About Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe EM Connector and Cabling Restrictions

The Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCIe ExpressModule (EM) provides two full-duplex 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. These interfaces use a small form factor 10-Gigabit Ethernet pluggable (XFP) optical transceiver with duplex LC fiber connector.

The following optical transceivers are available:

Parameter

Description

Connector type

LC

Distance

10GBASE-SR: Depending on fiber quality, up to 300 meters for high bandwidth multimode fiber

10GBASE-LR: Depending on fiber quality, 10 km maximum

Fiber type

10GBASE-SR = multimode

10GBASE-LR = single mode