Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC

The Cisco Receive-Only Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) Gigabyte Interface Converter (GBIC) pluggable allows cable service providers to build optimized transport networks for video-on-demand applications. The Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC can be used as a pluggable receiver on any unidirectional link in a CWDM and/or DWDM transport network.

Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC

  features of the Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC

• GBIC can be used as receiver for all wavelengths supported by Cisco CWDM and Cisco DWDM pluggable transceivers
• GBIC provides high receive sensitivity
• GBIC is cost optimized for unidirectional links (no transmitter)
• Hot-swappable input device that plugs into Gigabit Ethernet GBIC ports or slots of a Cisco switch/router, linking the port with the network
• Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC can be used and interchanged on a wide variety of Cisco products and can be intermixed in combination's of 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX/LH, or 1000BASE-ZX on a port-by-port basis

Performance

• Gigabyte Ethernet 1.25-Gbps full-duplex links
• Receiver Sensitivity -29 decibels (db)

Platform Support

The Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC(DS-SFP-FC4G-SW) is supported across a variety of Cisco switches, routers, and optical transport devices. For more details see the document Cisco Receive-Only WDM GBIC Compatibility Matrix.

Connectors and Cabling

Equipment: Standard GBIC interface

Network: Single SC connector

Environmental Conditions and Power Requirements

Operating temperature range: 32 to 122° F (0 to 50° C)

Storage temperature range: -40 to 185° F (-40 to 85° C)