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EoS and EoL News for the Cisco 10GBASE DWDM XENPAK Modules

Posted on January 21, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Recently, Cisco announced the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco 10GBASE DWDM XENPAK Modules. Pay attention here: the last day to order the affected product(s) is July 16, 2015. Customers with…

10GBASE-T or SFP Plus

Posted on January 5, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

If I want to migrate our Data Center to 10G and I face the first problem: 10GBASE-T or SFP+. I understand this decision will affect to switches, servers and SAN…

About Transceiver & Cisco Transceiver Modules

Posted on October 30, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Briefly, a transceiver can be defined as a device that comprises of both a transmitter and a receiver of analog or digital signals. For example, radios and telephones are some…

Cisco 10GbE Optics Modules & Optical Standards

Posted on March 21, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There have been numerous different form factors and optics types introduced since 10 gigabit Ethernet has been launched years ago. XENPAKS, the oldest, is very popular as the install base…

Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Modules Overview

Posted on March 18, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ modules offer customers a wide variety of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options for data center, enterprise wiring closet, and service provider transport applications. Main features of…

Why Should We Care About 10 Gigabit Ethernet Pluggable Optics?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

All you need to know about XENPAK, X2, and XFP transceivers on Cisco routing and switching products. Why Should I Care About 10 Gigabit Etherenet Pluggable Optics? To deploy 10…