ESW 540 48-Ports

[mpierre]

Is there a specific model of Cisco SFP that will work with the smallbusiness ESW 540?  I want to stack up the esw switch with a catalyst3500 XL, could that work?

[Ivan Shirshin]

Hi Michel,

There are several types of SFPs that yuo can use depending on media type:

MGBBX1

1000BASE-BX-20U SFP transceiver, for single-mode fiber, 1310 nm wavelength, support up to 40 km

MGBLH1

1000BASE-LH SFP transceiver, for single-mode fiber, 1310 nm wavelength, support up to 40 km

MGBLX1

1000BASE-LX SFP transceiver, for single-mode fiber, 1310 nm wavelength, support up to 10 km

MGBSX1

1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver, for multimode fiber, 850 nm wavelength, support up to 550 m

MGBT1

1000BASE-T SFP transceiver for category 5 copper wire, support up to 100 m

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps10143/data_sheet_c78-521740.html

Kind Regards,
Ivan Shirshin

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[mpierre]

Thanks.

[Ivan Shirshin]

Welcome, Michel. Appreciate if you could mark this thread as asnwered and rate it.

Thanks in advance!

[mpierre]

Ivan, thank you for the information. I was able to purchase ther correct SFP for the switch.

[Tom Watts]

Hi Michel, the ESW is not a stackable switch, even if it were, it would not interop with the Catalyst. You may interconnect to the Catalyst cascading but not stacked.

-Tom
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