Main features of cisco 10gbase x2 modules include:
● support 10gbase ethernet
● hot-swappable input/output device plugs into an ethernet x2 port of a cisco switch or router to link the port with the network
● provides flexibility of interface choice
● supports “pay-as-you-populate” model
● supports the cisco quality identification (id) feature that enables a cisco switch or router to identify whether the module is certified and tested by cisco
● has optical interoperability with respective 10gbase xenpak, 10gbase xfp and 10gbase sfp+ modules on the same link
cisco x2-10gb-cx4
the cisco 10gbase-cx4 module supports link lengths of up to 15m on cx4 cable.
Cisco x2-10gb-t
the cisco 10gbase-t module supports link lengths of up to 100m on cat6a or cat7 copper cable.
Cisco x2-10gb-lrm
the cisco 10gbase-lrm module supports link lengths of 220m on standard fiber distributed data interface (fddi) grade multimode