Two 7206's and 11000 feet of SM Fiber: How to connect

[jmdaane]

I have Two 7206's in two different buildings and 11000 feet of SM Fiber between them. How do I connect the two 7206's using the best possoble connection. I would prefer to go GIGABIT.

Is there a limit on SM fibre cable length between two 7206's without using transceivers?

John M. Daane

[Scott Fella]

Here is a link that might help:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/7202/fru/10901gbc.htm#xtocid5

[lldygowski]

You should not have any problems using LX/LH GBICs to go the two miles over SM fiber. The main issue may be that you must have a 7206VXR with NPE-300 to use the PA-GE.

If using a 7206VXR w/NPE-300 is not an option, you should consider OC3 POS adapters or DPT port adapters. The POS will get you OC3 and DPT is at OC-12.

Watch out for IOS code requirements for the various port adapters.

Refer to these links for more information:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/ifaa/ifpz/ggethifpz/prodlit/990_pp.htm

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/core/7206/7206cfig/6481dpt/6481over.htm

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/ifaa/pa/pcsnpa/prodlit/sonet_ov.htm