The XFP (10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable) is a hot-swappable, protocol-independent optical transceiver, typically operating at 850nm, 1310nm or 1550nm, for 10 Gigabit per second SONET/SDH, Fibre Channel, gigabit Ethernet, 10 gigabit Ethernet and other applications, including DWDM links. It includes digital diagnostics similar to SFF-8472 but more extensive, that provide a robust management tool. The XFI electrical interface specification is a portion of the XFP Multi Source Agreement specification. XFP was developed by the XFP Multi Source Agreement Group.
Specific applications of XFP
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 10 Gigabit/sec Fibre Channel
- SONET OC-192
- SDH STM-64
- OTN OTU-2
- parallel optics links
