The Cisco® Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP), Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+), and X2 devices for use on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of products are hot-swappable transceivers that plug into ports on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family director switching modules and fabric switches. These transceivers give users the flexibility to choose different cabling types and distances on a port-by-port basis.

Cisco Copper Gigabit Ethernet SFPs
To enable even more cabling flexibility, the Cisco MDS 9000 family offers a copper Gigabit Ethernet SFP. Based on the 1000BASE-T standard, the Cisco Copper Gigabit Ethernet SFP provides cost-effective connectivity for data center applications. The Cisco Copper Gigabit Ethernet SFP (part number DS-SFP-GE-T) allows a user to use standard Category-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling for Ethernet connectivity.

Specification

Product
Product id	299299
Brand	Cisco Systems
Partnr	DS-SFP-GE-T=
EAN/UPC code	882658028984
Technical details
Cable type	Cat5 UTP
Performance
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distance	100 m
Cabling technology	1000Base-T
Features
Plug and Play	Y
Hot-swap	Y
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C
Other features
Dimensions (WxDxH)	13.75 x 67.8 x 13.75 mm
Interface	SFP
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3ab
Connector(s)	RJ-45
Connectivity technology	Wired