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Perle SMI-10G Managed Media Converters transparently connect 10 Gigabit Ethernet links over multimode or single mode fiber in environments where network security is critical. Each 10GbE Media Converter comes with two pluggable transceiver ports that support fiber to fiber, copper to fiber or copper to copper media conversion.
SMI-10G Managed Media Converters support all authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) security services used in corporate networks, including TACACS+, RADIUS, LDAP, Kerberos, NIS and RSA. To further protect IDís and passwords from someone ësnoopingí on the network, Perle Managed Media Converters provide secure management sessions by supporting SSH, SNMPv3, Telnet and HTTPS. These types of features are used when managing your corporate firewalls, switches and routers. This is why Perle makes them available in the SMI-10G Managed Media Converter. 10G Media Converters are also available for unmanaged applications.
Fiber to Fiber and Copper to Fiber conversion is achieved by inserting XFP or SFP+ fiber transceivers that support multimode and single-mode fiber, including CWDM/DWDM wavelengths. Copper to copper is achieved by inserting SFP+ Direct Attach Cable (DAC), also known as twinax, or XFP 10Gbase-CX4 transceivers.
The empty transceiver ports on the SMI-10G Media Converters allow for flexible network configurations to meet any requirement using a variety of 10G transceivers supplied by Perle, Cisco or other manufacturers of MSA compliant SFP+ and XFPs. You can use these products to convert:
- SFP+ to SFP+
- XFP to XFP
- XFP to SFP+
- SFP to SFP ( 1000Base-x to 1000Base-x )
- SFP+ to CX4
Perle 10 Gigabit Ethernet to Fiber Converters provide an economical path to extend the distance of an existing 10GbE link. Network Administrators can ìsee-everythingî with Perleís advanced features such as Smart Link Pass-Through, Fiber Fault Alert, a built-in Link Test capability and Loopback. This allows for more efficient troubleshooting and less on-site maintenance. These cost and time saving features, along with a lifetime warranty and free worldwide technical support, make Perle SMI-10G Media Converters the smart choice for IT professionals.
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SMI-10G Managed Media Converter Features
| Smart Link Pass-Through | When the Smart Link Pass-Through switch is enabled (default), each port will reflect the state of its port peer. In this mode, if a link loss is detected on one port, the transmit signal on the other port is disabled ìpassing throughî the state of the failed link. This enables managed switches and other devices to report link failures to their network NMS. When the switch is in the down position, Smart Link Pass-Through is disabled. If a link loss is detected on one port, the transmit signal remains enabled on the other port. |
| Fiber Fault Alert | With Fiber Fault Alert the state of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet receiver is passed to the transmitter. This provides fault notification to the partner device attached to the 10G Ethernet interface of the media converter. |
| 3R – Optical Signal Regeneration | Optical signal regeneration: 3R ( Re-amplify, Reshape, and Retime the signal ) ensures that there is a quality link at 10 Gigabit speeds. |
| Built-in Link Test | When enabled, the built-in packet generator transmits Ethernet test frames to its 10 Gigabit Ethernet peer. The remote media converter will auto-detect the test frames and loopback the test frames. Any frames received in error, will cause the Power, LK1 and LK2 LEDs to illuminate in a specific combination to identify the error. During the test different bit test patterns will be utilized every 5 seconds ensuring a thorough link test. |
| Test Mode Auto-detect | When enabled through the management interface, the remote media converter will enter test mode automatically when requested by its central site peer. This virtually eliminates unnecessary truck rolls to a remote site when diagnosing a link failure. |
| EDC Mode Control | Electronic Dispersion Compensation (EDC) is an algorithmic method used to compensate for optical dispersion that occurs on high speed 10 Gigabit links. EDC mode settings are automatically configured by the media converter based on the information retrieved from the SFP+ or XFP module. This will enable proper operation for extended multimode 10GBase-LRM as well as active or passive copper cabling. |
| Module Temperature Protection | Protects your DOM/DMI capable SFP+ or XFP module by monitoring its internal temperature and will automatically shut down the XFP or SFP if the module is operating above its maximum temperature threshold. |
| High Power Level 4 XFPs | High powered Level 4 XFPs are supported in XTSH and XTXH models. |
| Gigabit SFP support | The 10 Gigabit media converter model with dual SFP+ slots can also support Gigabit (1000Base-X) SFPs. This allows users to use Gigabit SFPs today and migrate to 10G SFP+ in the future. Both slots must be populated with Gigabit SFPs. |
| Jumbo Packets | Transparent to jumbo packets. |
| VLAN | Transparent to VLAN tagged packets. |
| Remote Loopback | Capable of performing a loopback on each 10 Gigabit interface. In this mode, all frames received on the port in loopback mode will be transmitted back. This provides users with the capability of utilizing their own in-house test generators for testing the link. |
| Configuration Mode selection | Select whether to use the on-board DIP switches or the management software for mode selection. |
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| Module DIP switch settings | View hardware DIP switch settings. |
| Port Control | Enable or disable individual fiber ports on the module. |
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| Manage Tune-able DWDM XFP modules | Select transceiver ITU 50GHz center wavelengths and channel numbering on tune-able XFP transceivers. |
SMI-10G Advanced Management Features
Enterprise and carrier-grade security is available through the support of strong authentication systems such as TACACS+, RADIUS and LDAP. Secure in-band access is assured via SNMPv3, SSH CLI and secure HTTPS Internet browser.
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| Telnet / SSH CLI access | In-band command line access via Telnet or SSH application. |
| Internet Browser access |
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| Console port CLI access | Out-of-band command line access via Cisco compatible RJ45 serial console port using common ìrolledî CAT5 cable. Console port can be enabled ( default ) or disabled. |
| Concurrent management sessions | Run multiple management sessions simultaneously for multiple users. |
| Inactivity timeout | Protect secure management sessions by setting an inactivity timeout value. |
| Alert event reporting | Alert level events are stored in the local event log and sent as:
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| Advanced Management User Authorization and Accounting with primary and secondary server support |
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| Encryption |
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| Access Control List | An access control list can be created which can filter out only those workstations that are authorized to access the management resources. Filter on IP and/or Ethernet MAC addresses. |
| Network Services Filter | Enable only those network services on the management module that are allowed on your network ( Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP ). |
| Firmware download | Update the latest level firmware for management and media converter modules via TFTP or PerleVIEW. |