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Appendices
UNIT 5
5-9
Support for the IEEE 802.3ae 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard has been added to the FiberMeter Link Wizard,
which means that users can now certify their 10GbE networks.
With this new standard, users are given the option of choosing from one of several versions of this standard,
based on the fiber type, wavelength, and 10GbE electronics used. Below is a summary of the various 10GbE
standards as they are defined in the FiberMeter.
In order to choose the correct standard in the FiberMeter Link Wizard, it is important to know the specifications
of the fiber under test, especially the fiber type and modal bandwidth.
If these specifications are unknown, contact the optical fiber manufacturer for more details.
IEEE Standard
Name
FiberMeter Link
Wizard Name
10GBASE-S
Wavelength
Loss (dB)
Modal
Bandwidth
Maximum
Distance (m)
10GBASE-S
10GBASE-S
10GBASE-S
10GBASE-S
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-L
10GBASE-E
Fiber
Type
62.5/125
multimode
62.5/125
multimode
62.5/125
multimode
50/125
multimode
50/125
multimode
laser-optimized
50/125 multimode
50/125
multimode
50/125
multimode
50/125
multimode
singlemode
singlemode
singlemode
160 MHz • km
200 MHz • km
400 MHz • km
500 MHz • km
2000 MHz • km
500 MHz • km
400 MHz • km
500 MHz • km
2000 MHz • km
850nm
850nm
850nm
850nm
850nm
1300nm
1300nm
1300nm
1300nm
1310nm
1310nm
1550nm
2.6
2.5
2.2
2.3
2.6
2.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
6.3
6.2
11.4
26
33
66
82
300
300
240
300
300
5000
5000
5000
10GBASE-S
LEGACY
10GBASE-S
LEGACY
10GBASE-S
OM1/OM2
10GBASE-S
OM1/OM2
10GBASE-S
OM3
10GBASE-LX4
LEGACY
10GBASE-LX4
LEGACY
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-LX4
10GBASE-L/E
10GBASE-L/E
NA
NA
NA
10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard