Installed in a high density Perle Media Converter Chassis, Perle's feature rich SFP to SFP protocol and rate-transparent media converters enable network administrators to incorporate multiple fiber types and wavelengths in, or between, networks through fiber to fiber mode conversion.
Using this technology will result in significant cost savings when
compared to replacing an optical blade on network equipment. Easily
extend a network to remote locations by converting:
- Multimode to Multimode
- Multimode to Single Mode
- Single Mode to Single Mode
- Dual to single fiber ( Duplex to Simplex BiDi )
When used with a MCR-MGT Media Converter Management Module in the chassis, support is enabled for all authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) security services
used in corporate networks, including TACACS+, RADIUS, LDAP, Kerberos,
NIS and RSA. To further protect ID’s and passwords from someone
‘snooping’ on the network, Perle Managed Media Converters provide secure management sessions by supporting SSH, SNMPv3, Telnet and HTTPS.
These types of features are used when managing your corporate
firewalls, switches and routers. This is why Perle makes them available
in the CM-4GPT Managed Media Converter. The SFP to SFP Media Converter Module is also available for unmanaged applications.
SFP to SFP Conversion
The CM-4GPT-DSFP Managed Fiber Mode Converter Module comes with two empty SFP slots. This allows for flexible network configurations using SFP fiber transceivers supplied by Perle, Cisco or other manufacturers of MSA compliant SFPs. Adapting to different fiber types, distances and wavelengths is made simple by mixing and matching SFP’s as needed
for maximum flexibility across a variety of topologies and network
architectures. The hot-swappable nature of SFPs allow for easy
configuration and future upgrades as network demands evolve by simply
upgrading a single SFP instead of replacing the entire fiber mode
converter.
Convert different wavelengths ( WDM Transponders )
SFP transceivers also enable the C-4GPT-DSFP Fiber Mode Converter Module to operate as a Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) transponder.
Also referred to as Bi-Directional ( BiDi ) or Simplex, WDM
Transponders help network administrators take advantage of the cost
savings in both material and labour associated with Single Strand Fiber.
WDM uses separate transmit and receive frequencies to communicate on a single fiber strand.
WDM technology relies on the fact that optical fibers can carry many
wavelengths of light simultaneously without interaction between each
wavelength. Thus, a single fiber can carry many separate wavelength
signals or channels simultaneously. WDM systems are divided into
different wavelength patterns, conventional/coarse (CWDM) and dense (DWDM).
CM-4GPT-DSFP Managed Fiber Mode Converter Module Features
Network Administrators can
“see-everything” with Perle’s advanced features such as Smart Link
Pass-Through and Fiber Fault Alert. This allows for more efficient
troubleshooting and less on-site maintenance. These cost and time saving
features, along with a lifetime warranty and free worldwide technical support, make the CM-4GPT-DSFP Fiber Mode Converter Module the smart choice for IT professionals.
