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April 30, 2009--Tyco Electronics' Quad Small-Form Factor Pluggable (QSFP) interface, providing a 4-channel 40 Gb/s pluggable interface, feature proprietary direct-attach cable assemblies. Copper cables for short reach applications are available with passive and active equalization. Active optical PARALIGHT cables are available for QSFP, which eliminate the need for a transceiver/cable interface.
Components include:host board connector; cage or guide rail, which provides EMI containment and guidance for the mating plug; mating plug, which may be in the form of a pluggable transceiver or direct attach cable assembly; transceiver (requires a mating cable assembly). Accessories include heatsinks, lightpipes, dust plugs, and EMI plugs.
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