Agilent HFBR-5602/HFCT-5612
Gigabit Interface Converters
(GBIC) for Fibre Channel
Data Sheet
Features
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Compliant with Gigabit Interface
Converter specification Rev. 5.4 (1)
HFBR-5602 is compliant with ANSI
X3.297-1996 Fibre Channel Physical
Interface FC-PH-2 Revision 7.4
proposed specifications
HFCT-5612 is compliant with ANSI
100-SM-LC-L Revision 2
enhancement to X3.297-1996
FC-PH-2 Revision 7.4
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Performance:
HFBR-5602:
300 m over 62.5/125 µm MMF
500 m over 50/125 µm MMF
HFCT-5612:
500 m with 50/125 µm MMF
500 m with 62.5/125 µm MMF
10 km with 9/125 µm SMF
Horizontal or vertical installation
AEL Laser Class 1 eye safe per
IEC 60825-1
Description
The mechanical and electrical
interfaces of these converters to
the host system are identical for
all implementations of the
converter regardless of external
media type. A 20-pin connector is
used to connect the converter to
the host system. Surge currents
are eliminated by using pin
The HFBR-56xx/HFCT-56xx
family of interface converters
meet the Gigabit Interface
Converter specification Rev. 5.4.
The family provides a uniform
form factor for a wide variety of
standard connections to
transmission media. The
converters can be inserted or
removed from a host chassis
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AEL Laser Class I eye safe per
US 21 CFR
Hot-Pluggable
sequencing at this connector and
a slow-start circuit. Two ground
Applications
without removing power from the tabs at this connector also make
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Mass storage system I/O
Computer system I/O
High-speed peripheral interface
High-speed switching systems
Host adapter I/O
host system.
contact before any other pins,
discharging possible component-
damaging static electricity. In
addition, the connector itself
performs a two-stage contact
sequence. Operational signals and
power supply ground make
contact in stage 1 while power
makes contact in stage 2.
The converters are suitable for
interconnections in the Fibre
Channel mass storage and data
transfer environment. The design
of these converters is also
RAID cabinets
Related Products
practical for other high
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850 nm 1 x 9 VCSEL transceiver for
Fibre Channel applications
(HFBR-53D3)
1300 nm, 1 x 9 laser transceiver for
Fibre Channel applications
(HFCT-53D3)
Physical layer ICs available for
optical or copper interface
(HDMP-1536A/46A)
Versions of both 1 x 9 and GBIC
transceiver module for Gigabit
Ethernet
performance, point-to-point
communication requiring gigabit
interconnections. Since the
The HFBR-5602 has been
converters are hot-pluggable, they developed with 850 nm short
allow system configuration wavelength VCSEL technology
changes or maintenance simply by while the HFCT-5612 is based on
plugging in a different type of
converter.
1300 nm long wavelength Fabry
Perot laser technology.