{"id":84,"date":"2026-08-06T18:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnetwork.nl\/index.php\/fiber-optic-laser-budget-table\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:00:04","slug":"fiber-optic-laser-budget-table","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrnetwork.nl\/index.php\/fiber-optic-laser-budget-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiber optic Laser budget table"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fiber optic Laser budget table<\/h1>\n
A quick and dirty reference chart to output power and receiver sensitivity on a plethora of different optics.<\/div>\n
Includes commands on how to get optical transmit and receive powers on various routers and switches.<\/div>\n
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Optical modules data<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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 <\/th>\nWavelength<\/th>\nTx power (dBm)<\/th>\nRx power (dBm)<\/th>\nTypical power budget<\/th>\nTypical reach<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gigabit Ethernet<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
GE SX<\/td>\n850<\/td>\n-9.5<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n-17<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7.5<\/td>\n~250m (OM1 – MM 62.5µm)
~500m (OM2 – MM 50µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GE LX\/LH<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-9.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-20<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n10km (SMF µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GE ZX<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n-24<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n80km (SMF 10 µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 Gigabit Ethernet<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
10GE LR<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-8.2<\/td>\n+0.5<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n+0.5<\/td>\n <\/td>\n10km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10GE ER<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n-4.7<\/td>\n+4.0<\/td>\n-15.8<\/td>\n-1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n40km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10GE ZR<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n+4.0<\/td>\n-24<\/td>\n-7<\/td>\n <\/td>\n80km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Packet Over SONET \/ SDH (POS) OC-3 \/ STM-1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-3 \/ STM-1 Multimode SR<\/td>\n850<\/td>\n-20<\/td>\n-14<\/td>\n-23<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2km (MMF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-3 \/ STM-1 SR<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n-23<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-3 \/ STM-1 IR-1<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n <\/td>\n15km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-3 \/ STM-1 LR-1<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-34<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n <\/td>\n40km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-3 \/ STM-1 LR-2<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-34<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n <\/td>\n80km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Packet Over SONET \/ SDH (POS) OC-12 \/ STM-4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-12 \/ STM-4 SR-1<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n-23<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n <\/td>\n2km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-12 \/ STM-4 IR-1<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n <\/td>\n15km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-12 \/ STM-4 LR-1<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n40km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-12 \/ STM-4 LR-2<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Packet Over SONET \/ SDH (POS) OC-48 \/ STM-16<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-48 \/ STM-16 SR<\/td>\n1310<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-48 \/ STM-16 IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n15km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-48 \/ STM-16 LR<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n+3<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n-9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n80km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Packet Over SONET \/ SDH (POS) OC-192 \/ STM-64<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-192 \/ STM-64 SR-1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n+0<\/td>\n-11<\/td>\n+0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-192 \/ STM-64 IR-2<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n-4<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n-1<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n40km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OC-192 \/ STM-64 LR-2<\/td>\n1550<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n+4.0<\/td>\n-24<\/td>\n-7<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n80km (SMF 10µm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How to check DOM \/ DDM values on different type of equipment:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Equipment type<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Equipment subtype<\/th>\nCommand<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Example output<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisco 7600<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
All linecards<\/td>\nshow interface X\/Y transceiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7600#sh inte tenGigabitEthernet 1\/1 transceiver Transceiver monitoring is disabled for all interfaces.ITU Channel not available (Wavelength not available),Transceiver is internally calibrated.If device is externally calibrated, only calibrated values are printed.++ : high alarm, +  : high warning, -  : low warning, -- : low alarm.NA or N\/A: not applicable, Tx: transmit, Rx: receive.mA: milliamperes, dBm: decibels (milliwatts).                                           Optical   Optical           Temperature  Voltage  Current   Tx Power  Rx PowerPort       (Celsius)    (Volts)  (mA)      (dBm)     (dBm)---------  -----------  -------  --------  --------  --------Te1\/1        27.5       0.00      50.1      -2.0      -7.8   7600#<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisco 12000<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Engine5 SIP-600<\/td>\nshow hw-module subslot X\/Y transceiver Z (idprom|status)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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GSR#show hw-module subslot 10\/0 transceiver 0 idpromIDPROM for transceiver POS10\/0\/0:  Description                               = XFP optics (type 6)  Transceiver Type:                         = OC192 + 10GBASE-L (65)  Product Indentifier (PID)                 = QFCT-7081  Vendor Revision                           = B2  Serial Number (SN)                        = XXXXXXXXX  Vendor Name                               = CISCO-AGILENT  Vendor OUI (IEEE company ID)              = 00.30.D3 (12499)  CLEI code                                 = WMOTBEVAAB  Cisco part number                         = 10-1989-02  Device State                              = Enabled.  