Italtronics can offer a complete product lines of fibre optic transceivers MSA compliant, including SFP, SFP+, XFP, X2, XENPAK, GBIC and QSFP. We provide to our customers high-performance and cost-effective products to fulfil their requirements, contributing this way to the customer’s success and satisfaction.
SFPs or small form-factor pluggable are compact, hot-pluggable network interface modules used for both telecommunication and data communications applications.
The form factor and electrical interface are specified by a Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) under the auspices of the Small Form Factor Committee. Using SFPs instead of fixed interfaces – e.g. modular connectors in Ethernet switches – allow the interface port being equipped with any suitable type of transceiver as needed as per type, kind, length and vendor. SFP transceivers exist supporting synchronous optical networking (SONET), Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, PON, and other communications standards. At introduction, typical speeds were 1 Gbit/s for Ethernet SFPs and up to 4 Gbit/s for Fibre Channel SFP modules. Now SFP+ specification brought speeds up to 10 Gbit/s and the SFP28 iteration is designed for speeds of 25 Gbit/s.
The SFP replaced the larger and legacy GBIC in most applications and has been referred to as a Mini-GBIC. A slightly larger sibling is the four-lane Quad Small Formfactor Pluggable or QSFP). The additional lanes allow speeds of 4 times their corresponding SFP. Later, the QSFP28 variant was published allowing speeds up to 100 Gbit/s and then closely related QSFP56 was standardized doubling the top speeds to 200 Gbit/s. Both an SFP-DD, which allows for 100 Gbit/s over two lanes, as well as a QSFP-DD specification, which allows for 400 Gbit/s over eight lanes, have been recently published. These use a form factor which is backwardly compatible to their respective predecessors.
FIBRE OPTIC MODULES PART NUMBER CONFIGURATOR
CLOUD & OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS
The Cloud Data Centre are the infrastructure of cloud computing networks, mainly composed of switches and servers.
Fibre optic cables and optical transceivers, or active optical cables and direct attach cables are used for the connection. In the cloud data centres, the explosive growth of the traffic is driving the data rate of optical transceivers to escalate and accelerate. It has taken 5 years from 10G to 40G, then 4 years from 40G to 100G, and may likely take only 3 years from 100G to 400G.
All the export data in the future data centres need to go through the internal mass operation. The flow of the east-west direction in the data centre is turbulent, and the flat data centre architecture makes the 100G optical transceiver market continue to grow at a high speed.
REFERENCE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR CLOUD DATA CENTRE
QSFP-DD TRANSCEIVER
It is an Eight-Channel, pluggable, parallel, fibre-optic QSFP Double Density for 2 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet applications, high-performance module for short-range multi- lane data communication and interconnect applications. It integrates eight data lanes in each direction with 8 x 25 Gbps bandwidth.
- 200G QSFP-DD 2 x 100G Base-SR4
QSFP28 TRANSCEIVERS
The QSFP28 transceivers are designed to carry 100 Gigabit Ethernet, EDR InfiniBand, or 32 Gigabit Fibre Channel. They are a Four-Channel, pluggable, parallel, fibre-optic QSFP+ for 100 Gigabit Ethernet applications.
- 100G Base-SR4 QSFP28 optical transceivers
- 100G Base-LR4 QSFP8 optical transceivers
- 100G Base-CWDM 2 km QSFP28
SFP28 TRANSCEIVERS
These modules are a 25 Gbit/s interfaces evolved from the 100 Gigabit Ethernet interface. They are implemented with 4 x 25 Gigabit data lanes. Identical in mechanical dimensions to SFP and SFP+, SFP28 implements one 28 Gigabit lane accommodating 25 Gbit/s of data with encoding overhead.
- 25G Base-LR 10 km SFP28 optical transceiver
- 25G Base-SR 100 mt SFP28 optical transceiver
CXP TRANSCEIVER
100G CXP consists of 12 transmitting and 12 receiving channels in its compact form-factor, supporting up to 10 Gigabit data rate each. The transmission distance can reach up to 100 meters over OM3 fibre, and 150 meters when using OM4 fibres and designed for short-distance applications over multimode fibres.
