Data sheet

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Cisco 100BASE-X Small

Form-Factor Pluggable
Modules for Fast Ethernet
Applications

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Contents
Product overview 3
Cisco 100BASE-FX SFP 3
Cisco 100BASE-LX10 SFP 4
Cisco 100BASE-BX10 SFP 4
Cisco 100BASE-EX SFP 4
Cisco 100BASE-ZX SFP 4
Cisco 100BASE-T Copper SFP 4
Technical specifications 5
Warranty 7
Ordering information 7
Cisco environmental sustainability 8
Cisco Capital 8
Additional Information 8

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Product overview
The Cisco® 100BASE-X Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) device (Figure 1) is a hot-swappable input/output
device that plugs into Fast Ethernet ports, dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports, or Gigabit Ethernet ports of a
Cisco switch or router, linking the port with the fiber cabling network.

Main features include the following:

● Hot-swappable when deployed, the switch or router does not have to reboot
● Supports the “pay-as-you-populate” model
● Interchangeable with other 100BASE-X SFPs on the same line card
● Supports the Cisco quality ID feature that enables the switch or router to identify whether or not the SFP
is a Cisco qualified SFP
● Optically interoperable with respective 100BASE-X Ethernet interfaces on the same link

Figure 1.
Cisco 100M Ethernet SFP

Cisco 100BASE-FX SFP

The Cisco 100BASE-FX SFP operates on ordinary multimode fiber-optic (MMF) link spans up to 2 kilometers
(km) long.

GLC-FE-100FX modules operate in Fast Ethernet or dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco switches and
routers.

GLC-FE-100FX-RGD modules operate in Fast Ethernet or dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco
Industrial Ethernet and SmartGrid switches and routers.

GLC-GE-100FX modules operate in Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco switches and routers.

All these modules are interoperable with industrywide interfaces compliant to the IEEE 100BASE-FX standard.

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Cisco 100BASE-LX10 SFP
The Cisco 100BASE-LX10 SFP operates on ordinary single-mode fiber-optic (SMF) link spans up to 10 km
long.

GLC-FE-100LX modules operate in Fast Ethernet or dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco switches and
routers.

GLC-FE-100LX-RGD modules operate in Fast Ethernet or dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco
Industrial Ethernet and SmartGrid switches and routers.

These modules are interoperable with industrywide interfaces compliant to the IEEE 100BASE-LX10 standard.

Cisco 100BASE-BX10 SFP

The Cisco 100BASE-BX10 (part numbers GLC-FE-100BX-D and GLC-FE-100BX-U) SFPs operate on ordinary
SMF single-strand link spans up to 10 km long. A 100BASE-BX10-D device is always connected a 100BASE-
BX10-U device with a single strand of standard SMF with an operating transmission range up to 10 km. The
communication over a single strand of fiber is achieved by separating the transmission wavelength of the two
devices as depicted in Figure 2. 100BASE-BX10-D transmits a 1550-nm channel and receives a 1310-nm
signal, whereas a 100BASE-BX10-U transmits a 1310-nm wavelength and receives a 1550-nm signal. Note in
Figure 2 the presence of a Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) splitter integrated into the SFP to split the
1310-nm and 1550-nm light paths.

Figure 2.
Bidirectional Transmission on a Single Strand of SMF

Cisco 100BASE-EX SFP

The Cisco 100BASE-EX SFP operates on ordinary SMF link spans up to 40 km long.

GLC-FE-100EX modules operate in Fast Ethernet or dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco switches and
routers.

Cisco 100BASE-ZX SFP

The Cisco 100BASE-ZX SFP operates on ordinary SMF link spans up to 80 km long.

GLC-FE-100ZX modules operate in Fast Ethernet or dual-rate Fast/Gigabit Ethernet ports of Cisco switches
and routers.

Cisco 100BASE-T Copper SFP

The 100BASE-T SFP operates on standard Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair copper cabling of link lengths
up to 100 m (328 ft). It supports Industrial temperature range of -40 to 85C.

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Technical specifications
Platform Support
The Cisco SFPs are supported across a variety of Cisco switches, routers, and optical transport devices. For
more details, refer to the document Cisco 100M Ethernet SFP Compatibility Matrix.

Connectors and Cabling

Connectors: Dual LC connector (GLC-FE-100FX, GLC-FE-100FX-RGD, GLC-GE-100FX, GLC-FE-100LX, GLC
FE-100LX-RGD, GLC-FE-100EX, and GLC-FE-100ZX) or single LC connector (GLC-FE-100BX-D and GLC FE-
100BX-U).

