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[[Image:Brocade FES24 Front.jpg|thumb|400px|Ethernet switch with two empty SFP slots (lower left)]]

SFP sockets are found in [[Ethernet switch]]es, routers, firewalls and [[network interface card]]s. They are used in Fibre Channel [[host adapter]]s and storage equipment. Because of their low cost, low profile, and ability to provide a connection to different types of optical fiber, SFP provides such equipment with enhanced flexibility.

SFP sockets and transceivers are also used for long -distance [[Serialserial digital interface|Serial Digital Interface]] (SDI)]] transmission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ST 297:2006 - SMPTE Standard - For Television — Serial Digital Fiber Transmission System for SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 344M, SMPTE 292 and SMPTE 424M Signals {{!}} SMPTE Standard {{!}} IEEE Xplore |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7290552 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=ieeexplore.ieee.org}}</ref>

==Standardization==