5 Point- to-point: 4-port (n on redun dant)
Figure 6 Point-to-point: 8-port to 4-port (non redun dant)
Point-to-point redundant configurations (no
single point of failure)
Two HP CWDM Slot A 4-port Add/Drop MUX modules or two HP
CWDM Slot B 4-port Add/Drop M UX modules can be installed in a
chassis for redundancy. Additionally, a combination of one each of
all three mod u les (HP CWDM 8-port Multiplexer/Demultiplexer and
HP CWDM Slot A 4-por t and HP CWDM Slot B 4-port Add/Drop
MUX) can be c onnected for a redundant configuration to create an
environment with no single point of failure.
In Figure 7, Figure 8 and Figure 9,theHPCWDMMUXmoduleson
the left are termed the West path, and the modules on the right are
termed the East path. This allows a point-to-point connection, so that the
network will remain viable even if the fiber is broken at one point.