Table 1 provides cabling specifications for the SFPs for installation in a Fast Ethernet SFP port. Note that all SFP
ports have LC-type connectors, and the minimum cable distance for all SFPs listed (MMF and SMF [G.652]) is 2
meters (6.5 feet).

Table 1. SFP Port cabling specifications

SFP Wavelength (nm) Fiber Type Cable Distance

GLC-FE-100FX 1300 MMF 2 km (6,562 ft)

GLC-FE-100FX-RGD
GLC-GE-100FX

GLC-FE-100LX 1310 SMF 10 km (32,810 ft)

GLC-FE-100LX-RGD

GLC-FE-100BX-U 1310 SMF 10 km (32,810 ft)

GLC-FE-100BX-D 1550 SMF 10 km (32,810 ft)

GLC-FE-100EX 1310 SMF 40 km (131,240 ft)

GLC-FE-100ZX 1550 SMF 80 km (262,480 ft)

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Table 2 gives information about fiber loss.

Table 2. Fiber-loss budgets

SFP Type Transmit (dBm) Receive (dBm)

Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum

GLC-FE-100FX 100BASE-FX -14 -20 -14 -31

GLC-FE-100FX-RGD
GLC-GE-100FX

GLC-FE-100LX 100BASE-LX10 -8 -15 -8 -28

GLC-FE-100LX-RGD

GLC-FE-100BX-U 100BASE-BX10-U -8 -14 -3 -28.2

GLC-FE-100BX-D 100BASE-BX10-D -8 -14 -3 -28.2

GLC-FE-100EX 100BASE-EX 0 -5 -8 -28

GLC-FE-100ZX 100BASE-ZX 2 -3 -8 -30

Dimensions
Dimensions (H x W x D): 8.5 x 13.4 x 56.5 mm

Environmental Conditions and Power Requirements

● Operating temperature range:

◦ Commercial temperature range (COM): 0 to 70°C (32 to 158°F), applicable to GLC-GE-100FX,

GLC-FE-100BX-D, GLC-FE-100BX-U, and GLC FE 100ZX

◦ Extended temperature range (EXT): -5 to 85°C (23 to 185°F) applicable to GLC-FE-100FX, GLC-
FE-100LX and GLC-FE-100-EX

◦ Industrial temperature range (IND): -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F), applicable to GLC-FE-100FX-RGD,
GLC-FE-100LX-RGD and GLC-FE-T-I
● Storage temperature range: -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F)
● Power consumption:

◦ GLC-FE-100FX, GLC-FE-100FX-RGD, GLC-FE-100BX-D, GLC-FE-100BX-U, GLC-FE-100EX, and

GLC-FE-100ZX modules consume up to 1W per port

◦ GLC-GE-100FX modules typically consume 1.5W per port (up to 1.7W)

◦ GLC-FE-T-I modules typically consume 1W per port

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Warranty
● Standard warranty: 5 years
● Expedited replacement available via a Cisco SMARTnet® Service support contract

Ordering information
Table 3 gives ordering information for the Cisco SFP.

Table 3. Ordering Cisco SFP

Product Number SFP

GLC-FE-100FX 100BASE-FX SFP for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100FX-RGD 100BASE-FX Rugged SFP for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-GE-100FX 100BASE-FX SFP for Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100LX 100BASE-LX10 SFP for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100LX-RGD 100BASE-LX10 Rugged SFP for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100BX-U 100BASE-BX10-U SFP for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100BX-D 100BASE-BX10-D SFP for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100EX 100BASE-EX for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-100ZX 100BASE-ZX for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

GLC-FE-T-I 100BASE-T for Fast Ethernet SFP Ports

Regulatory and Standards Compliance

Safety

● Laser Class 1 21CFR1040 LN#50 7/2001

● Laser Class I IEC 60825

Standards

● IEEE 802.3u
● IEEE 802.3z
● IEEE 802.3ah
● GR-20-CORE: Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable
● GR-326-CORE: Generic Requirements for Single-Mode Optical Connectors and Jumper Assemblies
● GR-1435-CORE: Generic Requirements for Multifiber Optical Connectors
● RoHS 5

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Cisco environmental sustainability
Information about Cisco’s environmental sustainability policies and initiatives for our products, solutions,
operations, and extended operations or supply chain is provided in the “Environment Sustainability” section of
Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Reference links to information about key environmental sustainability topics (mentioned in the “Environment
Sustainability” section of the CSR Report) are provided in the following table:

Sustainability topic Reference

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Additional Information
For more information about Cisco 100BASE-X SFPs for Fast Ethernet SFP ports, contact:

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● Australia: 61 2 9935 4107
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