Manual Chapter : Transceiver Modules

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BIG-IP AAM

15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IP APM

16.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IP Analytics

16.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IP LTM

16.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IP AFM

16.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IP PEM

16.0.0

BIG-IP DNS

16.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IP ASM

16.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 12.1.4, 12.1.3

BIG-IQ Centralized Management

7.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.0

Transceiver Modules

Copper SFP modules

These copper GbE SFP transceiver modules are supported in F5® products.

1000BASE-T network segments have a maximum length of 328 feet (100 meters) and must use Category 5 cable minimum. F5® recommends Category 5e or Category 6.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

SKU: F5-UPG-SFPC-R (OPT-0051-xx/OPT-0015-xx)

These are specifications for the 1000BASE-T Copper Ethernet transceiver module.

Module: 1000BASE-T Copper Ethernet transceiver module
Connector type: RJ45
Maximum operating distance: 328 feet (100 meters)
Cable specifications: Minimum Category 5 (Cat5) with Category 5 UTP; Cat5e or Cat6 recommended
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)
DDM: No
Supported platforms: 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, 10000, 12000, i2000, i4000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

Fiber SFP modules

These fiber GbE SFP (or Mini-GBIC) transceiver modules are supported in F5® products.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

SKU: F5-UPG-SFP-R (OPT-0010-xx)

These are specifications for the 1000BASE-SX (Short Range) Ethernet transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 1000BASE-SX (Short Range) Ethernet transceiver module
Laser emitter: 850 nm (multi-mode)
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: 275 meters maximum of 62.5μm MMF that meets type A1a defined in IEC 60793-2:1992
550 meters maximum of 50.0μm MMF that meets type A1b defined in IEC 60793-2:1992
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-SX)
DDM: No
Supported platforms: 1600, 2000, 3600, 3900, 4000, 5000, 6900, 7000, 8900, 8950, 10000, 11000, 11050, 12000, i2000, i4000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, VIPRION® (B2100, B2150, B4100, B4200, and B4300 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-SFPLX-R (OPT-0050-xx/OPT-0011-xx)

These are specifications for the 1000BASE-LX (Long Range) Ethernet transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 1000BASE-LX (Long Range) Ethernet transceiver module
Laser emitter: 1310 nm (single-mode)
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: Up to 10 kilometers maximum on 9/125μm SMF using 10μm SMF that meets type B1 in IEC 60793-2:1992
550 meters maximum using 50μm MMF that meets type A1b defined in IEC 60793-2:1992
550 meters maximum using 62.5μm MMF that meets type A1a defined in IEC 60793-2:1992
When using MMF, single-mode, fiber offset-launch mode-conditioning patch cords are required in both ends of the link, as specified in IEEE 802.3-2005 section 38.11.4.
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-LX)
DDM: No
Supported platforms: 1600, 2000, 3600, 3900, 4000, 5000, 6900, 7000, 8900, 8950, 10000, 11000, 11050, 12000, i2000, i4000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, VIPRION® (B2100, B2150, B4100, B4200, and B4300 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

Fiber SFP+ modules

These fiber 10GbE SFP+ transceiver modules are supported in F5® products.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

SKU: F5-UPG-SFP+-R (OPT-0016-xx)

These are specifications for the 10GBASE-SR (Short Range) Ethernet transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 10GBASE-SR (Short Range) 10G Ethernet Transceiver Module
Laser emitter: 850 nm (multi-mode)
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: 26 meters maximum for type 160MHz-km 62.5μm MMF
33 meters maximum for type OM1 200MHz-km 62.5μm MMF
66 meters maximum for type 400MHz-km 50.0 μm MMF
82 meters maximum for type OM2 500MHz-km 50.0μm MMF
300 meters maximum for type OM3 2000MHz-km 50.0μm MMF
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ae (10GBASE-SR)
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, 8900, 8950, 10000, 11000, 11050, 12000, i2000, i4000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, VIPRION (B2100, B2150, B4100, B4200, and B4300 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-SFP+LR-R (OPT-0017-xx)

