[c-nsp] Cisco 7609, LR Transceiver for Short Distance Connection

[Danijel]

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 09:59, Asbjorn Hojmark - Lists <lists at hojmark.org>wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:12:37 +0200, you wrote:
>
> > He should actually be ok even with ER and no attenuators as minimum
> > transmit power is -4.7 dBm and max receive power is -1 dBm (per cisco
> > site). Just check optical power levels and see if they are in limits.
>
> Uhm, no.
>
> *Maximum* transmit power is 4 dBm and max receive is -1 dBm, so an
> attenuator is certainly highly recommended for short distances.
>

Yes, but it won't be transmitting max power for sure. All I'm saying that it
will work even without attenuators.
He can always check power levels and see if there is a need for an
attenuator.