LambdaDriver 400 & 800
ML46430, Rev. 07
October 2004
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Lower cost
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Advantages afforded by fiberoptic cabling, such as greater reliability, increased security,
and added safety
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Enables pluggable add-on scalability and growth
The ESCON WDM interface can be fitted with any vendor SFP. This endows the ESCON module
with flexible connectivity to terminal equipment and minimizes cost of investment on upgrades
and deviations since to change any one or more of the interface properties, only the SFP, and not
the whole ESCON module, needs to be replaced.
show how ESCON multiplexer modules can be applied.
Features
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Active 3R functionality
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Transmission and reception indicators
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Access interface (receptacle) can host any vendor SFP meeting the MSA SFF-8074i
standard for flexible connectivity to terminal equipment.
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SFF-8472 digital diagnostics support for SFP
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Hot-swappable
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Installable in all LambdaDriver chassis
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1-slot size
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Pluggable
Layout
Figure 16: ESCON Module Layout
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