1000BASE-SX

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1000BASE-SX is a Gigabit Ethernet standard that uses short-wavelength laser over multimode fiber for high-speed network connections over relatively short distances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethernet physical layer standard
Gigabit Ethernet standard
alsoKnownAs Gigabit Ethernet over short wavelength fiber
applicationDomain data center networks
local area networks
belongsToFamily 1000BASE standards
contrastedWith 1000BASE-LX
1000BASE-T
dataRate 1 Gbit/s
definedIn IEEE 802.3z-1998
distanceSupportDependsOn fiber core size
fiber modal bandwidth
encodingScheme 8b/10b
frameCompatibility IEEE 802.3 Ethernet frames
introducedAsPartOf Gigabit Ethernet
isBackwardCompatibleWith some 100-Mbit/s fiber infrastructures (cabling only)
isShortFor 1000 Mbit/s, short wavelength
lineRate 1.25 Gbaud
maximumDistanceOn50_125umFiber 550 m
maximumDistanceOn62_5_125umFiber 220 m
mediaType optical fiber
operatesOver OM1 multimode fiber
OM2 multimode fiber
OM3 multimode fiber
OM4 multimode fiber
optimizedFor short-distance fiber links
physicalLayer fiber optic
powerBudgetDependsOn transceiver implementation
standardBody IEEE
standardOf IEEE 802.3z
supportsAutoNegotiation true
supportsDuplexMode full-duplex
half-duplex
typicalUseCase intra-building backbone links
switch-to-server connections
switch-to-switch connections
typicalWavelength 850 nm
uses 850 nm optical transceivers
usesConnectorType LC connector
SC connector
usesLaserType VCSEL
usesMedium multimode optical fiber
usesPhysicalCodingSublayer PCS
usesPhysicalMediumDependentSubLayer PMD
usesWavelengthType short-wavelength laser

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1000BASE-LX
comparedTo
IEEE 802.3
defines
1000BASE-SX ("VCSEL")
usesLaserType

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