SFP Transceiver Product Selector

Choose from different models for the required speed, distance and connection.

An SFP, or Small Form-factor Pluggable, is a compact transceiver used to provide cost-effective, instant fibre (or copper) connectivity to network devices, from Ethernet switches to routers, firewalls and NIC cards. Which SFP transceiver you choose depends on the application, cable type, required range for the network and the desired data transmission rate.

Black Box offers a full range of SFP, SFP+ and QSFP28 transceivers, all of which feature extended diagnostics. Our optical transceivers are designed for use with Emerald™ IP switches, industrial Ethernet switches, media converters and console servers, and most 3rd party equipment that supports SFP transceivers.

TypeSpeedTransmission
medium
WavelengthDistanceConnectorOperating
temperature
Item #
SFP155 Mbpsmultimode fiber850 nm2 kmLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP401
SFP155 Mbpsmultimode fiber1300 nm2 kmLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP402
SFP155 Mbpssingle-mode fiber1310 nm30 kmLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP403
SFP1.25 Gbpsmultimode fiber850 nm550 mLC duplex0° to 70°CLFP441
SFP1.25 Gbpsmultimode fiber850 nm550 mLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP411
SFP1.25 Gbpsmultimode fiber1300 nm2 kmLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP412
SFP1.25 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1310 nm10 kmLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP413
SFP1.25 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1310 nm20 kmLC duplex0° to 70°CLFP442
SFP1.25 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1310 nm30 kmLC duplex-40° to +85°CLFP414
SFP1.25 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1550nm TX,
1310nm RX
10 kmLC simplex-40° to +85°CLFP420
SFP1.25 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1310nm TX,
1550nm RX
10 kmLC simplex-40° to +85°CLFP421
SFP SerDes (1)1.25 Gbpscoppern/a100 mRJ-45-40° to +85°CLFP415
SFP SGMII (2)1.25 Gbpscoppern/a100 mRJ-450° to 70°CLFP443
SFP SGMII (2)10/100/1000 Mbpscoppern/a100 mRJ-45-40° to +85°CLFP416
SFP+10 Gbpsmultimode fiber850 nm300 mLC duplex0° to 70°CLSP421
LSP441
SFP+10 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1310 nm10 kmLC duplex0° to 70°CLSP422
SFP+10 Gbpssingle-mode fiber1310 nm20 kmLC duplex0° to 70°CLSP442
SFP+10 Gbpscoppern/a30 mRJ-450° to 60°CLSP443
QSFP+40 Gbpsmultimode fiber850 nm100 m (OM3),
150 m (OM4)
MPO0° to 70°CQSFP541
QSFP28100 Gbpsmultimode fiber850 nm70 m (OM3),
100 m (OM4)
MPO0° to 70°CQSFP441-R2
QSFP28100 Gbpssingle-mode fiberWDM (3)10 kmLC duplex0° to 70°CQSFP442

Notes

(1) Compatible with devices with a SerDes cage that support 1000 Mbps.
(2) Compatible with devices with a SGMII interface that support 10/100/1000 Mbps.
(3) The WDM (or Wavelength-Division Multiplexing) technique enables the use of multiple light wavelengths to send data over the same medium. In this case: 1295.56, 1300.05, 1304.58 and 1309.14 nm.

Extended diagnostics

Besides basic link characteristics such as SFP type, length of fiber link, wavelength and bit rate, all Black Box SFP transceivers feature extended diagnostics. This enables SFP transceivers to report information such as temperature, TX and RX power, voltage and bias current.

Hot-swappable vs. hot-pluggable

On our SFP transceiver product pages you will find words like hot-swappable and hot-pluggable while reading the specifications. Why does an SFP transceiver have such a specification?

Hot-swappable means that the SFP transceiver can be removed and replaced by another transceiver without shutting down the system or without significant system downtime. If a new SFP transceiver can be added but cannot be removed without some kind of interference, we call it hot-pluggable.

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