NVIDIA/Mellanox Compatible 100Gb/s QSFP28 MMF Active Optical Cables
Equivalent Mellanox Part-Number:
MFA1A00-C003 (3 Meter)
MFA1A00-C005 (5 Meter)
MFA1A00-C010 (10 Meter)
MFA1A00-C015 (15 Meter)
MFA1A00-C020 (20 Meter)
MFA1A00-C030 (30 Meter)
MFA1A00-C050 (50 Meter)
VCSEL-based (Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) active optical cables are designed for use in 100Gb/s Ethernet systems.
MFA1A00-Cxxx AOC compatibles offer high port density and configurability, and a much longer reach than passive copper cables in the data center. Since the AOC is hot pluggable, it is easy to install and replace.
These compatibles have a standard SFF-8665 compliant QSFP28 port on the electrical side towards the host system. It contains four multi-mode fibers (MMF) optic transceivers per end, each operating at data rates of up to 25Gb/s.
The assemblies offer selectable retiming per lane for both its optical transmitters and receivers for the 25Gbp/s rates, but the AOC also supports lower bit rates without retiming. The transmitters have programmable input equalizers and input squelch function, while the receivers have programmable output amplitude and pre-emphasis.
Highlights
- Up to 100Gb/s data rate
- Programmable Rx output amplitude and pre-emphasis
- Programmable Tx input equalizer
- Selectable retiming
- SFF-8665 compliant QSFP28 port
- Single 3.3V power supply
- 2.2W power dissipation (typ, each end with retiming)
- Low BER
- Up to 100m length
- Hot pluggable
- SFF-8636 compliant I2C management interface
