The QSFP Active Copper Cable Channel industr performance

QSFP Active Copper Cable adoption in data centers has been growing steadily. For example, as of 2010, half of SFP+ interconnect volume is in active cables (as opposed to passive copper cables and optical transceiver modules) The advent of QSFP Active Copper Cable interconnects for 40 Gigabit Ethernet and Infiniband is driving the widespread adoption of active cables in this form-factor as well.Fiberon’s QSFP Active Copper Cable assemblies are a low cost alternative for short reach 4X applications. They are designed to be fully compatible in form factor and optical/electrical connections according to the QSFP Active Copper Cable Source Agreement QSFP+ (Quad SFP+) connectors provide four channels of data in one pluggable interface. Each channel is capable of transferring data at 10Gbps and supports a total of aggregate 40Gbps as specified for QSFP Active Copper Cable. These interconnects have three times the density of SFP+ interconnects(MSA) and have been designed to meet the harshest external operating conditions including temperature, humidity and EMI interference