Note: Table 1-1 on page 10 lists the maximum number of channels or ports that are supported per server.
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Channel feature
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Feature codes
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Bit rate
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Cable type
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Maximum
unrepeated
distance1
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Platform
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Carry forward only or
WDFM
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Storage Connectivity
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||||||
zHyperLink
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0431
|
8 GBps
|
MM 50 µm OM3
OM4
|
100 m (2000)
150 m (4700)
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z14
|
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FICON Express16S+
10 KM LX
|
0427
|
4, 8, or 16 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z14
|
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FICON Express16S+ SX
|
0428
|
16 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
15 m (200)
35 m (500)
100 m (2000)
125 m (4700)
|
z14
|
|
8 Gbps
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MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
21 m (200)
50 m (500)
150 m (2000)
190 m (4700)
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||||
4 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
70 m (200)
150 m (500)
380 m (2000)
400 m (4700)
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FICON Express16S
10 KM LX
|
0418
|
4, 8, or 16 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z14
z13, z13s
|
Carry forward
|
FICON Express16S SX
|
0419
|
16 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
15 m (200)
35 m (500)
100 m (2000)
125 m (4700)
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z14
z13, z13s
|
Carry forward
|
8 Gbps
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MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
21 m (200)
50 m (500)
150 m (2000)
190 m (4700)
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||||
4 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
70 m (200)
150 m (500)
380 m (2000)
400 m (4700)
|
||||
FICON Express8S
10 KM LX
|
0409
|
2, 4, or 8 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z14
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12
|
Carry forward
WDFM
|
FICON Express8S SX
|
0410
|
8 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
21 m (200)
50 m (500)
150 m (2000)
190 m (4700)
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z14
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12
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WDFM
|
4 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
70 m (200)
150 m (500)
380 m (2000)
400 m (4700)
|
||||
2 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
|
150 m (200)
300 m (500)
500 m (2000)
|
||||
FICON Express8
10 KM LX
|
3325
|
2, 4, or 8 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12
|
Carry forward
WDFM
|
FICON Express8 SX
|
3326
|
8 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
21 m (200)
50 m (500)
150 m (2000)
190 m (4700)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12
|
Carry forward
WDFM
|
4 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
70 m (200)
150 m (500)
380 m (2000)
400 m (4700)
|
||||
2 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
|
150 m (200)
300 m (500)
500 m (2000)
|
||||
FICON Express4-2C SX
|
3318
|
4 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
70 m (200)
150 m (500)
380 m (2000)
400 m (4700)
|
zBC12
|
WDFM
|
2 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
|
150 m (200)
300 m (500)
500 m (2000)
|
||||
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
|
300 m (200)
500 m (500)
860 m (2000)
|
||||
FICON Express4
10 KM LX
|
3321
|
1, 2, or 4 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km/20 kmc
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
|
FICON Express4 SX
|
3322
|
4 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
OM4
|
70 m (200)
150 m (500)
380 m (2000)
400 m (4700)
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
|
2 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
|
150 m (200)
300 m (500)
500 m (2000)
|
||||
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
MM 50 µm OM2
OM3
|
300 m (200)
500 m (500)
860 m (2000)
|
||||
OSA-Express
|
||||||
OSA-Express6S
10 GbE LR
|
0424
|
10 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z14
|
|
OSA-Express6S
10 GbE SR
|
0425
|
10 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
33 m
|
z14
|
|
MM 50 µm OM2 OM3
|
82 m (500)
300 m (2000)
|
z14
|
||||
OSA-Express6S GbE LX
|
0422
|
1 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
5 km
|
z14
|
|
MCP 50 µm
|
550 m (500)
|
z14
|
||||
OSA-Express6S GbE SX
|
0423
|
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
275 m (200)
|
z14
|
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
550 m (500)
|
z14
|
||||
OSA-Express6S 1000BASE-T Ethernet
|
0426
|
100/1000 Mbps
|
UTP Cat5 or 6
|
100 m
|
z14
|
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OSA-Express5S