CXP TRANSCEIVER
100G CXP consists of 12 transmitting and 12 receiving channels in its compact form-factor, supporting up to 10 Gigabit data rate each. The transmission distance can reach up to 100 meters over OM3 fibre, and 150 meters when using OM4 fibres and designed for short-distance applications over multimode fibres.
- 100G Base-SR10 300 mt CXP transceiver
QSFP+ TRANSCEIVERS
QSFP+ are an evolution of QSFP supporting four 10 Gigabit channels carrying 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Fiber Channel, or QDR InfiniBand. These are a four-channel, pluggable, parallel, fibre-optic QSFP+ transceiver, and the 4 channels can also be combined into a single 40 Gigabit Ethernet link.
- 56G QSFP+ SR4 FDR 100 mt optical transceiver
- 40G Base-SR4 150 mt QSFP+ optical transceiver
- 40G Base-LR4 and OTU3 10km QSFP+ optical transceiver
- 40G Base-PIR4 2km PSM QSFP+
STANDARD OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS
SFP and SFP+ optics are designed to support SONET, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other communications standards. Most SFP optics are used for Gigabit Ethernet and come in a wide variety of transmitters/receivers for different distances and fibre types as well as conversion to RJ-45 (copper). IPG’ SFP optics are compliant with MSA (Multi Source Agreement) SFP’ specification. Other protocols can be used such as Fibre Channel and STM/OC. In today’s current market, 10G speeds can also be achieved with SFP+ optics. SFP optics come in 4 different versions: T, SX, LX, and ZX. The SX version will work on Multi-mode fibre, the other 2 work only on Single-mode fibre. The LX will cover a max of 10km and the ZX a max of 80. The T version is for RJ-45 connector. SFP optics come with DDM (Digital Diagnostic Monitoring) enabling the monitor of temperature, voltage use, Tx power and Rx power of the SFP optics. Most recent switches have this functionality built in. IPG offers SFP optics compatible for most manufacturers.
SFP+ TRANSCEIVERS
The SFP+ modules (enhanced small form-factor pluggable) are an enhanced version of the SFP that supports data rates up to 16 Gigabit. They support 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Optical Transport Network standard OTU-2. It is a popular industry format supported by many networking vendors.
- 10G Bi-Di SFP+ optical transceiver
- 10G SFP+ optical transceivers/industrial version
- 8G SFP+ Fibre Channel optical transceivers
- 16G SFP+ Fibre Channel optical transceivers
- 10G Tuneable DWDM SFP+ optical transceivers
- 10G CWDM SFP+ optical transceivers
SFP TRANSCEIVERS
SFP transceivers are available with a variety of transmitter and receiver specifications, allowing users to select the appropriate transceiver for each link to provide the required optical reach over the available optical fibre type – e.g. Multi-mode fibre or Single-mode fibre -. SFP modules are commonly available in several different categories:
- Copper SFP for 1000BASE-T
- SGMII SFP for 100Base-LX
- Industrial SFP for 155M and Bi-Di 155M at high range temperature
- DWDM SFP for DWDM Sonet/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber-Channel (100Ghz channel) Dual Fibre SFP
CWDM SFP - 4G Fibre-Channel SFP
GBIC TRANSCEIVERS
GBIC stands for Gigabit interface convertor and it is the first-generation optical devices having static lasers built.in. The GBIC was the first standardized optical transceiver shape. It’s been used by Cisco, Brocade, Juniper, Extreme Networks and many others. The optic module comes in 4 different versions: T, SX, LX, and ZX. The T version is with a RJ-45 connector. The SX version is for Multi-mode and the LX and ZX work on Single-mode fibre.
XFP, X2, XENPACK
XFP modules are hot-swappable and protocol-independent for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel, SONET at OC-192 rates, STM-64, 10 Gigabit OTN OTU-2, and Parallel Optics links.
