Optical cable system outperforms traditional copper cables

SAMTEC QSFP+ Active Optical Cable System provides an optical engine that outperforms traditional copper cables in bandwidth, distance and cable density. The optical engine converts electrical signal to optical with four channels transmitting an aggregate bandwidth of 40 or 56Gbps. QSFPO Series lightweight cable system meets QSFP MSA form-factor specifications, is compliant to Infiniband and Ethernet protocols and provides a small 3mm diameter cable with lengths up to 100 meters.

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