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XFP Multisource Agreement (MSA)<br />
Finisar<br />
■ XFP MSA Group Founded in Late 2001 to Define <strong>10</strong>G Serial Transceiver<br />
�� Founding Members: Broadcom, Brocade, Emulex, Finisar, ICS (Sumitomo),<br />
JDSU (form. IBM), Maxim, Ciena, Tyco Electronics, Velio<br />
�� Currently Over 60 Companies – Optics, IC and Host System Companies<br />
■ What Does a Transceiver MSA Do?<br />
�� Defines Specs to Ensure Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Interoperability.<br />
■ Goals of <strong>the</strong> XFP MSA<br />
�� Support of <strong>10</strong>G E<strong>the</strong>rnet, <strong>10</strong>G Fiber Channel and SONET OC-192<br />
Ideally in a Common Device for Same Reach<br />
�� Support Reaches to 40 km (recently extended to 80 km)<br />
�� Allow High Port Density (up to 16 Ports on Typical 19” Line Card<br />
�� Should work on Host PCBs with 8 – 12” Traces on FR-4<br />
�� Support PCI Height Applications<br />
�� Provide Good EMI <strong>Solution</strong><br />
Lew Aronson October 17, 2002
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