Date code (yy\/mm\/dd)                      = 06\/06\/30  Connector type                            = LC.  Encoding                                  = 64B\/66B                                              SONET Scrambled                                              NRZ  Minimum bit rate                          = 9900 Mbits\/s  Maximum bit rate                          = 10500 Mbits\/sGSR#sh hw-module subslot 10\/0 transceiver 0 status The Transceiver in slot 10 subslot 0 port 0 is enabled.  Module temperature                        = 18.148 C  Transceiver Tx bias current               = 29416 uAmps  Transceiver Tx power                      = -1 dBm  Transceiver Rx optical power              = 0 dBmGSR#<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisco CRS(-1 \/ -3)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
4x10GE
8x10GE<\/td>\n		show controllers TenGigE X\/Y\/Z\/K phy | utility head -n 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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RP\/0\/RP1\/CPU0:CRS#show controllers tenGigE 0\/0\/0\/0 phy | utility head -n 22XENPAK Information:===================Vendor Name: CiscoVendor PN: B1G-F4T-X3NP4KVendor Rev: 1Vendor SN: x9j29csi3kdPackage OUI: 00c09820Vendor OUI: 00000000Vendor Date Code: 2009010101Center Wavelength:chan0 = 1310.00 nmchan1 =   0.00 nmchan2 =   0.00 nmchan3 =   0.00 nmDigital Optical Monitoring:Transceiver Temp: 36.406 CLaser Bias Current: 263.5200 mALaser Output Power: 0.7432 mW, -1.3 dBmReceive Optical Power: 0.3272 mW, -4.9 dBmRP\/0\/RP1\/CPU0:CRS#<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POS<\/td>\nshow controllers SONET X\/Y\/Z\/K | be Opt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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RP\/0\/RP0\/CPU0:CRS#show controllers SONET X\/Y\/Z\/K | be OptThu Dec  2 14:48:27.683 CET  Optics type: OC192 + 10GBASE-L  Clock source: internal (actual) internal (configured)  Rx S1: 0x0  Tx S1: 0xfOptical Power Monitoring (accuracy: +\/- 1dB)  Rx power = 0.2621 mW, -5.8 dBm  Tx power = 0.4207 mW, -3.8 dBm  Tx laser current bias = 49.3 mARP\/0\/RP0\/CPU0:CRS# <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SIP \/ SPA<\/td>\nshow hw-module subslot X\/Y\/Z status pluggable-optics K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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RP\/0\/RP0\/CPU0:CRS#show hw-module subslot 0\/7\/1 status pluggable-optics 0Mon Nov 21 10:40:26.209 CETSPA 0\/7\/1 device pluggable-optics 0\/0 info:int Sonet 7\/1\/0:        State: Enabled        Environmental Information - raw values                Temperature: 36.18 C                Supply voltage: 32998 in units of 100uVolt                Tx bias: 9624 in units of 2uAmp                Tx power: -5 dBm (2491 in units of 0.1 uW)                Rx power: -4 dBm (3014 in units of 0.1 uW)        Transceiver: Enabled        SW TX Fault: unavailable        SW LOS: unavailable        No active alarms        No active warnings        Version Identifier (VID): V01        Product Identifier (PID): SFP-OC48-SR        Part Number (PN): 10-1961-01        CLEI: WM1T2TTAAARP\/0\/RP0\/CPU0:CRS# <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4x10GE IPoDWDM<\/td>\nshow controllers dwdm X\/Y\/Z\/K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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RP\/0\/RP0\/CPU0:CRS#show controllers dwdm 0\/0\/0\/0 opticsOptics Status         Optics Type:  Cisco 10Gb DWDM         Wavelength Info: C-Band, MSA ITU Channel=37, Frequency=194.30THz, Wavelength=1542.936nm         TX Power = 4.82 dBm         RX Power = -14.99 dBmRP\/0\/RP0\/CPU0:CRS# <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juniper JUNOS devices<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
All linecards<\/td>\nshow interfaces diagnostics optics X\/Y<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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kll@JUNIPER> show interfaces diagnostics optics ge-0\/0\/0Physical interface: ge-0\/0\/0    Laser bias current                        :  8.800 mA    Laser output power                        :  0.3870 mW \/ -4.12 dBm    Module temperature                        :  28 degrees C \/ 82 degrees F    Module voltage                            :  3.3110 V    Receiver signal average optical power     :  0.2179 mW \/ -6.62 dBm    Laser bias current high alarm             :  Off    Laser bias current low alarm              :  Off    Laser bias current high warning           :  Off    Laser bias current low warning            :  Off    Laser output power high alarm             :  Off    Laser output power low alarm              :  Off    Laser output power high warning           :  Off    Laser output power low warning            :  Off    Module temperature high alarm             :  Off    Module temperature low alarm              :  Off    Module temperature high warning           :  Off    Module temperature low warning            :  Off    Module voltage high alarm                 :  Off    Module voltage low alarm                  :  Off    Module voltage high warning               :  Off    Module voltage low warning                :  Off    Laser rx power high alarm                 :  Off    Laser rx power low alarm                  :  Off    Laser rx power high warning               :  Off    Laser rx power low warning                :  Off    Laser bias current high alarm threshold   :  36.544 mA    Laser bias current low alarm threshold    :  0.000 mA    Laser bias current high warning threshold :  26.544 mA    Laser bias current low warning threshold  :  0.000 mA    Laser output power high alarm threshold   :  0.5960 mW \/ -2.25 dBm    Laser output power low alarm threshold    :  0.1490 mW \/ -8.27 dBm    Laser output power high warning threshold :  0.4740 mW \/ -3.24 dBm    Laser output power low warning threshold  :  0.1880 mW \/ -7.26 dBm    Module temperature high alarm threshold   :  85 degrees C \/ 185 degrees F    Module temperature low alarm threshold    :  -5 degrees C \/ 23 degrees F    Module temperature high warning threshold :  75 degrees C \/ 167 degrees F    Module temperature low warning threshold  :  0 degrees C \/ 32 degrees F    Module voltage high alarm threshold       :  3.600 V    Module voltage low alarm threshold        :  3.000 V    Module voltage high warning threshold     :  3.500 V    Module voltage low warning threshold      :  3.100 V    Laser rx power high alarm threshold       :  0.5011 mW \/ -3.00 dBm    Laser rx power low alarm threshold        :  0.0125 mW \/ -19.03 dBm    Laser rx power high warning threshold     :  0.5011 mW \/ -3.00 dBm    Laser rx power low warning threshold      :  0.0125 mW \/ -19.03 dBm{master:0}kll@JUNIPER><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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