ProCurve Switch xl Modules Installation Guide 2004-05

HP ProCurve Switch xl Modules

Mode Conditioning Patch Cord for Gigabit-LX

Installing the Patch Cord

As shown in the illustration below, connect the patch cord to the Gigabit-LX mini-

GBIC with the section of single-mode fiber plugged in to the Tx (transmit) port. Then,

connect the other end of the patch cord to your network cabling patch panel, or

directly to the network multimode fiber.

If you connect the patch cord directly to the network cabling, you may need to install

a female-to-female adapter to allow the cables to be connected together.

Ensure you purchase a patch cord that has LC connectors on the end that connects to

the Gigabit-LX mini-GBIC, and has multimode fibers that match the characteristics

of the multimode fiber in your network.

Recommended Patch Cords

Hewlett-Packard maintains a list of recommended Mode Conditioning Patch Cords

that have been tested and verified to operate correctly with the HP ProCurve Gigabit-

LX Transceiver and HP ProCurve Gigabit-LX LC

mini-GBIC.

The list is on the HP ProCurve web site, http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve, in the

Technical Support section.

to network

multimode

cabling

Mode Conditioning

Patch Cord

the multimode cable in the patch cord

must match the characteristics of your

network cable

Gigabit-LX port

single-mode section plugs into Tx

port on Gigabit-LX Transceiver or

Gigabit-LX mini-GBIC