SFP transceiver goes the distance

Ultimate Renaissance has signed a sole UK distribution agreement with Fiberxon, a US manufacturer of high performance, cost effective, modular interfaces for optical communication systems.

Ultimate Renaissance has signed a sole UK distribution agreement with Fiberxon, a US manufacturer of high performance, cost effective, modular interfaces for optical communication systems.

The first product to be made available as part of the deal is the FTM-5012C-L120 small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver.

The new device allows local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) to transport gigabit signals over metropolitan distances up to 120km.

The FTM-5012C-L120 transceiver meets IEEE802.3 Gigabit Ethernet and ANSI Fibre Channel specifications, making it suitable for switch-to-switch interfaces, switched backplane applications, router/server interfaces, and other high-speed transmission systems.

These include high performance, point-to-point communication requiring long-haul gigabit interconnections, including CCTV networks for security systems and other applications.

The transmitter is a 1550nm DFB laser, enabling bidirectional data links up to 1.25Gbit/s.

Being compliant with the SFP multisource agreement (MSA), the FTM-5012C-L120 can be easily interchanged, allowing networks to be upgraded and maintained more conveniently compared to soldered-in connections.

Inventory costs are also reduced.

It can also be installed into MSA standard SFP ports without taking the host equipment offline.

Network owners can therefore rapidly configure equipment to meet specific needs, and optimally manage resources and network downtime.

Compared with traditional transceivers, the size of the small form factor package enables higher port densities.

Further FTM-5012C-L120 features include a lever latch that makes the SFP transceiver removable easily by hand, even in high-density applications.

An incorporated EEPROM contains detailed product information, for retrieval by host equipment via the two-wire serial CMOS EEPROM protocol.

The FTM-5012C-L120 meets international EMI specifications, including FCC Part 15 Class B, Cenelec EN55022 Class B, and (CISPR 22B) VCCI Class B.

further approvals include IEC61000-4-3 immunity to electric field, IEC61000-4-2 immunity to electrostatic discharge against the receptacle, and MIL-STD-883E class 2 immunity to electrostatic discharge to the pins.

The device also meets FDA 21CFR 1040.10, FDA 21CFR 1040.11 and IEC 60825-1 specifications for laser eye safety.

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