- Supports IEEE 802.3ab Networking
- Data Transfer Speeds up to 8.5Gbps
The IBM 8 Gbps SFP+ LW optical transceiver module for IBM system x (00FM472) is a multi-rate (8.5/4.25 Gbps) fiber channel Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) hot-pluggable transceiver. This transceiver module plugs into an SFP+ high-speed fiber channel data port, providing 8 Gbps optical connectivity for up to 10 km using this 8 Gbps FC transceiver module provides excellent performance in port-dense networks with challenging thermal environments, and is compliant with the SFF-8472 10.3 specification.