Category Archives: SFP+

How to Choose Fiber Optic Cable for 10G SFP+ Optical Transceiver?

How to choose SFP fiber cable for 10G optical transceivers? It seems like a dumb question for most of the fiber optic technicians. However, there are still some people, especially the green-hand network installers, may not know the compatibility between … Continue reading

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10GBASE-T SFP+ Copper RJ45 Transceiver Module – Innovative But Controversial

The past few years have seen the broad adoption of 10Gbps connectivity at network edge equipment. SFP+ optics include SFP+ fiber devices and SFP+ direct attach copper (DAC) cables. They dominate the 10Gbps connectivity solution in the core or spine … Continue reading

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Media Types for 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Today, the Ethernet cabling systems market is dominated by 10G links. Several physical media types are available to support 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications, including 10GBASE-CX4, SFP+ DAC, fiber optics, and 10GBASE-T (using twisted pair, RJ-45 connectors). In this post, they … Continue reading

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10Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Options for Server Connectivity

10 Gigabit Ethernet is becoming increasingly common, physics of the cabling plant including latency, distance, power consumption, technology availability as well as cost should be carefully considered by users when designing for 10 Gigabit Ethernet cabling infrastructure. This post introduced … Continue reading

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Top 3 Cisco Catalyst Switches & Compatible SFP+ Options

Cisco offers a variety of switches specifically designed for different functions. Catalyst switch family is one of the most successful product lines of Cisco switches, representing one of the most popular LAN switches on the market today. This post will … Continue reading

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