Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6000 Multilayer Switch Feature Card MSFC2 Data Sheet

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Data Sheet 
Cisco 10GBASE XENPAK Modules 
Product Overview 
The range of Cisco
®
 10GBASE XENPAK modules offers a wide variety of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options 
for data center, enterprise wiring closet, and service provider transport applications (Figure 1). 
Figure 1.    Cisco 10GBASE XENPAK Modules 
 
Main features of Cisco 10GBASE XENPAK modules include: 
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Supports 10GBASE Ethernet 
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Hot-swappable input/output device plugs into an Ethernet XENPAK port of a Cisco switch or router to link 
the port with the network 
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Provides flexibility of interface choice 
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Supports “pay-as-you-populate” model 
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Supports the Cisco quality identification feature that enables a Cisco switch or router to identify whether the 
module is a Cisco certified and tested XENPAK module 
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Interoperable with respective Cisco 10-Gigabit X2, XFP and SFP+ modules on the same link 
Cisco offers six modules in this product family: 
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Cisco XENPAK-10GB-CX4: Supports link lengths of up to 15m on CX4 cable. 
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Cisco XENPAK-10GB-LRM: Supports link lengths 220m on standard FDDI-grade multimode fiber (MMF). 
To ensure that specifications are met over FDDI-grade, OM1 and OM2 fibers, the transmitter should be 
coupled through a mode conditioning patch cord. No mode conditioning patch cord is required for 
applications over OM3. For additional information on mode conditioning patch cord requirements please 
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