Active Optical Cable

QSFP+ AOC (ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE) 40 GIG

A QSFP+ (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable) active optical cable (AOC) is the combination of a passive fiber optic cable and the active QSPF+s required to achieve 40 Gig network speeds. When purchasing this cable you have both the active and passive components needed to complete a 40 Gbps Ethernet circuit. The passive fiber optic portion of the AOC is a Singlemode or Multimode MPO to MPO connector cable (you chose the length) with 12 fibers (lanes). The reason for 12 fibers instead of the traditional 2 (one transmit, one receive) is due to the fact that the fiber equipment (QSFP+) only has the ability to transmit at a maximum speed of 10 Gbps per lane, due to this speed limitation it is required to use a minimum of 8 fibers to achieve the 40 Gbps required. The active components of the AOC are the 2 QSFP+ modules that are attached to ends of the passive fiber cable. The QSFP+ uses 8 total fibers, 4 fibers (4 x 10 Gbps = 40 Gbps) in each direction for a total of 8. AOCs are hot-pluggable (swappable) which makes using it a convenient and fast installation. Use the part number table to configure your AOC cable’s length, fiber and cable type. All AOCs come with pull tabs for each SFP removal. Contact your FIS representative for pricing.

QSFP+ COPPER CABLE 40 GIG

A high speed QSFP+ (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable) cable is the combination of a twinax copper cable and the active QSPF+s required to achieve 40 Gig network speeds. The copper portion of the cable is a single twinax to twinax connection. The copper cable can range from 30 to 24 AWG; due to power requirements it is recommended that cables over 3 meters utilize 24 AWG. The active components of this cable are the 2 QSFP+ modules that are attached to ends of the twinax cable. All of these cables are hot-pluggable (swappable). Use the part number table to configure your cable’s length, AWG (American Wire Gauge) and cable jacket type (PVC, or Non-Halogen). All AOCs come with pull tabs for each SFP removal. Contact your FIS representative for pricing.

SFP+ COPPER/COPPER ACTIVE CABLE 10 GIG

A high speed SFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable) cable is the combination of a twinax copper cable and the active SPF+s required to achieve 10 Gig network speeds. The copper portion of the cable is a single twinax to twinax connection. The copper cable can range from 30 to 24 AWG; due to power requirements it is recommended that cables over 3 meters utilize 24 AWG. The active components of this cable are the 2 SFP+ modules that are attached to ends of the twinax cable. All of these cables are hot-pluggable (swappable). Use the part number table to configure your cable’s length, AWG (American Wire Gauge) and cable jacket type (PVC, or Non-Halogen). All AOCs come with pull tabs for each SFP removal. Contact your FIS representative for pricing.

QSFP+ TO 4X SFP+ BREAKOUT CABLE ASSEMBLIES 40 GIG - 10GIG

A high speed SFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable) cable is the combination of a twinax copper cable and the active SPF+s required to achieve 10 Gig network speeds. The copper portion of the cable is a single twinax to twinax connection. The copper cable can range from 30 to 24 AWG; due to power requirements it is recommended that cables over 3 meters utilize 24 AWG. The active components of this cable are the SFP+ modules that are attached to ends of the twinax cable. All of these cables are hot-pluggable (swappable). Use the part number table to configure your cable’s length, AWG (American Wire Gauge) and cable jacket type (PVC, or Non-Halogen). All AOCs come with pull tabs for each SFP removal. Contact your FIS representative for pricing.