This document discusses various fiber optic transceiver modules used for data transmission, including GBIC, SFF, SFP, SFP+, and XFP. It describes the purpose and timeline of each standard, as well as their key specifications and capabilities. The document also discusses how these modular standards originated in the telecommunications industry but are now widely used in broadcast applications due to advantages like flexibility, future-proofing, and reduced downtime.

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2. Terminology
• GBIC GigaBit Interface Converter
• SFF Small Form Factor
• SFP Small Form-factor pluggable
• XFP 10Gb Form-factor pluggable
• SFP+ Advanced small form factor pluggable

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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

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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

13. SPECIFICALLY FOR BROADCAST
• Routers
• Modular solutions
• Stand alone solutions
• Rack-mountable platforms
• Servers
• Conversion products

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

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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

18. Thank You
Questions/Comments
Sarkis Abrahamian
sarkis@embrionix.com
905-870-3545