On 04/16/2010 08:53 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, Joel Jaeggli wrote: > >> >> >> On 04/16/2010 08:35 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: >>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, William Jobs wrote: >>> >>>> Has anyone else undertaken a similar setup? What were the difficulties >>>> you >>>> encountered especially in terms of reduced throughput, packet loss >>>> etc. Any >>>> recommended media converters? >>> >>> Why media converter? There are CX4 XFPs as far as I can google... >> >> the cx4 interface is xaui 4x3Gb/s, as is xenpack. xfp is xfi 1 x 10Gb/s >> so connecting the two requires a serdes device. > > http://www.small-tree.com/XFP_CX4_p/xfp-cx4.htm > > "The XFP-CX4 copper transceiver module provides cost effective and > reliable transport of 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN data over distances of up > to 15 meters. Transparently to the user, the module transfers the 10GbE > data stream over four full-duplex 3.125 GigaBaud channels over a single > parallel copper cable. The product offers the ability to scale bandwidth > in 10 Gigabit increments, and directly with the industry standard MDI > electrical socket." > > I guess this one does that?
yes... so does converting it from xaui to optical. Not objecting to the characterization of the existance of xfp/cx4 connections, only clarifying what such a device does.
