DS-X2-FC10G-ER Cisco 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel X2 Transceiver

DS-X2-FC10G-ER Overview

The Cisco Fibre Channel X2 Transceivers provide high-performance Fibre Channel connectivity for the 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports on the MDS 9000 Family platform. There are three types of Cisco 10-Gbps Fibre Channel X2 Transceivers for transmission on optical cables: Cisco Short Reach (up to 300m; part number DS-X2-FC10G-SR), Cisco Long Reach (up to 10 km; part number DS-X2-FC10G-LR), and Cisco Extended Reach (up to 40 km; part number DS-X2-FC10G-ER). There is also a 10-Gbps Fibre Channel X2 transceiver for transmission on copper cable (up to 15m; part number DS-X2-FC10G-CX4) (Figure 10). Each offers 10 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity.