Connection of utp cable and optical fiber, 10gbase-t (copper wire), 10gbase-r (optical fiber) – Xtramus XG2 V1.3 User Manual
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2.2. Connection of UTP Cable and Optical fiber
2.2.1. 10GBASE-T (Copper Wire)
10GBASE-T uses the same RJ-45 connector that is the same as original 100M/1000Mbps Ethernet network. Plug
the RJ-45 connector into the port of 10Gbps, then it is ready to work.
Watch the LED status of Link/ACT of port A to know the connection status.
Cat. 6, Cat. 6a UTP Cable
RJ-45 Connector
Plug into
2.2.2. 10GBASE-R (Optical Fiber)
The connection of optical fiber can be departed to 4 sections
LR or SR Mode
Transceiver
SFP+ Transceiver
Fiber Connector
Optical Fiber
Connect
Connect
Plug into
Optical Fiber:
As the description above, there are Single-mode and Multi-mode optical fiber. Both of them can be used for XG2
Fiber Connector:
Unlike RJ-45 connector, the fiber can be removed from SFP+ transceiver easily. At two ends of fiber, it has
connector that can attach to SFP+ transceiver. There are two fibers for one SFP+ transceiver. One fiber is for
receiving and one fiber is for transmission. The picture below is called LC connector that can attach to SFP+
transceiver.
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