10 GbE LR
|
0415
|
10 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
zEC12, zBC12,
z13, z13s
|
|
OSA-Express5S
10 GbE SR
|
0416
|
10 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
33 m
|
zEC12, zBC12,
z13, z13s
|
|
MM 50 µm OM2 OM3
|
82 m (500)
300 m (2000)
|
|||||
OSA-Express5S GbE LX
|
0413
|
1 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
5 km
|
zEC12, zBC12,
z13, z13s
|
|
MCP 50 µm
|
550 m (500)
|
|||||
OSA-Express5S GbE SX
|
0414
|
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
275 m (200)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
550 m (500)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
|||
OSA-Express5S 1000BASE-T Ethernet
|
0417
|
100/1000 Mbps
|
UTP Cat5 or 6
|
100 m
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
OSA-Express4S
10 GbE LR
|
0406
|
10 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
OSA-Express4S
10 GbE SR
|
0407
|
10 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
33 m
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
MM 50 µm OM2 OM3
|
82 m (500)
300 m (2000)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
|||
OSA-Express4S GbE LX
|
0404
|
1 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
5 km
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
MCP 50 µm
|
550 m (500)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
|||
OSA-Express4S GbE SX
|
0405
|
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
275 m (200)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
550 m (500)
|
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
|||
OSA-Express4S 1000BASE-T Ethernet
|
0408
|
10/100/
1000 Mbps
|
UTP Cat5 or 6
|
100 m
|
z14,
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
Carry forward,
Carry forward,
WDFM
|
OSA-Express3
10 GbE LR
|
3370
|
10 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
|
OSA-Express3
10 GbE SR
|
3371
|
10 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
33 m
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
Carry forward
|
MM 50 µm OM2 OM3
|
82 m (500)
300 m (2000)
|
|||||
OSA-Express3 GbE LX
|
3362
|
1 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
5 km
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM,
|
MCP 50 µm
|
550 m (500)
|
|||||
OSA-Express3 GbE SX
|
3363
|
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
275 m (200)
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM,
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
550 m (500)
|
|||||
OSA-Express3-2P
GbE SX
|
3373
|
1 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
275 m (200)
|
zBC12
|
WDFM
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
550 m (500)
|
|||||
OSA-Express3 1000BASE-T Ethernet
|
3367
|
10/100/
1000 Mbps
|
UTP Cat5 or 6
|
100 m
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM,
|
OSA-Express3-2P 1000BASE-T Ethernet
|
3369
|
10/100/
1000 Mbps
|
UTP Cat5 or 6
|
100 m
|
zBC12
|
WDFM,
|
RoCE and SMC-Direct
|
||||||
10GbE RoCE Express2
|
0412
|
10 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
33 m
|
z14
|
|
MM 50 µm OM2 OM3
|
82 m (500)
300 m (2000)
|
|||||
10GbE RoCE Express
|
0411
|
10 Gbps
|
MM 62.5 µm
|
33 m
|
z14
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
WDFM
|
MM 50 µm OM2 OM3
|
82 m (500)
300 m (2000)
|
|||||
SMC-Direct
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
z14
z132, z13s
|
|
HiperSockets
|
||||||
HiperSockets
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
z14
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12,
|
WDFM
|
Coupling links
|
||||||
IC
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
z14
z13, z13s, zEC12, zBC12,
|
WDFM
|
CE LR
|
0433
|
10 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z14
z13b, z13s
|
|
ICA SR
|
0172
|
8 GBps
|
MM 50 µm OM3 OM4
|
100 m (2000)
150 m (4700)
|
z14
z13, z13s
|
|
HCA3-O LR (1x IFB)
|
0170
|
5 Gbps or
2.5 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
z14
z13, z13s, zEC12, zBC12,
|
WDFM
|
HCA3-O (12x IFB)
|
0171
|
6 GBps
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
150 m (2000)
|
z14
z13, z13s, zEC12, zBC12,
|
WDFM
|
HCA2-O LR (1x IFB)
|
0168
|
5 Gbps or
2.5 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
10 km
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
|
HCA2-O (12x IFB)
|
0163
|
6 GBps or
3 GBps
|
MM 50 µm OM3
|
150 m (2000)
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
|
ISC-3
|
02173
0218
0219
|
2 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
MCP 50 µm
|
10 km/20 kmc 550 m (500)
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
|
ISC-3 (RPQ 8P2197 )
|
1 Gbps
|
SM 9 µm
|
20 kmc
|
|||
Crypto
|
||||||
Crypto Express6S
|
0893
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
z14
|
|
Crypto Express5S
|
0890
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
z14
z13, z13s
|
Carry forward
|
Crypto Express4S
|
0865
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
zEC12, zBC12,
|
WDFM
|
Crypto Express3
|
0864
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM,
|
Crypto Express3-1P
|
0871
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
zBC12
|
Carry forward
|
zEDC Express
|
||||||
zEDC Express
|
0420
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
z14
z13, z13s
zEC12, zBC12
|
WDFM
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