Serial FPDP
# Serial FPDP

Serial Front Panel Data Port(Serial FPDP or SFPDP) is a high speed low latency data streaming serial communication protocol. It currently supports several distinct speeds:

* 1.0625 Gbit/s
* 2.125 Gbit/s
* 2.5 Gbit/s
* 5.0 Gbit/s
* 6.25 Gbit/s
* 8.5 Gbit/s
* 10 Gbit/s
* 10.3125 Gbit/s
* 25.78125 Gbit/s

Serial FPDP also recommends the use of one of the following link widths:

* x1
* x4
* x8
* x12 (5 Gbit/s and up)
* x24 (5 Gbit/s and up)
* x48 (10 Gbit/s and up)

Serial FPDP can operate over long distances, up to 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), using optical fiber cables, or shorter distances over copper cables.

