WDM SFP is divided into two types？

You must be very interested in some SFP modules which are with colorful markings, such as color arrow on label and color coded bale clasp. But do you know what are these colorful SFPs used for? And why are they designed as several color? This paper is going to introduce one type of these colorful SFP transceiver modules.

These SFPs with color arrow on label and color coded bale clasp are called WDM(Wavelength Divison Multiplexing) SFPs. WDM SFPs are devided into two basic types. One is CWDM(Coarse Wavelength Divison Multiplexing) SFPs, and the other one is DWDM(Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) SFPs. This paper is mainly about the CWDM SFP transceiver. The different colors represent different wavelength.

What's CWDM SFP? CWDM SFP is a kind of optical transceiver which combines the CWDM technology. Similar with the traditional SFPs, CWDM SFP is also a hot-swappable input/output device that plugs into an SFP port or slot of a switch or router, and links the port with the fiber-optic network. It is a convenient and cost-effective solution for the adoption of Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel (FC) in campus, data-center, and metropolitan-area access networks.

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CWDM SFPs With Different Wavelengths In general, CWDM SFPs come in eight wavelengths that range from 1470 nm to 1610nm. In order to better identify the wavelength to which the Gigabit Ethernet channel is mapped when using these CWDM SFPs, we use the color markings on the devices, such as color arrow on label and color coded bale clasp to achieve it. This is why there are many SFPs with different colors for applications. Here, we take Cisco for example. Here, we take Cisco for example. The following table lists the CWDM SFPs with their wavelength and color codes.

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Standards and Regulatory Compliance

  • RoHS compliant
  • IEEE Std 802.3 (Gigabit Ethernet 802.3z,802.3ah, FastE 802.3u)
  • Fibre Channel Draft Physical Interface Specification FC-PI-2
  • Compliant with SONET/SDH optical standards
  • SFP MSA (multi-source agreement)

Protocols and Data Rates

  • Fast Ethernet (125Mbps)
  • Gigabit Ethernet (1.25Gbps)
  • 1G and 2G Fibre Channel
  • SONET OC-3 (155Mbps), OC-12 (622Mbps), and OC-48 (2.488Gbps)

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