4. THE DRIVER BEHIND GBIC
STANDARDIZE A SWAPPABLE MODULE WITH
MULTIPLE INTERFACE OPTIONS
5. THE DRIVER BEHIND GBIC
STANDARDIZE A SWAPPABLE MODULE WITH
MULTIPLE INTERFACE OPTIONS
• GBIC PORT CAN SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICAL MEDIA
– (COPPER, OPTICAL, MM, SM)
• FLEXIBILITY
• PURCHASE AS NEEDED, NOT IN ADVANCE
• SPECIFIC TYPE FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS
• LOWERED THE COST OF THE BASE SYSTEM
• GIVES THE ADMINISTRATOR FAR MORE FLEXIBILITY
6. SFF FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER
• SFF transceivers are designed to support SONET,
Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other
communications standards
• 850nm/1310nm/1550nm/CWDM/DWDM
• Multimode / Singlemode support
• Not Pluggable like GBIC
7. SFP (SMALL FORM-FACTOR PLUGGABLE )
• Introduced as a viable product around 2001
• Hot swappable like GBIC
• Multimode / Singlemode support
• 850nm/1310nm/1550nm/CWDM/DWDM
• “Lock In” capability
• DDM (digital diagnostic monitoring)
8. XFP (10GB FORM-FACTOR PLUGGABLE )
• Introduced in 2002/2003
• Hot swappable like GBIC
• Main design purpose was to increase data capacity on
a per channel
• Multimode / Singlemode support
• 850nm/1310nm/1550nm/CWDM/DWDM
• Max +10Gb/s
9. SFP+ (ADVANCED SMALL FORM-FACTOR
PLUGGABLE )
• Introduced in 2009
• SAME FORM FACTOR AS SFP
• Hot swappable feature
• Max +10Gb/s
• Multimode / Singlemode support
• 850nm/1310nm/1550nm/CWDM/DWDM
• Smaller form factor than the XFP with same data
capacity
11. PRESENT DAY MODULES
Modern day SFP’s offer a variety of interfaces in a
compact form factor
12. PRESENT DAY MODULES
• The SFP is still a widely used form factor in the
telecommunication and Datacomm industries
• SFP’s have also been integrated into broadcast,
military, government, and security sectors
• SFP’s are now common in the broadcast sector
• XFP modules are used for higher data rate platforms
• SFP+ offers the flexibility and capacity
14. MODERN DAY APPLICATIONS
DATA DATA
10G Gbe
STORAGE STORAGE
10G FC
DARK FIBER
CWDM
DVB, HD- DWDM
SDI, 3G-SDI
VIDEO VIDEO
SONET
TDM STM64 TDM
OC192
STORAGE
DATA
16. THE SFP ADVANTAGE
The concepts introduced in the telecommunication
industry have migrated into the broadcast world
• Greater port density, less rack space
• Future proof platforms
• Flexibility (SDI, NTSC/PAL, IP, Fiber )
• Guaranteed performance on a port by port basis
• Reduced down time for critical operations
• Build as you go (coax/fiber/IP/other)
17. ADVANCEMENTS IN EMSFP
CD RECLOCKER
EQ RECLOCKER
Laser
TOSA Driver RECLOCKER
Limiting
ROSA AMP
RECLOCKER