We have single mode OFC network and CAT 6 CAT5 LAN with ethernet and gigabit Ethernet switches and ordered for "GE SFP, LC CONNECTOR LX/LH TRANSCEIVER FOR SINGLE MODE FIBER OF CISCO CATALYST 2960 S" SWITCH but the supplier has delivered "GE GLC SX MMD" Now what to do with this because the switch is not working with this transceiver What type of mode conditioning patch cable or other cost effective fix and all possible alternatives to make GLC SX MMD work with CATALYST 2960S SWITCH and single mode OFC .What will be the configuration.Please help and advice
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You have a multi-mode transceiver, and it will not work with single-mode fiber, and it uses a different wavelength than what you are connecting to on the other end. There is no configuration to make it work, except with multi-mode fiber.
Call the supplier and have them make it right.
See Cisco SFP Modules for Gigabit Ethernet Applications Data Sheet:
answered Nov 21, 2018 at 5:03
In fact, it can but you donot have to. To use SMF in a MM SFP, you get a shorter transmission distance and a possible higher bit error ratio.
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"In fact, it can..." No, SX at 850 nm cannot communicate with LX/LH at 1310 nm. You cannot have SX on one end and LX/LH on the other end and expect them to communicate. There is no possible configuration to make it work.– Ron Maupin ♦Nov 6, 2020 at 19:43