Nortel Networks 312865-A manual

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    Part No . 312865- A July 20 01 4401 Gr eat Ame rica Parkwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 *312865-A* Install ing Giga bit Interface Converters[...]

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    Copyright © 2001 Nortel Networks All rights re s e rv e d. July 2001 . The information i n this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configuration s, technical data, and recom mendations in this docum ent are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied warranty . Users must take full [...]

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    1 Product Safety Meets requirements of: CSA 22.2 No. 950-M95/UL1950, 3rd ed. EN60950: 1992 /A1:1993 /A2:1993 /A3: 1995 /A4: 199721CFR, Chapter I EN60825-1:1994 /A11:1996 Caution: Only qualifie d technicians s hould install thi s equipm ent. Place all pri nted circu it boards on an antis tatic mat until you are rea dy to install t hem. If you do not[...]

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    2 Introduct ion This section d escribes the Giga bit Interface Converter (GBIC) and label, and provides a GBIC model l ist. Product desc ription Gigabit Interface Con ve rters (GBICs) are hot-swappable input/ output enh ancement componen ts design ed for u se with Nortel Networks* products to allo w Gigabit Ethe rnet ports to link with fiber optic [...]

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    3 Figure 1 GB IC ext ra ct i on t abs and extractor han dl e GBIC labeli ng The Nortel Networks labe l on a typical GB IC (Figure 2) contains a Nortel Netwo rk s seri al number, a bar code, a manufact urer ’ s code, an int erfa ce type, and a pa rt number . Figure 2 Nortel Networks GBIC label 9702F A GBIC model with extr actor tabs GBIC model wit[...]

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    4 GBIC model list Ta b l e 1 lists and de scribes the Nortel Networks GBIC mode ls. No te: When yo u contact a Nortel Networks servic e represe ntati ve for trouble shoot ing pur poses, you mu st have t he following in formation availabl e: • Nortel Network s serial number • Manuf acture r ’ s code • Interface type • GBI C part numbe r T [...]

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    5 Handling, safet y , and environmental guidelines Before installin g your GBIC, read the following handling, safety , and envi ronm ental g ui del ines: • GBICs are static sens itive . T o prevent damag e from electrostat ic discharge (ESD), follow your no rmal board and compo nen t handl in g procedur es. • GBICs are dust sensitive. When yo u[...]

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    6 2 V erify that the GBIC i s the correct model for your network config urati on ( T able 1 o n pa ge 4 ). 3 Remove the dust cover from the GBIC ’ s o ptical bo res. 4 Grasp the GBIC between you r thumb and forefi ng er . 5 Insert the GBIC i nto the slot on the front panel of the Giga bit Etherne t swit ching modul e (Figure 3) . Figure 3 Inser t[...]

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    7 2 Depen ding on your GB IC mo del, eith er gras p the ex tracti on tabs ( Figure 1 ) located on e ither side o f the GBIC with you r thumb an d forefin ger , or lift the extract or hand l e ( Figure 1 ) attached to the GBIC. 3 Slide the GBIC out o f the Gigabit E thernet m odule slot. 4 If the GBIC does n ot slide eas ily from the m odule slot, u[...]

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    8 Standards, connect ors, cabling, and distance This section desc ribes GBIC standards , connectors, cab ling, and distance; and provides specifi cations for the fo llo wing GBICs: • “ 1000BA SE-SX, ” next • “ 1000B ASE-L X ” on page 9 • “ 1000B ASE-XD ” on page 11 • “ 1000B ASE-Z X ” on page 13 GBIC ports for both multimode[...]

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    9 1000BA SE-LX The Mo del 1000 BASE-LX GBIC pro vides 10 00BASE- LX (1300 n m, wavele ngt h, Giga bi t Ethe r net) conn ectivit y us ing SC duple x f iber conne ctors. Th e long wav elengt h op tical transceivers use d in the LX m odel provide v ariable distan ce ranges us ing bot h multimo de and sin gle-mo de f iber opt ic cabli ng. The Model 10 [...]

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    10 Ta b l e 4 describes standards, con nectors, cabling , and distance for the Mod el 1000BASE- LX GBIC. T abl e 4 1000BA SE- LX sp ec ifications Type Specifications Standar ds Confor mity to the f ollowing sta ndards: 802.3z, 100 0B ASE-LX Conn ecto rs Dupl ex SC fiber o ptic conn ec tor Cabl ing 62.5 µm MMF optic cable 50 µm MMF o ptic cable 10[...]

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    11 1000BASE-XD The Model 1000BASE-XD GBIC provides Gi gabit Ethern et connec t ivity usin g SC duple x single -mode f i ber conne ct ors. High-perfo rm anc e optical transceivers ena ble Gigabit Ethe rnet link dist a nces up t o 50 kilome te rs (km) ov er single -mode f iber . The port s operate in full- dup lex mode only . Ta b l e 5 describes sta[...]

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    12 Connect ors Duplex SC si ngle-mo de fiber o ptic connec tor Cabling Single-m ode fibe r optic cable Dist ance Up to 50 km u sing s ingle -mode f iber cable, de pending on the qualit y of the fiber Optical b udget 17 dB Laser T ransmitt er Char acterist ics Waveleng th 1550 ± 10 nm Maximu m spectral wi dth 0.2 nm Maximu m launc h power 0 dBm o r[...]

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    13 1000BA SE-ZX The Mode l 1000BASE-Z X GBIC prov i des Gigabit Etherne t connec t ivity usin g SC duple x single -mode f i ber conne ct ors. High-perfo rm anc e optical transceivers ena ble Gigabit Ethe rnet link dista nces up to 70 km ov er singl e-mode fiber cable. Th e ports operate in fu ll-dup lex mo de onl y . Ta b l e 6 describes standards,[...]

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    14 Connecting t o Nortel Networks online This secti on describes pro ducts, s er vices, and su pport syst ems that can be acc essed onlin e. Dis tanc e 7 0 km Receiver Characteristics Wavelength 1200 to 1550 nm Minimum receiver sensit ivity -22 dBm Maximum i nput power -3 dBm No te: Whe n shorter le ngths of si ngle- mod e fiber cab le are used, th[...]

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    15 Hard-copy technica l manuals Y ou can pri nt selected t ech nical manua ls and release no tes free, directly from the Internet. Go to the www .no rtelnetworks.com/ docume ntatio n URL. Find t he product for which you need docume nt ation. Then loca t e the spec i fic categ ory and model or version for your hardware or software product. Use Adobe[...]

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    16 An Express Routing Code (ERC) is av ailable for many Nortel Network s pr o ducts a nd services. W hen you use an ER C , your call is routed to a techni cal supp o r t person who specia lize s in supp orting th at pr oduct or s ervic e. T o loc ate an ERC for yo ur produc t or s ervice , go to the www1 2. nortelnetworks. com / URL and clic k ERC [...]