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11 years ago

Arria V GT transceiver with SFP+

Hello, can 10-Gbps transceivers in Arria V devices be used to implement 10GBASE-R interface by direct connection to optical SFP+ modules? If we look at pages: https://www.altera.com/solutions/...
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11 years ago

Hi!

bfkstimchan, thank you for your reply.

Still the documentation leaves me in doubt.

As they say in Arria V Handbook, Vol.2, on page 1-8 they say: "Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) Interface

Arria V GT devices are compliant to SFF 8431 with considerations to the number of channel requirements and board designs."

Does anyboby know what these "considerations" mean?

And in Arria V SoC Development Kit the FPGA is connected to the SFP+ connector with no components on the path. (The schematics of the board is available on Altera web site).

If I plug an optical module in this board, will the channel operate at full speed and will it be compatible with other network equipment?

Unfortunately I don't have this kit now to make an experiment. But I need the answer before I buy it.