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InterBOARD® QSFP
Active Optical Cable
QSFP (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable)
InterBOARD® Active Optical Cable
The 4-Channel QSFP Active Optical Cable (QSFP-AOC)
provides bi-directional Electrical-to-electrical connectivity
over distances up to 100 meters using multimode optical fiber.
Each independent channel is capable of 5, 8 or 10 Gbps for
an aggregate bi-directional bandwidth of up to 40 Gbps*. The
QSFP-AOC module offers an extremely compact solution for DDR/SDR
Infiniband™, 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 (XAUI), 4 x OC-48 SONET,
multi-lane PCI Express, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel, as well
as proprietary backplane interconnections.
These modules employ Reflex Photonics’ next generation LightABLE™
packaging technology, enabling extremely high feature-integration
and functionality. The QSFP-AOC is designed to meet the harshest
external operating conditions including temperature, humidity
and EMI interference.
Reflex Photonics hot-pluggable QSFP-AOC modules offer 4 transmit
and 4 receive independent channels operating at up to 10 Gbps
per channel. Figure 1 presents a schematic of one side of
the QSFP-AOC connection with the host board using a standard
IPass™ electrical interface receptacle (as per the QSFP
MSA). The host board supplies power at +3.3 V to the QSFP-AOC
when connected.
The QSFP-AOC module consists of an array
of 4 850-nm VCSELs (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers)
which converts 4 parallel high-speed electrical data signals
to 4 parallel optical data outgoing signals, while simultaneously
converting 4 parallel incoming optical signals to 4 parallel
electrical signals using an array of 4 850-nm PIN photodiodes.
An optical fiber ribbon cable is permanently attached to the
opto-electronic circuitry within the QSFP-AOC module.
* Actual link distance depends on fiber type and data
rate.
Highlights:
- 4 independent channels per direction
- 5, 8, or 10 Gbps per channel
- Aggregate bandwidth of up to 40 Gbps (4 x 10 Gbps) in
each direction
- QSFP MSA compliant
- Hot-pluggable electrical interface
- Low power consumption (1 Watt)
- Employing proven LightABLE™ encapsulated optical
sub-assembly technology
- 0 to 70 Celsius operating temperature
Applications
- High-performance computing, Datacom, Telecom and Server
data links for:
- Board to board interconnects
- Rack to rack interconnects
- System to system interconnects
- High-performance proprietary Backplanes
- 4 independent channels for high-speed data communication
standards:
- Infiniband™ - 4x SDR/DDR
- SONET/SDH
- 10 & 40 Gigabit Ethernet (XAUI)
- 2, 4, 8, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel
- PCI Express 4X etc…
InterBOARD®
QSFP Active Optical Cables- Product Brief & Specifications
| Model |
Description |
Documentation |
| QC-X04-COXX01 |
QSFP Active Optical Cable |
Product
Brief |
| N/A |
Quad Small Form-factor
Pluggable (QSFP) MSA Rev1.0 - Transceiver Specification |
MSA
Specifications |
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