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Cisco is introducing a Compact Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) module to address high-density port requirements in FTTx deployments. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. Compact SFP Module
The module is a Gigabit Ethernet transceiver with two bidirectional channels inside a conventional SFP form factor. See Table 1 for a comparison with other bidirectional SFP modules.
Table 1. Comparison with Other Bidirectional SFP Modules
|
Product ID |
Number of Channels |
FE |
GE |
Distance |
|
GLC-FE-100BX-D |
1 |
P |
10km |
|
|
GLC-FE-100BX-U |
1 |
P |
10km |
|
|
GLC-BX-D |
1 |
P |
10km |
|
|
GLC-BX-U |
1 |
P |
10km |
|
|
GLC-2BX-D |
2 |
P |
10km |
This module is supported on the new Cisco® Catalyst® 4500 line card (WS-X4640-CSFP-E):
• 40 subscribers per line card with standard SFP (GLC-BX-D)
• 80 subscribers per line card with compact SFP (GLC-2BX-D)
Target first customer ship date is August 2011.
For More Information
Compact SFP module datasheet:
Compatibility information:
Installation guides:
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_installation_guides_list.html
General information about Cisco transceiver modules:
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_module_series_home.html