They can operate over a single wavelength or use DWDM multiplexing techniques. XFP modules use an LC fibre connector type to achieve higher density. X2 transceiver format is a 10 Gigabit modular fibre optic interface for use in routers, switches and optical transport platforms. Is an early generation 10 Gigabit interface related to the similar XENPAK and XPAK format. X2 may be used with 10 Gigabit ethernet or OC-192/STM-64 speed SDH/SONET equipment.
PON TRANSCEIVERS
They are bidirectional devices that use different wavelengths to transmit and receive signals between an OLT at a central office and the ONT at end users’ premises.
ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLES FOR DATA CENTRE
10G SFP+ ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
SFP+ Active Optical Cables are direct-attach fibre assemblies with SFP+ connectors. They are suitable for very short distances and offer a cost-effective way to connect within racks and across adjacent racks.
SFP+ Active Optical cables length is up to 300 meters on OM3 Multi-mode fibre.
25G 850NM MULTI-MODE SFP28 ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
Active Optical Cables are direct-attach fibre assemblies with SFP28 connectors. They are suitable for very short distances and offer a cost-effective way to connect within racks and across adjacent racks. IPG-2528-XXXC is a single-channel, pluggable, fibre optic SFP28 for 25 Gigabit Ethernet and Infiniband EDR applications.
It is a high-performance module for short-range data communication and interconnect applications which operate at 25 Gigabit up to 70 mt. using OM3 fibre or 100 mt. using OM4 fibre. It operates over Multi-mode fibre at nominal wavelength of 850nm. The electrical interface uses a 20-contact edge type connector.
28G 850NM SFP28 ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
IPG’ SFP28 Active Optical Cables are direct-attach fibre assemblies with SFP28 connectors. They are suitable for very short distances and offer a cost-effective way to connect within racks and across adjacent racks.
IPG-HAC-2828-XXXC is a single-channel, pluggable, fiber-optic SFP28 for use in Fibre Channel links up to 28 Gigabit data-rate over Multi-mode fibre. It is a high-performance module for short-range data communication and interconnect applications up to 70 mt. using OM3 fibre or 100 mt. using OM4 fibre. This module is designed to operate over Multi-mode fibre at a nominal wavelength of 850nm. The electrical interface uses a 20-contact edge type connector.
40G QSFP+ ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE TYPES:
TO MPO CONNECTOR PSM
QSFP PSM MPO AOC are a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber Channel and PCIe. It is compliant with the QSFP MSA and 40 Gigabit PSM4. QSFP PSM MPO AOC is an assembly of 4 full-duplex lanes, where each lane is capable of data at rates up to 10 Gigabit, providing an aggregated rate of 40 Gigabit.
8 X LC PSM
QSFP PSM TO 8xLC Breakout active optical cable are a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and PCIe. It is compliant with the QSFP MSA and 40 Gigabit PSM4. QSFP PSM TO 8xLC Breakout AOC is an assembly of 4 full-duplex lanes, where each lane is capable of transmitting data at typical rate of 10 Gigabit, providing an aggregated rate of 40 Gigabit. These breakout cables connect to a 40G QSFP+ port splits four 10G SFP+ transceivers.
8 X LC CONNECTOR BREAKOUT
IPG’ QSFP+ to 8 x LC Connector Breakout Optical Cable are a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and PCIe. Is compliant with QSFP MSA and IEEE802.3ba 40G BASE-SR4.
QSFP+ Breakout Cable is an assembly of 4 full-duplex lanes, where each lane is capable of data at rates up to 10 Gigabit, providing an aggregated rate of 40 Gigabit. QSFP+ Breakout Cable are suitable for short distances and offer a highly cost-effective way to connect within racks and across adjacent racks. These breakout cables connect to a 40 Gigabit QSFP+ port of a switch on one end and to four 10G SFP+ transceivers of a switch on the other end.
PSM
QSFP PSM active optical cables is a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and PCIe. They Are compliant with the QSFP MSA and 40 Gigabit PSM4. QSFP PSM active optical cable is an assembly of 4 full-duplex lanes, where each lane is capable of data at rates up to 10 Gigabit, providing an aggregated rate of 40 Gigabit.
ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
QSFP active optic cables are a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and PCIe. It is compliant with the QSFP MSA and IEEE 802.3ba 40G BASE-SR4. IPG’ QSFP active optical cable is an assembly of 4 full-duplex lanes, where each lane is capable of transmitting data at rates up to 10 Gigabit, providing an aggregated rate of 40 Gigabit.
TO 4 X 10G SFP BREAKOUT
IPG’ QSFP to 4 x SFP+ Breakout active optical cable offers to IT professionals a cost-effective interconnect solution merging 40 Gigabit QSFP and 10 Gigabit SFP+ enabling host adapters, switches and servers. Typical applications require this splitter active optical cable between an available QSFP port at 40 Gigabit (SFF- 8436) feeding up to four upstream 10 Gigabit SFP+ (SFF-8431).
56G QSFP+ ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
QSFP active optic cables are a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting InfiniBand FDR/QDR/DDR/SDR, 16G/10G/8G/4G/2G Fiber Channel, PCIe and SAS. It is compliant with the QSFP MSA and IEEE 802.3ba 40 GBASE-SR4. IPG’ QSFP active optic cable is an assembly of 4 full-duplex lanes, where each lane is capable of transmitting data at rates up to 14 Gigabit providing an aggregated rate of 56 Gigabit.
100G QSFP28 TO 4 X 25G SFP8 BREAKOUT ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
100G QSFP28 PSM TO MPO/MTP (APC)
The IPG-101-MPO-003C is a Four-Channel, pluggable, parallel, fibre optic QSFP28 to SMF MTP 8 APC Male Connector active optical cable for 100 or 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Infiniband DDR/EDR Applications. This transceiver is a high-performance module for data communication and interconnect applications. It integrates four data lanes in each direction with 104 Gbps bandwidth.
Each lane can operate at 26 Gigabit up to 2km over G.652 Single-mode fibre at 1310nm. The electrical interface uses a 38-contact edge type connector.
The optical interface uses a single male MTP (APC 8-degree) connector. This module incorporates IPG Technologies proven circuit and optical technology to provide reliable long life, high performance, and consistent service.
100G QSFP28 ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
IPG-101-XXCL is a Four-Channel, pluggable, parallel, fibre optic QSFP+ SR4 for 100 or 40 Gigabit Ethernet, Infiniband FDR/EDR applications. It integrates four data lanes in each direction with 100 Gbps bandwidth. Each lane can operate at 28 Gigabit up to 70 mt. using OM3 fibre or 100 mt. using OM4 fibre at nominal wavelength of 850nm. The electrical interface uses a 38-contact edge type connector. The optical interface uses a 12 fibre MTP (MPO) connector. This module incorporates IPG Technologies proven circuit and VCSEL technology to provide reliable long life, high performance, and consistent service.
120G CXP TO 3 X 40G QSFP BREAKOUT ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
This breakout active optical cable provides 120 Gigabit systems the ability to connect up 3 x 40 Gigabit switches or adapter cards. IPG currently offers these cables in lengths of 100 meters on OM3 Multi-mode fibre.
120G CXP ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
This active optic cables are a high performance, low power consumption, long reach interconnect solution supporting 120 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and PCIe. It is compliant with the 120 Gigabit Small form factor hot-pluggable CXP-interface. IPG’ CXP active optical cable is an assembly of 12 full-duplex lanes, where each lane transmitting data at rates up to 10 Gigabit, providing an aggregated rate of 120 Gigabit.
2 X 100G BASE-SR4 QSFP DD ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE
The IPG-201-DxxC is an eight-channel, pluggable, parallel, fibre-optic QSFP Double Density for 2 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet applications. It integrates eight data lanes in each direction with 8 x 25 Gbps bandwidth, operating up to 70 mt. on OM3 fibre or 100 mt. on OM4 fibre at nominal wavelength of 850 nm. The electrical interface uses a 76-contact edge type connector and the optical interface uses a 24 fibre MTP (MPO) connector. This module incorporates IPG Technologies proven circuit and VCSEL technology to provide reliable long life, high performance, and consistent service.