Tag: XFP module

How to guarantee the transmission distance of the XFP module?

by http://www.fiber-mart.com

With the increasingly fierce competition in the optical communication market, the price of the XFP module is irregular, such as Cisco, HUAWEI, H3C, Juniper, Brocade，Extreme etc. The price of these big brand module is very high, the market capacity of third party compatible module is increasing continuously.
Second-hand XFP module also appears on the market, so the customers will be prohibitive because of the high price for the big brand. But worry about the second-hand goods will bring unnecessary trouble to the communication if low price, so these days whether it is online or offline customers, they asked a lot of similar questions: “ Must be high quality! Can guarantee transmission to 80km?
Market demand for prices continue to decline, but the quality control has been unable to reduce the standard, but can’t reduce the standard of the quality control, this is also a great opportunity for our third party compatible module. In order to eliminate customer concerns and give end customers more quality assurance, let’s see how to guarantee the transmission distance of the optical transceiver?
According to the data rate:
155M, 622M, 1.25G, 4G, 6G, 8G, 10G, 40G, 100G…
According to the transmission distance:
300m, 550m, 2km, 10km, 15km, 20km, 30km, 40km, 60km, 80km, 100km, 120km
According to the connector:
LC connector optical transceiver, SC connector optical transceiver, RJ45 connector optical transceiver
According to the fiber quantity:
Single fiber xfp transceiver, dual fiber optical transceiver
According to the fiber type:
Single mode XFP transceiver, multimode optical transceiver
Different transmission distances need to be tested by different meters of optical fiber, for example:
SFP SX — 1.25G SFP 850nm MM 550m LC optical transceivers need to be tested by MM 50/125um 550m optical fiber.
Let’s see what actual distance optical fiber we have?
Do you think how about 120KM actual distance optical fiber? 40+80km=？ Estimated that you have guessed it?
Hope these sharing will be helpful for you! Fighting together!

What are the Differences of SFP, SFP+, XFP?

Transceivers are essential for wireless communication devices.SFP, SFP+ and XFP are all terms for a type of transceiver optics. and the commonly used SFP, SFP+ and XFP are all with LC connector. SFP and SFP+ with an identical pinout that is different with XFP optics. This article , we will talk about the difference of  SFP,SFP+ ,XFP.

Transceivers are essential for wireless communication devices.SFP, SFP+ and XFP are all terms for a type of transceiver optics. and the commonly used SFP, SFP+ and XFP are all with LC connector. SFP and SFP+ with an identical pinout that is different with XFP optics. This article , we will talk about the difference of  SFP,SFP+ ,XFP.

 

Difference of SFP,SFP+ and XFP module

SFP stands for “Small Form-factor Pluggable.” It is most often used for Fast Ethernet of Gigabit Ethernet applications. They are capable of supporting speeds upto 4.25 Gbps. It interfaces a network device motherboard (for a switch, router, media converter or similar device) to a fiber optic or copper networking cable. It is specified by the SFP transceiver multi-source agreement.

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SFP+ can be referred to as an expansion of the SFP standard. It has the capability to support speeds of 10 Gbps or even higher over fiber. The SFP+ product family includes cages, connectors, and copper cable assemblies. It is also similar to the performance requirements of SFF-8431 and also supports 8G Fiber Channel and 10G Ethernet applications. SPF+ comes with various advantages. It is a more compact factor package than compared to that of XFP. The cost of SFP+ is also less than that to the XFP.

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XFP is a standard for the transceivers. This type of transceiver is not dependent on the protocol. Generally, it operates at optical wavelengths corresponding to 850nm, 1310nm or 1550nm. The modules belonging to the XFP are hot swappable which means that the function of replacing the computer system components can be performed without shutting down the system. The specifications of XPF were developed by the XFP Multi Source Agreement Group.

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SFP module:

  • SFP stands for Small Form Factor Pluggable and it is also called as mini GBIC.
  • SFP transceiver modules support SONET, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other communications standards.
  • Copper cables and fiber cables can be used in SFP module.
  • SFP supports data rate up to 5 Gbps.

 

SFP+ module:

  • SFP+ stands for small form factor pluggable plus.
  • SFP+ transceiver modules support Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other communications standards.
  • Twinax cables, Copper Cables and fiber cables can be used in SFP+ module.
  • SFP+ supports data rate upto 10 Gbps.

 

 XFP module:

  • XFP stands for 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable.
  • XFP transceiver modules support SONET, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel, and other communications standards.
  • XFP is a slightly larger form factor than the popular small form-factor pluggable transceiver, SFP, and SFP+.
  • XFP modules are hot-swappable and protocol-independent.
  • XFP supports data rate up to 10 Gbps.

 

Conclusion:

With growing demand for reliable and high speed mobile communication, optical transceivers are increasingly being used for the communication network infrastructure and be bound to thrive in optical network. 10G Ethernet is still the mainstream among small size data centers,The XFP transceiver module is not as popular as the SFP and SFP+ transceiver, but it still has a place. For more information, welcome to visit www.fiber-mart.com or contact us e-mail:service@fiber-mart.com