Hi Arthur,
You concern is correct - you cannot connect a shortwave port to a longwave port at the other end. The shortwave port requires a multi-mode cable while the longwave port requires a single mode cable. There must be something, like a Fibre Channel switch or FCIP router, in between to do the conversion.
Regards,
John
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John Wolfgang
Enterprise Flash Storage Architect
Converge Technology Solutions
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