title: Serial FPDP
text: # 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.
  
  