1. Montreal HSSG Copper AdHoc Committee
Equipment Room Copper Cabling Proposal
Proposed Topology: 4 SerDes x GBd (each SerDes) operating employing standard fiber-channel cable.
Features:
Low-cost SerDes Devices exist
Cabling Exists (two different options)
Distance capability has been proven (up to >10 m with fiber-channel cabling.)
Montreal HSSG Copper AdHoc Committee

2. Measurements on 2.5 GBd SerDes (with on-chip equalization)
with fiber-channel cable
Figure 1: 2.5 GBd SerDes direct (differential) output
Shows no cable attached
Figure 2: 10m of unequalized Metagig Cable with 2.5GBd SerDes
At the end of 10m of non
-equalized fiber-channel cable
Montreal HSSG Copper AdHoc Committee

3. Measurements on 2.5 GBd SerDes (with on-chip equalization)
with multichannel coax
Slide results pending.
Results will be presented at AdHoc Committee meeting in Montreal.
Montreal HSSG Copper AdHoc Committee