AVAGO 300G CXP2 AOC ,AVAGO CXP AOC,AVAGO CFP4,AVAGO CFP2, AVAGO QSFP28 100G Ethernet Fiber Optic Transceiver

AVAGO 300G CXP2

The new CXP2 twelve channel transceiver footprint was established circa 2016 as part of enhanced InfinBand Volume 2 specifications in support of 12X EDR multi-channel parallel links. While InfiniBand generally does not commercially adopt CXP2 12X links, the form factor has seen significant deployment in custom “fat pipe” interconnect links associated with server, chassis and backplane extensions at data rates up to 28Gb/s per lane. Optical variants are available in MPO connectored (12+12) and AOC (Active Optical Cable) configurations.

AVAGO 300G CXP2 AOC

CXP2 AOC (Active Optical Cables) are conceptually two CXP2 optical transceivers with a fiber optic cable permanently embedded into each end (the fiber cable cannot be removed). This results in a “ready to use” cable assembly, similar to passive Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cables, but with the benefit of internal active electronics to manage the host electrical interface and a longer reach, lighter weight cable.

The new CXP2 twelve channel transceiver footprint was established circa 2016 as part of enhanced InfinBand Volume 2 specifications in support of 12X EDR multi-channel parallel links. While InfiniBand generally does not commercially adopt CXP2 12X links, the form factor has seen significant deployment in custom “fat pipe” interconnect links associated with server, chassis and backplane extensions at data rates up to 28Gb/s per lane. Optical variants are available in MPO connectored (12+12) and AOC (active optical cable) configurations.

AVAGO 100G CXP

The twelve channel CXP transceiver footprint was established circa 2009 as part of InfinBand Volume 2 in support of 12X SDR to 12X QDR multi-channel parallel links. While InfiniBand generally did not commercially adopt CXP 12X links, the form factor has seen significant deployment in custom “fat pipe” interconnect links associated with server, chassis and backplane extensions at data rates up to 12Gb/s per lane. Optical variants are available in MPO connectored (12+12) and AOC (Active Optical Cable) configurations.

For higher speed variants from 16Gb/s to 28Gb/s per lane, newer versions are available known as CXP2, which generally bring retiming elements and faster subcomponents into the advanced designs. Those will be listed separately in a CXP2 section.

AVAGO 100G CXP AOC

CXP AOC (Active Optical Cables) are conceptually two CXP optical transceivers with a fiber optic cable permanently embedded into each end (the fiber cable cannot be removed). This results in a “ready to use” cable assembly, similar to passive Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cables, but with the benefit of internal active electronics to manage the host electrical interface and a longer reach, lighter weight cable.

The twelve channel CXP transceiver footprint was established circa 2009 as part of InfinBand Volume 2 in support of 12X SDR to 12X QDR multi-channel parallel links. While InfiniBand generally did not commercially adopt CXP 12X links, the form factor has seen significant deployment in custom “fat pipe” interconnect links associated with server, chassis and backplane extensions at data rates up to 12Gb/s per lane. Optical variants are available in MPO connectored (12+12) and AOC (active optical cable) configurations.

For higher speed variants from 16Gb/s to 28Gb/s per lane, newer versions are available known as CXP2, which generally bring retiming elements and faster subcomponents into the advanced designs. Those will be listed separately in a CXP2 section.

AVAGO 100G CFP4

The CFP MSA committee established CFP4 in 2015 as a miniaturization of the original CFP and CFP2 form factors. CFP4 allows the use of a 4-lane electrical interface to enable 100Gb/s Ethernet and OTN optical interfaces over duplex LC optical connectors.

AVAGO 100G CFP2

The CFP MSA committee established CFP2 in 2013 as a miniaturization of the original 2010 dated CFP form factor. CFP2 allows the use of 10-lane or 4-lane electrical interfaces to enable 100Gb/s Ethernet and OTN optical interfaces over duplex LC or multi-lane MPO optical connectors.

A smaller variant, called CFP4, was established by the CFP MSA in 2015 to improve host back panel density. These will be listed separately in the CFP4 section.

AVAGO 100G QSFP28

The QFP28 (Quad Small Form Pluggable) transceiver form factor was established to enable multi-lane (quad) optical transceivers, such as 100GbE and 128GFC, with a variety of optical connectors (such as 4+4 MPO and duplex LC). QSFP28 was developed in 2013 to support 25Gb/s to 28Gb/s per lane electrical interfaces associated with 100Gb/s Ethernet, 128GFC Fibre Channel and EDR InfiniBand. The QSFP28 form factor is publicly defined by SFF Committee specifications SFF-8636 and SFF-8665.

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