Small Form-factor Pluggable
OverviewStandardizationSFP typesQSFPApplicationsMechanical dimensionsDigital diagnostics monitoring
The SFP transceiver is not standardized by any official standards body, but rather is specified by a multi-source agreement (MSA) among competing manufacturers. The SFP was designed after the GBIC interface, and allows greater port density (number of transceivers per given area) than the GBIC, which is why SFP is also known as mini-GBIC. However, as a practical matter, some networking equipment manufacturers engage in vendor lock-in pr
This reference is intended for preliminary specialty-cable research. Compatibility, link budgets, fire performance, installation methods, test limits and applicable standards must be verified for the specific project.