This section provides details on Ethernet and optical port cabling requirements for the following Network Acceleration Blades (NABs):
- NAB-0210EM—The NAB-0210EM supports up to two 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GigE) interfaces.
- NAB-0801ET—The NAB-0801ET supports up to eight GigE interfaces through RJ-45 connectors only.
- NAB‑0610EM—The NAB-0610EM supports up to six 10GigE interfaces.
- NAB‑0810EM—The NAB-0810EM supports up to eight 10GigE interfaces.
NAB-0210EM
There are two versions of the NAB-0210EM:
- NAB-0210EM-01—A single slot blade that occupies the 1/6 slot of the blade carrier in a Solace PubSub+ 3560.
- NAB-0210EM-04—A double slot blade that occupies the 1/5 and 1/6 slots of the CHS-3560AC-01 chassis.
The SFP+ ports do not support speeds other than 10 Gbps. Ensure the network switch is set to 10 Gbps Full Duplex and disable auto-negotiation.
Fiber-Optic Connections
The two 10GigE Small Form-factor Pluggable+ (SFP+) ports on a NAB-0210EM come preinstalled with removable 10GBase-SR SFP+ modules to allow for optical fiber connections using shortwave laser optics over multimode optical fiber (MMF) cable. These modules provide a 10 Gbps optical GigE connection to a network through 850nm (SR) fiber-optic links that uses LC physical connectors (as shown below). They are field-replaceable and provide uplink interfaces when inserted into the SFP+ ports of the NAB, thereby linking the appliances with the backbone network.
SFP+ Module and Compatible Fiber-Optic Cable with LC Connector
Refer to Optical Fibre Specs for Multimode Fibre for LC multi-mode optical fiber cables specifications for 10Gbase-SR ports.
The required fiber-optic cables with LC connector ends are not supplied by Solace.
Twinax Connections
The SFP+ NAB ports can also be used with the following types of Twinax (twinaxial) cables when the pre-installed SFP+ modules are removed from the NAB ports:
- active limiting Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends (5–10 m in length)
- passive Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends (0.5–7 m in length)
The figure below shows an accepted suitable Twinax cable with a SFP+ connector end.
Twinax SFP+ Connector
Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends are not supplied by Solace.
Faceplate LEDs
All versions of the NAB-0210EM have two faceplate LEDs by the SFP+ ports to indicate the link and activity status of each port:
- green link LED—indicates network connectivity when on
- yellow activity LED—indicates receive activity when blinking
The specific location of these LEDs on a faceplate depends on the version of NAB-0210.
SFP+ Ports on NAB-0210EM-01
SFP+ Ports on NAB-0210EM-04
NAB-0801ET
The NAB-0801ET supports up to eight GigE interfaces through RJ-45 connectors only. It occupies slots 1/5 and 1/6 of the blade carrier in a Solace PubSub+ 3560.
Faceplate LEDs
The NAB-0801ET uses two faceplates and occupies two slots in the blade carrier. It has two faceplate LEDs on each of the eight RJ-45 Ethernet ports to indicate their link and activity status:
- the green link LED indicates network connectivity when on
- the yellow activity LED indicates receive activity when blinking
Ethernet Ports on NAB-0801ET
Electrical GigE Wiring Specifications
The NAB-0801ET comes with eight RJ-45 ports. Connect to these ports with CAT‑5e unshielded twisted pair cable. Cross-over or straight‑through Ethernet cables are supported.
In all cases cable length should not exceed 330 feet (100 meters).
NAB‑0610EM
The NAB-0610EM supports up to six 10GigE interfaces configured through SFP+ ports. It occupies slots 1/5 and 1/6 of the blade carrier in a Solace PubSub+ 3560.
The SFP+ ports do not support speeds other than 10 Gbps. Ensure the network switch is set to 10 Gbps Full Duplex and disable auto-negotiation.
Fiber-Optic Connections
The six 10GigE SFP+ ports on a NAB-0610EM come pre-installed with removable 10GBase-SR SFP+ modules to allow for optical fiber connections using shortwave laser optics over MMF cable. These modules provide a 10 Gbps optical GigE connection to a network through 850nm (SR) fiber-optic links that uses LC physical connectors (as shown below). They are field-replaceable and provide uplink interfaces when inserted into the SFP+ ports of the NAB, thereby linking the appliances with the backbone network.
Refer to Optical Fibre Specs for Multimode Fibre for LC multimode optical fiber cables specifications for 10Gbase-SR ports.
The required fiber-optic cables with LC connector ends are not supplied by Solace.
Twinax Connections
The SFP+ NAB ports can also be used with the following types of Twinax cables when the pre-installed SFP+ modules are removed from the NAB ports:
- active limiting Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends (5–10 m in length)
- passive Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends (0.5–7 m in length)
Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends are not supplied by Solace.
Faceplate LEDs
The NAB-0610EM uses two faceplates and occupies two slots in the blade carrier. Each SFP+ port features two corresponding LEDs to indicate its link and activity status:
- green link LED—indicates network connectivity when on
- yellow activity LED—indicates receive activity when blinking
SFP+ Ports on NAB-0610EM
NAB‑0810EM
The NAB-0810EM supports up to eight 10GigE interfaces configured through SFP+ ports. It occupies slots 1/5 and 1/6 of the blade carrier in a Solace PubSub+ 3560.
The SFP+ ports do not support speeds other than 10 Gbps. Ensure the network switch is set to 10 Gbps Full Duplex and disable auto-negotiation.
Fiber-Optic Connections
The eight 10GigE SFP+ ports on a NAB-0810EM come pre-installed with removable 10GBase-SR SFP+ modules to allow for optical fiber connections using shortwave laser optics over MMF cable. These modules provide a 10 Gbps optical GigE connection to a network through 850nm (SR) fiber-optic links that uses LC physical connectors (as shown below). They are field-replaceable and provide uplink interfaces when inserted into the SFP+ ports of the NAB, thereby linking the appliances with the backbone network.
Refer to Optical Fibre Specs for Multimode Fibre for LC multimode optical fiber cables specifications for 10Gbase-SR ports.
The required fiber-optic cables with LC connector ends are not supplied by Solace.
Twinax Connections
The SFP+ NAB ports can also be used with the following types of Twinax cables when the pre-installed SFP+ modules are removed from the NAB ports:
- active limiting Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends (5–10 m in length)
- passive Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends (0.5–7 m in length)
Twinax cables with SFP+ connector ends are not supplied by Solace.
Faceplate LEDs
Each SFP+ port has one green LED to indicate its link and activity status:
- ON—indicates link but not activity
- Blinking—indicates receive activity
- Off—indicates no link
SFP+ Ports on NAB-0810EM
