The Fiber Driver^® SFP Multi-Rate Dual Transponder (EM316DMR3G-3R) from MRV Communications defines a new level of deployment flexibility and inventory management. It combines software selectable data rates, any-port-to-any-port connectivity, and the use of Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. It offers an extremely wide range of optical infrastructure solutions including media conversion, signal repeating, lambda conversion, Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM), and Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing (OADM). The EM316DMR3G-3R can create self-healing redundant links for mission critical applications or support physical layer multicast broadcasts of any protocol within its range.

SFP Multi-Rate Dual Transponder deployment is quick and easy. The module resides in a Fiber Driver chassis. The selected SFP transceivers are inserted, and the ports are set to the corresponding data rate. Changing the connection type at a later time means simply replacing the SFP transceivers and configuring the module for the new data rate.

SFP transceivers are easily reuseable at different locations for other applications. Reuse maximizes the investment in optical equipment and reduces the need for on-hand inventory. MRV Communications provides a complete range of optical and copper plug-in interfaces for the EM316DMR3G-3R and other Fiber Driver modules.