These are specifications for the 10GBASE-LR (Long Range) 10G Ethernet transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 10GBASE-LR (Long Range) 10G Ethernet transceiver module
Laser emitter: 1310 nm (single-mode)
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: 10 kilometers maximum on 8-10μm SMF (ITU-T G.652)
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ae (10GBASE-LR)
DDM: No
Supported platforms: 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, 8900, 8950, 10000, 11000, 11050, 12000, i2000, i4000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, VIPRION (B2100, B2150, B4100, B4200, and B4300 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

Fiber QSFP+ modules

These fiber 40GbE QSFP+ transceiver modules are supported in F5® products.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+SR4 (OPT-0036-xx)

These are specifications for the 40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+ Optical transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+ optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 850 nm (multi-mode)
Connector type: MPO/MTP
Operating distance/cable specifications: 100 meters on OM3 MMF
150 meters on OM4 MMF
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ba (40GBASE-SR4)
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: 10000, 12000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, i15000, VIPRION® (B2250, B4300, and B4450 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+ (OPT-0025-xx) (no longer available)

These are specifications for the 40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+ optical transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+ optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 850 nm (multi-mode)
Connector type: MPO/MTP
Operating distance/cable specifications: 100 meters on OM3 MMF
150 meters on OM4 MMF
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ba (40GBASE-SR4)
DDM: No
Supported platforms: 10000, 12000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, i15000, VIPRION® (B2250, B4300, and B4450 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+LR4 (OPT-0030-xx)

These are specifications for the 40GBASE-LR4 10km QSFP+ optical transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 40GBASE-LR4 10km QSFP+ optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 1271-1331 nm (single mode)
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: 10 kilometers maximum on SMF (ITU-T G.652)
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ba (40GBASE-LR4)
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: 10000, 12000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, i15000, VIPRION® (B2250, B4300, and B4450 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+BD (OPT-0043-xx)

These are specifications for the Bi-Directional (BiDi) 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ optical transceiver module.

Standard 10G infrastructure uses one fiber for transmission and another fiber for reception.

BiDi

transceiver modules support two wavelengths per fiber, supporting 20Gbps per fiber, with a total of 40Gbps.

BiDi is supported only in BIG-IP software version 12.1.3 and later.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

Module: Bi-Directional 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 850-900 nm
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: 100 meters maximum on OM3 MMF and 150 meters maximum on OM4 MMF
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: 10000, 12000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, i15000, VIPRION B2250 blades
VIPRION 4300 and 4400 Series blades do not support BiDi transceiver modules.

The operating temperature for this transceiver module is +10C to +70C. In case of a cold start (below +10C), you should hot swap the module when the system reads +11C from the module. If you insert a BiDi module, the operating range of the entire unit starts from +11C.

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+PSM4 (OPT-0045-xx)

These are specifications for the 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ PSM4 optical transceiver module.

The QSFP+ PSM4 module has four identical and independent lanes, which provide a point-to-point 40Gbs link over eight single mode fibers up to 10km.

This module is supported only in BIG-IP software version 12.1.4 and later.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

Module: 40GBASE-PSM4 QSFP+ optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 1310 nm
Connector type: MPO/MTP
Operating distance/cable specifications: 10 meters maximum
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: 10000, 12000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, i15000, VIPRION (B2250 and B4400 blades)
VIPRION 4300 Series blades do not support these transceiver modules.

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

Fiber QSFP28 modules

These fiber 100GbE QSFP28 transceiver modules are supported in F5® products.

F5 only provides support for F5-branded or F5-provided optical modules.

All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary slightly.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP28-SR4 (OPT-0031-xx)

These are specifications for the 100GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP28 optical transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 100GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP28 optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 850 nm (multi-mode)
Connector type: MPO/MTP
Operating distance/cable specifications: 70 meters on OM3 MMF
100 meters on OM4 MMF
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3bm (100GBASE-SR4)
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: i15000, VIPRION® (B4450 blades)

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP28-LR4 (OPT-0039-xx)

These are specifications for the 100GBASE-LR4 10 km QSFP28 optical transceiver module.

You must ensure suitability of both the optical fiber and the laser transceiver on the other end.

