Electrical port module is a type of optical module, also called photoelectric conversion optical module, which has unique advantages. It has the characteristics of low power consumption, high performance and compact design.

What is an electrical port module?

Copper module is also known as the optical port to electrical port module. It is a module that supports hot plugging, the package form is SFP, and the connector type is RJ45. In addition, since the transmission distance of the electrical port module is 10-30m or 80-100m, the electrical port module is mainly used for short-distance data transmission.

Why choose an electrical port module?

At present, the link distance between devices in most data centers is between 10 meters and 100 meters. The use of 10 Gigabit copper port optical modules can make up for the lack of SFP+ high-speed cable transmission distance. Secondly, the electrical port optical module adopts the RJ45 interface, which is used together with the Cat6e or Cat7e network cable, and the cost of copper cable wiring is lower than that of optical cable wiring.

What is the difference between an electrical module and an optical module?

Different interfaces: The interface of the electrical module is RJ45, while the interface of the optical module is mainly LC duplex, and there are also LC simplex and MTP/MPO interfaces.

Different collocations: Electrical modules are usually used with Category 5, Category 6, Category 6, or Category 7 network cables, while optical modules are generally connected with optical jumpers.

The parameters are different: the electrical module does not have a wavelength, but the optical module does.

Different components: The components of the electrical interface module and the optical module are different, especially the electrical interface module does not have the core component of the optical module - the laser.

Different transmission distances: The transmission distance of the electrical port module is relatively short, and the maximum distance can reach 100m. The optical module can achieve a transmission distance of 5km to 100km according to the type of optical fiber used.