Fibre Channel Protocol Architecture Fibre Channel Layered Model
Multimode 62.5μ
Multimode 50μ
Singlemode 9μ
FC Optical Media Types Summary
300m
2Gb/s 1Gb/s
4Gb/s
1Gb/s 2Gb/s 4Gb/s 8Gb/s
1Gb/s 2Gb/s 4Gb/s 8Gb/s
150m 70m
500m 300m 150m 50m
10km†
10km†
10km† 10km†
† 120km is possible with extended-distance Transceivers 2m is the minimum specified distance for optical connections Distances specified using OM2 and OS1 fibre types 10Gb/s requires OM3 grade multimode fibre or OS1 single-mode fibre