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Data transmission ranges

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Data transmission ranges 2 Data transmission ranges Table 4 provides the data transmission ranges for the transceivers, port speeds, and cable types. TABLE 4 Transceiver type Supported optical tranceivers, speeds, cables, and distances Form factor Link Speed1 Multi-node media (50 microns)  (OM1) Multi-mode media (50 microns)  (OM2) Multi-mode media (50 microns)  (OM3) Multi-mode media (50 microns)  (OM4) Single-mode media SWL SFP+ 2 Gbps 150 m (492 ft.) 300 m (984 ft.) 500 m (1640 ft.) N/A N/A SWL SFP+ 4 Gbps 70 m (229 ft.) 150 m (492 ft.) 380 m (1264 ft.) 400 m (1312 ft.) N/A SWL SFP+ 8 Gbps 21 m (68 ft.) 50 m (164 ft.) 150 m (492 ft.) 190 m (623 ft.) N/A SWL SFP+ 16 Gbps 15 m (49 ft.) 35 m (115 ft.) 100 m (328 ft.) 125 m (410 ft.) N/A 1. 16Gb SFP+ optical transceivers support 16/8/4 Gbps speeds, and 8Gb SFP+ optical transceivers support 8/4/2 Gbps speeds. Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 17 53-1002576-02

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Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
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53-1002576-02
Data transmission ranges
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Data transmission ranges
Table 4
provides the data transmission ranges for the transceivers, port speeds, and cable types.
TABLE 4
Supported optical tranceivers, speeds, cables, and distances
Transceiver
type
Form
factor
Link Speed
1
1.
16Gb SFP+ optical transceivers support 16/8/4 Gbps speeds, and 8Gb SFP+ optical transceivers support 8/4/2 Gbps speeds.
SWL
SFP+
2 Gbps
150 m (492 ft.)
300 m (984 ft.)
500 m (1640 ft.)
N/A
N/A
SWL
SFP+
4 Gbps
70 m (229 ft.)
150 m (492 ft.)
380 m (1264 ft.)
400 m (1312 ft.)
N/A
SWL
SFP+
8 Gbps
21 m (68 ft.)
50 m (164 ft.)
150 m (492 ft.)
190 m (623 ft.)
N/A
SWL
SFP+
16 Gbps
15 m (49 ft.)
35 m (115 ft.)
100 m (328 ft.)
125 m (410 ft.)
N/A
Multi-node media
(50 microns)
(OM1)
Multi-mode media
(50 microns)
(OM2)
Multi-mode media
(50 microns)
(OM3)
Multi-mode media
(50 microns)
(OM4)
Single-mode
media