XBR-000163 Brocade Compatible 10GFC Short-Wave SFP+ for DCX SAN

EdgeOptic's XBR-000163 compatible is a Brocade-coded 10GFC short-wave (SWL) SFP+ for Brocade director-class SAN platforms, specifically the DCX 8510-4 and 8510-8 directors fitted with FC10-6 10GFC blades, the Brocade 7800 extension switch, and legacy DCX directors populated with 10GFC blades. Protocol is 10GFC per FC-PI-5 (T11.3 INCITS 479) at 10.518 Gbps serial line rate, which is a Fibre Channel rate distinct from 10GBASE-SR Ethernet at 10.3125 Gbps. The 10GFC rate does not auto-negotiate down to 8G, 4G or 2G Fibre Channel; multi-rate 8G/4G/2G SAN ports use a separate FC-PI-4 short-wave SKU rather than rate-selecting to XBR-000163.

Optical stage follows the FC-PI-5 short-wave profile: 850 nm VCSEL transmitter, 850 nm PIN photodiode receiver, and the FC-PI-5 short-wave power budget. Reach over duplex LC multimode fiber is 300 m on OM3, 400 m on OM4, 82 m on OM2 and 33 m on OM1 per the FC-PI-5 short-wave specification. Mechanical envelope is the SFP+ MSA (SFF-8432) with SFF-8472 digital diagnostics for TX power, RX power, laser bias current, supply voltage and case temperature. On Fabric-OS the diagnostic page is readable through 'sfpshow' on the 10GFC FC port, which keeps the compatible optic under the same inventory and health-monitoring view as a factory Brocade unit on the DCX director or the 7800 extension switch.

EdgeOptic programs the EEPROM with Brocade B-series identifiers so Fabric-OS on the DCX director or 7800 extension switch registers the part as a native Brocade XBR-000163. B-series coding targets Brocade 10GFC SAN platforms only; the part will not register on Brocade ICX Ethernet switches, which carry 10GBASE-SR Ethernet SFP+ parts such as 10G-SFPP-SR on their 10GbE uplinks and follow a different EEPROM scheme. Operating range is 0 to 70 degrees Celsius (commercial), the module conforms to the SFP+ MSA, and is CE/RoHS certified. For FC10-6 10GFC blade population planning on a DCX 8510-8 director, for FC-PI-5 versus FC-PI-4 migration guidance on a mixed fabric, or for bulk pricing on a 7800 extension switch rollout, please contact our sales team.