1-6 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH 9000 OVERVIEWattached to the Switch 9000 providing improved performance to theEthernet desktop.Switch 9000 FrontViewFigure 1-2 shows the Switch 9000 front view.Figure 1-2 Switch 9000 front viewThe front panel has the following features:PortsThe Switch 9000 has eight 850 nanometer fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernetports. All use SC connectors and support 62.5/125 micron or 50/125micron fiber-optic cable. The Switch 9000 ports support the mediatypes and distances listed in Table 1-1.For more information on 1000Base-SX and 1000Base-LX linkcharacteristics, refer to IEEE Draft P802.3z/D3.1, Table 38-8.Port status LEDsGigabit Ethernet portsUnit status LEDsGigabit Ethernet portsStatusStatusPacketTable 1-1 Media Types and DistancesDistance50/125 micronMultimode Fiber62.5/125 micronMultimode FiberGigabit Type 850nmMultimodeOptics550 meters 260 meters
