An increasing number of people are starting to place focus on networking products, such as Optical products, among which SFP Transceiver doesn’t fail to catch people’s much more attention. In this article, a brief but concise introduction to SFP Transceiver is attributed.

SFP Transceiver stands for Small Form-factor Pluggable, and it has replaced GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) on the whole. GBIC is the interface device which converts the gigabit electrical signal into the optical signal. And sometimes, SFP is considered as the upgraded version of GBIC, or named as Mini-GBIC since SFE is half smaller in volume than GBIC. SFP is the changeable product which conforms to the International standards. In terms of size, SFP Transceiver is smaller and the standardized SFP Transceiver meets the norms of the Multi-Source Agreement(MSA), which is applied among competitive manufacturers. SFP Transceiver is one of the most significant optical products witnessed by technological advancements.

This kind of compact, compatible and hot-swappable transceiver is most widely employed in telecommunications and data communications. It serves various networking standards, such as Fiber Channel,and Gigabit Ethernet. It also displays its functions in such networking systems as Wide Area Networks(WAN). As for its types, generally speaking, SFP Transceiver falls on Single-Mode and Multi-Mode fiber type. Allowing for feature of material itself used in these two kinds of SFP types, Single-Mode SFP differs from Multi-Mode SFP in transmission distance and cost. The former can support longer distance than the latter, while the latter needs a lower price compared with the former. Commonly, SFP modules are divided into four different types, including SX-850 nm, for a maximum of 550 m at 1.25 Gbit/s (gigabit Ethernet); LX-1310 nm, for distances up to 10 km; ZX-1550 nm, for distances up to 80 km, with green extraction lever; and DWDM all with copper cable interface, which makes the communication between motherboard and the unshielded twisted pair (UTP) possible.

When it comes to the benefits and advantages of SFP Transceiver, small physical size and mass, and ease of removal and replacement make them popular among companies which want to meet the objectives of broad bandwidth. Because SFP modules can be easily interchanged, it is much more convenient to upgrade and maintain fiber optical networks than what should be done to traditional soldered-in modules under the same situation. While repairing or upgrading the network system, a single module can solve the case with just removing or replacing it, instead of checking and replacing the entire circuit board. In this way, maintenance and upgrading can save you a large amount of money. As for the transmission speed, consumers can experience the rates up to 4.25 Gpbs.

Now you can imagine how convenient and fast it is with all the above-mentioned information in mind.

Fiberstore offers various SFP Transceivers to meet all your needs. What’s more, we also provide Compatible SFP transceivers as alternatives to those branded by Cisco, HP, Juniper etc. All of our SFP transceiver modules come with a lifetime advance replacement warranty and are 100% functionally tested. For more detailed information, please visit Fiberstore.

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