Transceiver—Rules and Notes

Keep in mind the following rules and notes when you connect and use GigaVUE TA Series nodes with transceivers:

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Always use transceivers purchased from Gigamon to ensure interoperability and performance. Gigamon does not support transceivers purchased from other vendors.

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After removing an optical transceiver, the best practice is to wait ten (10) or more seconds before re-inserting the same or different optical transceiver.

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Use the show port params all command to see transceiver type information for each of the network/tool ports in the GigaVUE TA Series nodes. Check the value of the SFP type field for the ports in question.

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Following are the nomenclatures for the GigaVUE TA Series node port numbers:

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Port numbers starting with a c (for example, c1) are 100Gb.

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Port numbers starting with a q (for example, q1) are 40Gb.

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Port numbers starting with an x (for example, x10) are 10Gb or 1Gb depending on the transceiver installed.

Note:  The 40Gb QSFP+ SR BiDi Full Duplex (RX/TX) transceiver is not supported in conjunction with a BiDi TAP.

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For details about the supported transceivers, cable types, and connectivity specifications, refer to “GigaVUE-OS Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix”.