10GBASE-T or SFP Plus
If I want to migrate our Data Center to 10G and I face the first problem: 10GBASE-T or SFP+. I understand this decision will affect to switches, servers and SAN (iscsi) and their interoperability, right? My first step is to…
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About Transceiver & Cisco Transceiver Modules
Briefly, a transceiver can be defined as a device that comprises of both a transmitter and a receiver of analog or digital signals. For example, radios and telephones are some of the devices that use transceivers. Network transceivers are used…
Cisco SFP vs. GBIC vs. XEP vs. SFP Plus
‘What is the difference between a SFP and GBIC? I’m looking buying a card for a 4506 chassis. All Fibre ports and I need Gig Speeds. There are cards that take SFP and then there are Cards that take GBICs.…
Cisco 10GbE Optics Modules & Optical Standards
There have been numerous different form factors and optics types introduced since 10 gigabit Ethernet has been launched years ago. XENPAKS, the oldest, is very popular as the install base is large, while the newest SFP+ offers a much smaller…
