3 - Types of Transcievers

Classification of transceivers
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2 Content
• How to choose transceivers ?

• Classification of transceivers.
• Tunable DWDM vs Fixed-wavelength DWDM Transceiver
3 How to choose transceivers ?
• Optical transceivers depending on the following parameters:

1. fiber type.
2. Wavelength used.
3. Distance.
4. Data rate.
5. brand
4 Types of Fiber Optic Transceiver
• Fiber Optic Transceiver is classified into various types to meet

the requirements:
- Classified by transmission rates.

- Classified by fiber mode types.
- classified by TX mode.
- Classified by transceiver applications.
- Classified by technology development.
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Classified by transmission rates
• The transmission rate is the number of bits transmitted per second.

• The unit of measure for transmission rate in Mbps (Megabits per second) or
Gbps (Gigabits per second).
• Depending on transmission rates , fiber optic transceivers are classified into
0.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 10Mbps, 52Mbps, 84Mbps, 100Mbps, 155Mbps,
350Mbps, 622Mbps, 1Gbps, 2.125Gbps, 2.5Gbps, 3Gbps, 4.25Gbps, 6Gbps,
8Gbps,10Gbps, 16Gbps, 25Gbps, 32Gbps, 40Gbps, 56Gbps, 100Gbps,
120Gbps and 200Gbps
Classified by fiber mode types
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• Therefore, fiber optic transceiver is also classified as single-mode and

multi-mode transceivers to support different optical fibers.
• The single-mode transceivers usually have a transmission distance of 10 km
to 160 km.
• The multi-mode one’s used for short transmission distance such as 0.5km
to 2km.
Classified by TX mode
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Classified by transceiver applications
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• There are many different transceivers for various application.

• By different application , fiber optic transceiver are also classified into
SONET/SDH,FE/GE/10GE/40GE/100GE Ethernet , Broadcast Video ,
LTE , Fiber Channel , etc.
Classified by technology
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development
• With the development of technology, they are classified into:
- SFP , eSFP.
-XFP , SFP+
- CFP, CFP2, CFP4.
- CXP.
- CFP8.
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1. SFP &eSFP
• SFP , eSFP :
- small in size.
- support date rate from 125Mb/s to 5Gb/s.
- support LC connector
Appearance of eSFP
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modules
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2. XFP & SFP+
• XFP:
- large in size.
- support date rate from
8Gb/s to 10Gb/s.
• SFP+:
- small in size.
8Gb/s to 10Gb/s.
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Appearance of XFP
modules
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Appearance of SFP+
modules
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3. CFP & CFP2 & CFP4
• CFP:
- large in size.
40Gb/s to 100Gb/s.
• CFP2 / CFP4:
- small in size.
- support date rate100Gb/s.
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Appearance of CFP
modules
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Appearance of CFP2
modules
4. CXP
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• CXP:
- extended capability for
data rate
- small in size.
- support date rate 120Gb/s.
- support MPO connector
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Appearance of CXP
modules
20 5. CFP8
• CFP8:
- small in size.
- support date rate 400Gb/s
- support MPO connector
Transceivers summary
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Type of
Stands for size Data rate
transceiver
Enhanced small form factor

SFP / eSFP small 125Mb/s to 5Gb/s
pluggable
XFP 10G small form factor pluggable large

8Gb/s to 10Gb/s
SFP+ small form factor pluggable small
CFP large
Centum form factor pluggable 40Gb/s to 100Gb/s
CFP2 / CFP4 small
CXP Extended capability small 120Gb/s

CFP8 Centum form factor pluggable large 400Gb/s
Tunable DWDM vs Fixed-
22 wavelength DWDM Transceiver
• Tunable DWDM transceivers allow users to tune their wavelengths based on actual
network demand.
• This results in the reduction in the number of spare transceivers that used for
avoiding DWDM network breakdown, and offers flexibility to adapt to the growing
network.
• On the market, tunable modules mainly include 10G SFP+, XFP and 25G SFP28
tunable DWDM transceivers.
• Then, are there any differences between the tunable 10/25G and standard 10/25G
DWDM modules? We will explain their differences in working principle, application
and cost, then use any method to show how to change the wavelength of the DWDM
tunable transceiver.
Working Principle
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• Each fixed-wavelength DWDM module is designed with a specific wavelength,

so the module can only be deployed in the network node that requires the
corresponding wavelength.
• For example, an SFP+ transceiver with C21 wavelength can only work with the
port of C21 wavelength on a DWDM MUX.
• But with the tunable SFP+ fiber module, users can use the module to connect
any ports of the same DWDM MUX through fiber cables since the wavelength
of the tunable transceiver can be tuned to adapt to the different port
wavelengths.
Working Principle
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Classification of transceivers

• How to choose transceivers ?

• Optical transceivers depending on the following parameters:

• Fiber Optic Transceiver is classified into various types to meet

- Classified by transmission rates.

• The transmission rate is the number of bits transmitted per second.

• Therefore, fiber optic transceiver is also classified as single-mode and

• There are many different transceivers for various application.

Enhanced small form factor

XFP 10G small form factor pluggable large

CXP Extended capability small 120Gb/s

• Each fixed-wavelength DWDM module is designed with a specific wavelength,

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