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1Gb Cat5e Copper Cables

These cables should be used with ports/transceivers that have RJ-45 connections

1Gb Copper Cables	IBM Part #
0.6m IBM Cat5e Cable	40K5679
1.5m IBM Cat5e Cable	40K8785
3m IBM Cat5e Cable	40K5581
10m IBM Cat5e Cable	40K8927
25m IBM Cat5e Cable	40K8930

1Gb SFP Fiber Optical Cables

SFP transceivers can utilize a variety of multi-mode fiber cables with LC connectors at the transceiver side.

1Gb SFP Fiber Optical Cables	IBM Part #
1m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fiber Cable - Optical	88Y6851
5m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fiber Cable - Optical	88Y6854
25m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fiber Cable - Optical	88Y6857

10GB SFP+ Copper Direct Attach Cables

SFP+ Direct Attach Cables can be used instead of transceivers for distances up to 8.5 meters. IBM BNT switches with SFP+ ports will allow any MSA compliant SFP+ DAC cable to operate without disabling the port.

10Gb SFP+ DAC Cables	IBM Part #
1m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable	90Y9427
3m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable	90Y9430
5m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable	90Y9433
8.5m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable	90Y9436

10GBase-SR SFP+ Fiber Optical Cables

10GBase-SR SFP+ transceivers can utilize a variety of multi-mode fiber cables with LC connectors at the transceiver side.

10Gb SFP+ Fiber Optical Cables	IBM Part #
1m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fiber Cable - Optical	88Y6851
5m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fiber Cable - Optical	88Y6854
25m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fiber Cable - Optical	88Y6857

40Gb QSFP+ Cables

QSFP+ provides flexible connectivity for 40Gb Ethernet. For 40Gb-to-40Gb connectivity, clients can use QSFP+ Direct Attach Cables up to 3 meters. To increase the number of available 10Gb ports, use QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cables to spit out each 40Gb port and connect up to four 10Gb SFP+ external ports using copper. For 40Gb connectivity over longer distances, use a QSFP+ transceiver and QSFP+ MTP optical cables to connect up to 4 10Gb ports using fiber. 10Gb transceivers are needed at the other end.

40Gb to 40Gb DAC Cables	IBM Part #
1m IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable	49Y7890
3m IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable	49Y7891
5m IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable	00D5810
7m IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable	00D5813
40Gb to 4x10Gb DAC Cables
1m IBM Passive QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cable	49Y7886 49Y7886, EB24*
3m IBM Passive QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cable	49Y7887 49Y7887, EB25*
5m IBM Passive QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cable	49Y7889 49Y7889, EB26*
40Gb Optical Cables
10m IBM Passive QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable	90Y3519
30m IBM Passive QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable	90Y3521

*Feature codes specific to Power & Storage ordering system