Does PXIe-8240 Support 40GBASE-LR4 Standard?

Updated Aug 17, 2022

Reported In

Hardware

  • PXIe-8240

Issue Details

The PXIe-8240 has the Intel Chipset XL710 which from the Intel specification, it supports the 40GBASE-LR4 standard.

I would like to understand if this 40GBASE-LR4 Standard is supported by the PXIe-8240 device

Solution

PXIe-8240 can use only a QSFP+ Transceiver port which supports 40GBASE-SR4 standard only.

Additional Information

Short Range (SR) is for 100-150m, and Long Range (LR) is for 10 km and more.