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| Singlemode | Multimode |
|---|---|
Very high range up to 40 kilometers and more, therefore especially suited for
| Medium range from several hundred meters to a few kilometers, therefore especially suited for
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| Much higher costs for transceivers compared to Multimode | Significantly lower costs for transceivers compared to Singlemode |
| Only one fiber strand is used for each direction | Multiple fiber strands are used |
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| LANCOM SFP module | Module type | Singlemode / Multimode | Max. transfer rate | Max. range | Connector type | Necessary strand number | Recommended cable type | Notes |
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| LANCOM SFP-SX-LC1 | 1000Base-SX | Multimode | 1 Gbit/Sec. | 550 m | LC | 2 strands | as of OM1 | |
| LANCOM SFP-SX2-LC1 | 1000Base-SX | Multimode | 1 Gbit/Sec. | 2000 m | LC | 2 strands | as of OM2 | 2 km only possible with mode conditioning cable, otherwise max. 1 km. |
| LANCOM SFP-LX-LC1 | 1000Base-LX | Singlemode | 1 Gbit/Sec. | 10 km | LC | 1 strand2 strands | OS1 / OS2 depending on the scenario | |
| LANCOM SFP-SX-LC10 | 10GBase-SR/SW | Multimode | 10 Gbit/Sec. | 300 m | LC | 2 strands | as of OM3 | |
| LANCOM SFP-LX-LC10 | 10GBase-LR/LW | Singlemode | 10 Gbit/Sec. | 10 km | LC | 1 strand2 strands | OS1 / OS2 depending on the scenario | |
| LANCOM SFP-LR40-LC10 | 10GBase-ER | Singlemode | 10 Gbit/Sec. | 40 km | LC | 1 strand2 strands | OS2 | |
| LANCOM SFP-SR-LC25 | 25GBase-SR/SW | Multimode | 25 Gbit/Sec. | 300 m | LC | 2 strands | OM5 | |
| LANCOM SFP-LR-LC25 | 25GBase-LR/LW | Singlemode | 25 Gbit/Sec. | 10 km | LC | 1 strand2 strands | OS1 / OS2 depending on the scenario | |
| LANCOM SFP-SR-MPO40 | 40GBase-SR/SW | Multimode | 40 Gbit/Sec. | 300 m | MPO | 8 strands | OM5 | The middle 8 of 12 fiber strands are used. It is also possible to use a cable with 12 or 16 fiber strands. In this case the remaining 4 or 8 fiber strands would lie idle. |
| LANCOM SFP-LR-LC40 | 40GBase-LR/LW | Singlemode | 40 Gbit/Sec. | 10 km | LC | 1 strand2 strands | OS1 / OS2 depending on the scenario |
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