Simplify 400G Top-of-Rack Deployments with QSFP-DD Breakout DACs

Cut Cabling Costs and Optimise Infrastructure Using QSFP-DD Breakout DAC Solutions

While leading hyperscale data centres are rolling out their 200G and 400G upgrades, QSFP-DD is expected to become the dominant form factor for 400G optical modules. As 400G technology becomes widespread across networking environments, QSFP-DD breakout cables will play a crucial role in simplifying network architectures from the core to the top-of-rack (ToR) level.

However, until recently, breakout cable options for network aggregation have been either limited or prohibitively expensive when sourced from OEM suppliers. This is now changing with more accessible solutions available.

DACs

PAM4
QSFP-DD to 4x QSFP28 (4x100G)
SKU: Q400G-4Q56G-PDAC1M-C
QSFP-DD to 8x SFP56 (8x50G)
SKU: JNP-SFP-25G-LR-CW-47-C
QSFP-DD to 2x QSFP56 (2x200G)
SKU: QSFPDD-400G-2QSFP56-PDAC1M-C
 
NRZ
QSFP-DD to 4x QSFP28 (4x50G)
SKU: Q200G-4Q28G-PDAC1M-C
QSFP-DD to 8x SFP28 (8x25G)
SKU: QSFPDD-8SFP28-PDAC1M-C
QSFP-DD to 2x QSFP28 (2x100G)
SKU: QSFPDD-200G-2QSFP28-PDAC1M-C

AOCs

MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 1m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC1M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 2m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC2M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 3m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC3M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 4m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC4M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 5m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC5M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 6m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC6M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 7m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC7M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 8m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC8M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 9m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC9M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 10m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC10M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 15m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC15M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 20m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC20M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 25m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC25M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 30m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC30M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 35m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC35M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 40m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC40M-C
MSA and TAA Compliant 400GBase-AOC QSFP-DD to 4xQSFP56 PAM-4 Active Optical Cable (850nm, MMF, 45m) CMIS 3.0
Q400G-4Q56G-AOC45M-C

Features & Benefits

  • Reduce cable complexity & eliminate inter-rack wiring to the aggregation switch.
  • Save on OEM compatible cabling that performs identical to Dell, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, & more.
  • Novel 1m, 2m, or 2.5m solutions solve the complexities of multi-vendor & PAM-4/NRZ integration.
  • Enjoy the cost-savings offered by backwards compatibility with QSFP modules.

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