Identifying Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Optical Modules
Gigabit optical modules are used in Gigabit Ethernet, Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) with dual channel and bidirectional transmission, while 10G optical modules are used in 10G Ethernet, Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) with STM-64 and OC-192 rate. Literally easy to understand, the main difference between Gigabit and 10Gbps optical modules is that the transmission rate is different, the transmission rate of Gigabit optical module is 1000Mbps, while the transmission rate of 10Gbps optical module is 10Gbps. An SFP optical module, also known as a Mini-GBIC, is a hot-swappable transceiver. Thanks to its compact size and flexibility, the SFP form factor supports multiple. You can identify the modules by information located on the top of the SFP module.
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