Physical Connections

Many types of 10 GbE connectors. Industry uses multisource agreements (MSAs)

Transceivers #

  • SFP+: Enhanced small form-factor pluggable XENPAK transceiver

Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) #

Single strand fiber transmission of multiple signals.

  • BiDi: Bidirectional transceiver
  • Uses multiple wavelengths on the same fiber.