10 Gigabit Ethernet Optical Transceivers (PMDs)

NOTES:

*Draft 3.0 of the 802.3ae specification references the higher bandwidth (2000 MHz*km) 50 micron MM fiber.

**The 9.0 micron value is the core diameter. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A specifies that the nominal “mode field diameter “shall be 8.7 to 10.0 microns with a tolerance of +/- 0.5 micron at 1310 nm.

850 nm

serial

Fiber Supported

Diameter

(Microns)

Bandwidth

(MHz*km)

Distance

(Meters)

1310 nm

WWDM

1310 nm

serial

1550 nm

serial

PDM

multimode

multimode

single mode

single mode

single mode

50*

62.5

9.0**

9.0

9.0

500

160

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

65

300

10K

10K

40K

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