Xenpak
A XENPAK is a 10G optical fiber transceiver which supports a variety of physical interfaces, including single mode fiber, multi mode fiber and CX4 Infiniband copper cables. The XENPAK standard is defined in the Multisource Agreement (MSA), which defines a fiber optic or copper transceiver module conforming to the IEEE 802.3ae 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) standard.
XENPAK transmission distances range from 100 metres to 80 kilometres for fiber. XENPAK transceivers support transmission distances of up to 15 metres on CX4 cable. Recently introduced XENPAK transceivers supporting the 10GBase-LX4 standard utilize multiple wavelengths on legacy multi mode fiber at distances of up to 300 metres. This can eliminate the need to install new cabling in a building or facility when upgrading certain 1 Gbit/s circuits to 10 Gbit/s.
The XENPAK form factor is supported by numerous vendors including Cisco, 3Com, Enterasys, Extreme, Foundry, H3C, HP, Huawei, Intel, Juniper, SMC and ZTE. Recent advances in technology have led to more compact form factors for 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications such as X2, XFP and SFP+. SFPlustransceiver.com carries a variety of Cisco compatible XENPAK, X2 and SFP+ transceiver modules.