The 10G network is based on the IEEE802.3 specification (10GBASE-SR), which states that the 10G-SR module can transmit up to 300m/400m over OM3/OM4 fiber. Network builders built the equipment at both ends of the fiber according to the maximum distance of 300m/400m, but the 25G-SR module only transmits up to 70m/100m on OM3/OM4 fibers, and some 10G networks can't be directly upgraded to 25G using the 25G-SR module.
        CISCO has introduced an optical module model SFP-10/25G-CSR-S, which supports transmission of 300m/400m over OM3/OM4 fiber.
SFP-10/25G-CSR-S optical module transmission rate level transmission type
Figure 1 SFP-10/25G-CSR-S optical module transmission rate level transmission type
        The module also has a dual-rate feature that allows it to interconnect with 25GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-SR optical modules.
        Table 1 Optical Module Types for Interconnecting with SFP-10/25G-CSR-S Optical Modules
Type of local module
Type of opposite module
Link transmission rate
Link transmission rate
@OM3/OM4
CISCO 10/25G CSR
10G-SR
10G
300/400m
CISCO 10/25G CSR
25G-SR
25G
70/100m
CISCO 10/25G CSR
CISCO 10/25G CSR
10/25G
300/400m

        For interconnection with 25G modules, RS-FEC (Forward Error Correction) is required to be enabled on the 25G ports, and the types of FEC supported by the SFP-10/25G-CSR-S are listed below:
Table 2 FEC types supported by the SFP-10/25G-CSR-S
Interface
Description
Bit Error Rate (BER) before FEC
 FEC Requirement (host side)
Bit Error Rate (BER) after FEC
Maximum Transmission Distance(OM3/OM4)
IEEE 25GBASE-SR
CISCO SFP-25G-SR-S
Multimode Short-Range Transmission
(OM3/OM4)
5E-05
RS-FEC
1E-12
70/100m
CISCO SFP-10/25G-
CSR-S
Multimode Short-Range Transmission
(OM3/OM4)
5E-05
RS-FEC
1E-12
300/400m#
1E-08
FC-FEC*
1E-12
70/100m
1E-12
No-FEC*
1E-12
30/50m

        # Transmission distance when interconnecting SFP-10/25G-CSR-S and IEEE 25GBASE-SR or SFP-25G-SR-S: 70/100m
        * SFP-10/25G-CSR-S modules at both ends of the fiber
        It is also known that host vendors such as HP-ARUBA (Model: JL485A), H3C (Model: SFP-25G-CSR-MM850), Extreme (Model: 10503) and other host vendors have already launched 25G-CSR/25G-eSR/25G-ESR optical module products with transmission distances of up to 300 meters @ OM3/400 meters @ OM4 。
        Moduletek Limited can provide CISCO SFP-10/25G-CSR-S compatible optical module products and 25G-CSR/25G-eSR/25G-ESR optical module products compatible with host vendors such as HP-ARUBA, H3C and Extreme.
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