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News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: AFBR-59R5AL and AFBR-57R5AP
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 March 2005
Transceivers aim for 4Gbit/s Fibre
Channel
Agilent Technologies is shipping multimode fibre-optic transceivers targeted at 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel applications such as Fibre Channel switches, disk arrays and host bus adapters.
Agilent Technologies is shipping multimode fibre-optic transceivers targeted at 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel applications such as Fibre Channel switches, disk arrays and host bus adapters The small-form-factor (SFF) and small-form-factor-pluggable (SFP) devices support next-generation storage networks based on the new 4Gbit/s standard
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"With volume shipments of our 4Gbit/s optical transceivers under way, Agilent is facilitating the market's transition from 2 to 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel", said Tom Fawcett, Director of Marketing for the Fibre Optic Products Division in Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group.
"These new multimode fibre-optic transceivers offer outstanding performance and are supported by Agilent's well-known quality and assurance of high-volume supply".
Both the Agilent AFBR-59R5AL in the 2 x 7 SFF package and AFBR-57R5AP in the SFP package are compliant with ANSI (American National Standards Institute) FC-PI and FC-PI-2 physical layer standards and support Fibre Channel applications at 1, 2 and 4Gbit/s datarates.
Their SFF and excellent EMI (electromagnetic interference) performance enable high-density configurations.
Both feature integrated diagnostic monitoring interface (DMI) capabilities per the SFF-8472 multisource agreement (MSA), which allows users to monitor link quality during operation using the standard I2C interface.
DMI provides users with diagnostic information on optical power, bias current, temperature and supply voltage.
The AFBR-57R5AP SFP transceiver features an extended operating temperature range of -10 to +85C, which allows customers to use the transceiver in extended temperature environments and high-density applications without the need for additional environmental control technology.
Both the Agilent multimode AFBR-59R5AL in the SFF package and AFBR-57R5AP in the SFP package are available now in production quantities through Agilent's direct sales channel and its worldwide distribution partners.
Agilent expects to offer production quantities of single-mode 4Gbit/s SFF and SFP fibre-optic transceivers later in 2005. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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