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Cisco 10-Gigabit XFP Transceiver Modules Installation Note
OL-24246-01
Overview
Table 6 lists the optical specifications of the DWDM XFP transceiver modules.
Table 6 DWDM XFP Optical Transmit and Receive Specifications
Parameter Symbol Minimum Typical Maximum Units Notes and Conditions
Transmitter
Spectral Width — — — 0.2 nm Full width, –20 dB from maximum, with
resolution bandwidth (RBW) = 0.01 nm
Transmitter
center
wavelength
—x
1
– 100
1. x is the center wavelength. The center wavelength can vary ±100 picometers (pm).
xx
1
+ 100 pm See Table 2 for center wavelengths
Side-mode
suppression ratio
SMSR 30 — — dB —
Transmitter
extinction ratio
OMI 9 — — dB —
Transmitter
optical output
power
Pout –1.0 — 3.0 dBm Average power coupled into single-mode
fiber
Receiver
Receiver optical
input wavelength
— 1530— 1565nm —
Receiver damage
threshold
—— —4.0 dBm—
Dispersion
tolerance
— –500— 1600ps/nm—
Power-Limited Performance (measured at optical signal-to-noise ratio [OSNR] of 30 dB at 0.1-nm RBW)
Optical input
power
Pin –23.0 — –7.0 dBm Measured at a bit error rate (BER) = 1E–12
with an IEEE 802.3 test pattern
Dispersion power
penalty
— — — 3 dB Measured at a bit error rate (BER) = 1E–12
with an IEEE 802.3 test pattern
Noise-Limited Performance (measured at OSNR of 24 dB at 0.1-nm RBW)
Optical input
power
Pin –18.0 — –7.0 dB Measured at a bit error rate (BER) = 1E–12
with an IEEE 802.3 test pattern
Dispersion
OSNR penalty
— — — 3 dB Measured at a bit error rate (BER) = 1E–12
with an IEEE 802.3 test pattern