Using industry leading VCSEL technology and an advanced new light-engine design,

the 3M Active Optical Cable (AOC) Assembly provides excellent cost/performance

value. The direct attach QSFP+ and CX4 AOC assemblies deliver four channels of

bi-directional data while using minimal energy per end.

3M™ Active Optical Cable (AOC) AssembliesQSFP+ and CX4 Applications Low Power, Low Cost, High-Performance

3M™ Active Optical Cable (AOC) Assembly for QSFP+ Applications

3M™ Active Optical Cable (AOC) Assembly for CX4 Applications

Applications • High-performancecomputingclusters• Datacenternetworks• IBandGigEswitches

• High-speedservers• Storage• Routers,hubs,loadbalancer

Features•LowpowerAOC•CertifiedtotheInfiniBandIntegrator’sListfor20Gbps

and40Gbps(DDRandQDRrespectively)•Quick,easyinstallation–plugandplay•Lightweight,flexibleandroutable•CompliantwithSFF,InfiniBandandethernetspecifications•QualifiedtoTelcordiaGR-486-CORE•Bend-insensitivefiber•Upto100minlength

6AXX–X04X1–XXX.X-0

Cable Jacket 2=Plenum4=LSZH

Lengthinmeters

StandardLengths:2-30meters,35,40,45,50,60,70,80,90100meters

Ordering InformationQSFP+ parts configurations are available on customer drawing 78-5100-2442-1. CX4 parts configurations are available on

customer drawing 78-5100-2496-7. Please reference these drawings for additional details and availability.

3M™ Active Optical Cable (AOC) AssembliesProduct SpecificationsModule Form Factor QSFP+ CX4

Protocols Supported Infiniband,40GEthernet Infiniband,3.125GperchannelXAUI,Ethernet

Channels 4channels,bi-directional 4channels,bi-directional

Channel Data Rate 1to10.3125Gbps/channel upto5Gbps/channel

Operating Optical Wavelength 850nm 850nm

Aggregate Bandwidth 40Gbps 20Gbps

BER <10E-15 <10E-15

Operating Case Temperature 0to+70°C 0to+70°C

Storage Temperature -40°to+70°C -40°to+70°C

Supply Voltage 3.3V 3.3V

Electrical Interface 38-pinedgeconnector 34-pinedgeconnector

Power Consumption 540mWperend* <660mWperend

Management Interface Serial,I2C N/A

Fiber Type OM2+,50µmBendInsensitive OM2+,50µmBendInsensitive

Cable Length Upto100m upto100m

Outer Cable Diameter 3 mm 3 mm

Cable Type PlenumandLSZH PlenumandLSZH

Compliance SFF-8436,FCCClassBandCE,RoHS*6, Class1MLaser,TelcordiaGR-486-CORE

SFF-8470,FCCClassBandCE,RoHS6, Class1MLaser,TelcordiaGR-468-CORE

*Testedaslowas480mWinsomeusescenarios.Contact3Mformoreinformation.

22=QSFP+44=CX4

A=QSFP+B=CX4

QSFP+

CX4

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The First of Its Kind:• ExcellentSIperformance

• Extremelylowprofile

• Light-weight

• Tightlypackaged,flexibleribbonformat

• Verysmallbendradius(2.5mm)enablesefficientrouting

• InfinibandQDR/FDR;40GEthernet;FibreChannel/SAS-2.1

• SFF-8436compliant