EM316-2SFP - SFP to SFP Media Converter

Combining data rate independent connectivity with support for SFP transceivers, the Fiber Driver® SFP-to-SFP Media Module (EM316-2SFP) from MRV Communications defines a new level of deployment flexibility and inventory management, enabling the implementation of an extremely wide range of optical infrastructure solutions from media conversion and signal boosting to lambda conversion, Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing (OADM).

The SFP-to-SFP Media Module offers plug-n-play ease of installation. Simply place the module into the Fiber Driver chassis, insert the SFP transceivers required for the protocol and distance of the application, and connect to the network.

Because SFP transceivers are portable they can be easily used again at a different location for a different application, maximizing the investment in equipment and reducing the need for on-hand inventory. MRV Communications provides a complete range of optical and copper plug-in interfaces for the EM316-2SFP.

The SFP-to-SFP Media Module is data rate independent and performs 2R - reshape and retransmit - conditioning of the data signal. Any protocol is supported, including Fast and Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ESCON, SONET (OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and above), Fibre Channel (1 Gbps & 2 Gbps), Serial Digital Video Interface (SDI) SMPTPE-269 and SMTPE-292, DVB, HDTV (1.5 Gbps), and many others.

With an externally connected Mux/Demux unit such as the 4- or 8-channel Fiber Driver CWDM Passive Mux/Demux (EM316PA4N / EM316PA8N), the SFP-to-SFP Media Module can be used as a WDM solution building block configured to the desired protocol/data rate and provided with SFPs of the required wavelengths. Deployed along a WDM trunk at customer service points using MRV Communications' passive OADM technology, the SFP-to-SFP Media Module can be used to create a sophisticated Add/Drop topology.

The SFP-to-SFP Media Module is a hot swappable, single-slot module that can be placed in any powered Fiber Driver chassis. It fully supports the SFP standard including digital diagnostics as per SFF-8472. Through the Fiber Driver Network Management Module, the EM316-2SFP is SNMP manageable and fully supported through the GUI of MegaVision Web™, MRV Communications' comprehensive Network Management System (NMS).