Optical Switching

Fiber optic switches: switching that lives on the optical layer

Five documented models whose ports are fiber — SFP and QSFP cages rather than copper — headed by a 16×10G SFP + 2×40G QSFP+ L3 managed platform.

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A small family with a clear identity

A fiber optic switch, as this catalogue uses the term, is a switch whose access ports are optical: SFP and QSFP cages facing the fiber plant directly, for aggregation points where every attached link arrives as light — camera spines landing in a control room, building uplinks, optical distribution nodes. The family is five documented models, and its headline is unambiguous: a 16×10G SFP Ports + 2×40G QSFP+ Ports L3 Managed Fiber Optic Switch — sixteen 10G optical ports with 40G uplinks and Layer 3 management, a specification printed in its own product name.

A note on scope, in keeping with this site's discipline: optical-port switching is a niche within the manufacturer's wider Ethernet catalogue, and this page covers exactly the five documented optical models. It does not re-badge the general Ethernet switch range under a fiber title — buyers comparing copper-access switches should say so in the inquiry and will be quoted from the correct shelf.

Model (official product name)SeriesDocumentation
16x10G SFP Ports + 2x40G QSFP+ Ports L3 Managed Fiber Optic SwitchLNK-FS1602Specification captured from the official product page
24 10Gbps SFP+ ports + 4 10/100/1000Mbps TP/SFP combo ports Managed Ethernet Fiber SwitchLNK-XS2404Specification captured from the official product page
24x10G SFP Ports + 2x40G QSFP+ Ports L3 Managed Fiber Optic Switch—Full specification confirmed per model at quotation
L3 Managed 24-Port 1000Base-X SFP + 4-Port 10G SFP+ Fiber Switch—Full specification confirmed per model at quotation
Unmanaged 24-port 100Base-FX SC + 2-10/100/1000-TX Optical Fiber Switch—Full specification confirmed per model at quotation

The complete Fiber Optic Switch family (5 models) as listed in the manufacturer's catalogue. These are optical-port switches; Ethernet switching head terms are intentionally not this page's subject.

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How to specify

Port map first

Optical switching is specified as a port map: how many 10G SFP links land, what the uplinks are (the headline model's 2×40G QSFP+), and what the modules in those cages must be. The module families on this site pair with these cages — quote switch + modules as one validated set.

L3 is a network design statement

The headline platform is L3 managed: routing between VLANs at the aggregation point rather than hair-pinning to a core. If the design needs it, say what it must route; if it does not, the simpler models in the family may serve — the design conversation is the quotation.

Power and place

Optical aggregation points concentrate value and therefore failure. State the power arrangement (and any redundancy requirement) and the physical home (rack room vs cabinet) in the inquiry.

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Where this range is deployed

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Questions buyers ask

Is this an Ethernet switch?

It switches Ethernet — over optical ports. The distinction this page keeps is physical: if your links land as copper, you want the Ethernet switch shelves (ask in the inquiry); if they land as fiber, these five models are the shelf.

Which modules fit the 10G ports?

10G SFP+ modules from the module families, matched per link (reach and fiber type). The quotation pairs cages and modules link by link.

Why only five models?

Because five is what the catalogue documents for optical-port switching. A short honest shelf beats a long padded one; adjacent needs (media conversion, general switching) have their own pages and families.

Confirm the exact configuration before payment

Send the model name, the distance, the fiber type and the quantity. We will confirm the matching transmitter/receiver pairing, the optical module and the full specification of the exact model in writing before you pay.