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Embrionix Vsf May2011
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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Embrionix Vsf May2011
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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 BEHINDGBIC STANDARDIZE A SWAPPABLE MODULE WITH MULTIPLE INTERFACE OPTIONS
- 5. THE DRIVER BEHINDGBIC 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