Module: 100GBASE-LR4 100m QSFP28 10km optical transceiver module
Laser emitter: 1295-1310 nm (single mode)
Connector type: Duplex LC
Operating distance/cable specifications: 10 kilometers maximum on SMF (ITU-T G.652)
Standards compliance: IEEE 802.3ba (100GBASE-LR4)
DDM: Yes
Supported platforms: i15000, VIPRION B4450 blades

Specifications are subject to change without notification.

Transceiver Module Updates

F5 provides a package (f5optics) that you can download and install to your system to get the latest updates for F5-branded transceiver modules.

This feature is available only on these systems running BIG-IP® version 12.1.1 HF2 or later: iSeries platforms and VIPRION® 4450 blade.

Download the f5optics package

You can download the

f5optics

package from F5 to install updates to F5-branded transceiver modules.

downloads.f5.com

and click

Find a Download

In the Hardware-Specific area, click

Platform / EUD

Select

f5optics

from the list.

Click the file name

f5optics-<version-and-build-number>.im

to start the download.

Download the corresponding checksum file and README file.

The corresponding checksum file has the same name as the IM file, except that

.md5

is the file extension. After the download completes, verify the integrity of the file by checking the MD5 checksum.

Install transceiver module updates using the f5optics package

You can use

tmsh

to install updates to F5-branded transceiver modules using the

f5optics

package.

When you run the f5optics installation process, this disrupts traffic on the system on which the installation is performed. During the installation process, you are prompted to confirm that you are aware of this action before the installation can proceed.

Connect to the system using the serial console or by opening an SSH session to the management IP address.

Use SCP to move the

f5optics

package to the

/shared/f5optics/images

directory on your F5 system.

Open the TMOS Shell (

tmsh

Change to the network module.

net

The system prompt updates with the module name:

user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)#

Install the

f5optics

package.

install f5optics [

recovery

] [

slot

[

<slot_number>

| all ] ]

The

slot

option applies only to chassis-based systems. The

recovery

option enables you to recover from a corrupted

f5optics

installation by installing the latest version of the

f5optics

package that is currently available on the system.

When you are prompted to confirm the installation, type

Are you sure? Y/N (Installing the f5optics will re-initialize network interfaces, causing a temporary traffic interruption) y

About using the f5optics package with VIPRION B4450 blades

When you add a VIPRION® 4450 blade to an existing cluster, the new blade must be running a version of the

f5optics

package that is at least as recent as the version of the package that is running on the primary blade.

Verify the f5optics version on a VIPRION blade

You can use

tmsh

to verify the version of the

f5optics

package on your VIPRION® blade and update it to a newer version, if needed.

Verify the

f5optics

package version.

tmsh show net f5optics

This is an example of the output that you might see when you run this command:

=== slot 2 addr 123.4.5.6 color green ===
Name        : f5optics                     Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 1.0.0                             Vendor: (none)
Release     : 39.0                          Build Date: Wed 30 Nov 2016 02:58:31 PM PST
Group       : System Environment/Libraries   Source RPM: f5optics-1.0.0-39.0.src.rpm
Summary     : F5 optics configuration
Description :
f5 Optics Configuration

If the version of

f5optics

on your blade is not the latest available from F5, you need to download and install the latest version of the

f5optics

package.

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Transceiver Modules

Copper SFP modules

SKU: F5-UPG-SFPC-R (OPT-0051-xx/OPT-0015-xx)

Fiber SFP modules

SKU: F5-UPG-SFP-R (OPT-0010-xx)

SKU: F5-UPG-SFPLX-R (OPT-0050-xx/OPT-0011-xx)

Fiber SFP+ modules

SKU: F5-UPG-SFP+-R (OPT-0016-xx)

SKU: F5-UPG-SFP+LR-R (OPT-0017-xx)

Fiber QSFP+ modules

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+SR4 (OPT-0036-xx)

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+ (OPT-0025-xx) (no longer available)

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+LR4 (OPT-0030-xx)

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+BD (OPT-0043-xx)

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP+PSM4 (OPT-0045-xx)

Fiber QSFP28 modules

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP28-SR4 (OPT-0031-xx)

SKU: F5-UPG-QSFP28-LR4 (OPT-0039-xx)

Transceiver Module Updates

Download the f5optics package

Install transceiver module updates using the f5optics package

About using the f5optics package with VIPRION B4450 blades

Verify the f5optics version on a VIPRION blade

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