Gigabit Devices for Ethernet, iSCSI and Fibre Channel Also Provide Maximum Port Density and Flexibility
Agilent's SFP fiber optic transceivers are also "hot-pluggable," which allows
greater flexibility in system configuration, and eliminates system downtime
during upgrades and maintenance. This feature also gives end users the ability
to scale their systems when needed without interrupting network services.
"These new devices highlight our strengths in design and manufacturing," said
David Knights, worldwide marketing manager for Agilent's Networking Solutions
Division. "Our ability to design and build superior products in very high
volumes is what Agilent customers have come to expect from the world's leading
supplier of fiber optic transceivers."
Agilent's new transceivers -- HFBR-5710L, HFBR-5701L, and HFBR-5730L -- are
compliant to the Small Form-factor Pluggable Multi-Source Agreement(1), Gigabit
Ethernet and iSCSI, IEEE 802.3 specification, and Fibre Channel, ANSI X3.230
specification.
Agilent's HFBR-5710L, HFBR-5701L, and HFBR-5730L operate at 3.3 volts, and
feature 850-nm-wavelength oxide VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser)
light sources. As one of the first companies to use oxide VCSELs in commercial
products, Agilent provides technological excellence and experience to ensure
high VCSEL reliability in a high-density, high-speed and low-power operating
environment.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
Also available is an Agilent reference design that combines the Agilent
HFBR-5710L Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceiver and Agilent's HDMP-1687 four
channel, 1.25 Gbps serializer-deserializer (SerDes) device. The reference design
enables network equipment manufacturers to shorten their design cycle and time
to market.
Agilent will continue its fiber optic transceiver development, including
pin-through hole (PTH) solutions for host bus adapter card providers, and single
mode 1300 nm laser solutions in both SFP and PTH packages, all planned to be
available later this year. Information on these products and the reference
design is available at www.agilent.com/view/networking.
About Agilent Technologies
(1) The Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver Multisource Agreement
(MSA) has been signed by Agilent Technologies, Blaze Network Products, E2O
Communications, Inc., ExceLight Communications, Finisar Corporation, Fujikura
Technology America Corp., Hitachi Cable, Infineon Technologies Corp., IBM Corp.,
Lucent Technologies, Molex Inc., Optical Communication Products Inc., Picolight
Inc., Stratos Lightwave, and Tyco Electronics.
CONTACT: Agilent Technologies Inc.
Mark Alden, 408/654-8741
mark_alden@agilent.com