Cisco Nexus 4001I and 4005I Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Hardware Installation Guide
Connector and Cable Specifications

Table Of Contents

Connector and Cable Specifications

Connector Specifications

10/100/1000 Management Ports

Serial Console Port

Cable Specifications


Connector and Cable Specifications


This appendix describes the cables and adapters that you use to connect the Switch Module to other devices and includes the following sections:

Connector Specifications

Cable Specifications

Connector Specifications

This section describes the connector specifications and includes the following topics:

10/100/1000 Management Ports

Serial Console Port

10/100/1000 Management Ports

The 10/100/1000 Management Ethernet ports on the Switch Module use standard RJ-45 connectors and Ethernet pinouts.

Figure B-1 10/100/1000 Port Pinouts

Serial Console Port

The console port is an asynchronous RS-232 serial port with an RJ-45 connector. Table B-1 lists the pinouts for the console port on the Switch Module

Table B-1 Console Port Pinouts

Pin
Signal

11

RTS

2

DTR

3

TxD

4

GND

5

GND

6

RxD

7

DSR

8

CTS

1 Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.


Cable Specifications

This section describes cable specifications for SFP and SFP+ modules in Table B-2 and Table B-3.

.Table B-2 provides cabling specifications for the Cisco SFP modules.

Table B-2 SFP 1 GB Module Port Cabling Specifications

Cisco SFP+
Wavelength (nm)
Fibre Type
Core Size (microns)
Modal Bandwidth (MHz*km)
Cable Distance

Cisco GLC-LH-SM

1310

MMF

SMF

62.5

50.0

50.0

G.652

500

400

500

-

1804 feet (550 m)

1804 feet (550 m)

1804 feet (550 m)

32,810 feet (10 km)

6.2 miles (10 km)

Cisco GLC-SX-MM

850

MMF

62.5

62.5

50.0

50.0

160

200

400

500

722 feet (220 m)

902 feet (275 m)

1640 feet (500 m)

1804 feet (550 m)

Cisco GLC-T=

N/A

       

Table B-3 provides cabling specifications for the Cisco SFP+ modules.

Table B-3 SFP+ 10 GB Modules Port Cabling Specifications 

Cisco SFP+
Wavelength (nm)
Cable Type
Core Size (microns)
Modal Bandwidth (MHz*km)
Cable Distance1

Cisco SFP-10G-SR

850

MMF

62.5

62.5

50.0

50.0

50.0

160

200

400

500

2000

26m

33m

66m

82m

300m

Cisco SFP-10G-LR

1310

SMF

G.652

 

10km

Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M

-

Twinax cable, 30AWG cable assembly

-

-

1m

Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU3M

-

Twinax cable, 30AWG cable assembly

-

-

3m

Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU5M

-

Twinax cable, 24AWG cable assembly

-

-

5m

1 Minimum cabling distance for -SR and -LR modules is 2m, according to the IEEE 802.3ae.