QSFP+ AOC solutions help to improve port density

As the bandwidth needs have increased, copper interconnects are becoming less and less attractive due to the bulk of the connectors, cables, electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues, weight management, and reduced distance capability.  As a result, parallel optics is now a natural replacement for parallel copper interconnects,” said Sami Nassar, senior director of Marketing, Fiber Optic Product Division, Avago Technologies. The QSFP Active Optical Cable assembly and transceiver provide a hot pluggable solution with data rates from 5Gbps up to 10Gbps per channel.  Compared to other 10Gbps serial solutions, these QSFP+ AOC solutions help to improve port density by more than two times and reduce power consumption by more than 50 percent to allow systems companies to lower their overall cost per port.”Copper cabling is typically a bulky solution with a limited reach of 3 to 15 meters at 10Gbps/lane data rate.  A fiber optic QSFP+ A0C solution provides a longer reach and a tighter bend radius.
These cables allow you to connect your QSFP+ AOC and Network cards without upgrading your entire data center or storage array. They can be used for QDR infiniBand, 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 10Gigabit applications. Each QSFP-SFP+ splitter cable features a single QSFP connector (SFF-8436) rated for 40-Gb/s on one end and (4) SFP+ connectors (SFF-8431), each rated for 10-Gb/s, on the other. We now provide several lengths to accommodate your installation requirements.