optic cables

Deep Dive: 400G DR4 QSFP-DD Optical Transceiver

The DR4 is a specific optical transceiver interface type, available in the QSFP-DD (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable – Double … More

Fiber Optic Cables

5 Reasons Why People Must Switch To Fiber Optic Transmission

Fiber optic transmission is the process of sending information from one place to another using a medium of glass or … More

Fiber Optic Transceivers

Troubleshooting Common Problems on Fiber Optic Transceivers

Fiber optic transceivers are an essential part of any fiber optic system. They are responsible for converting electrical signals into … More

Cisco Nexus 34180YC to Supermicro SYS-1029U-TR25M Servers

For the past five to seven years the most common speed of connection between a Top of Rack (ToR) leaf … More

QSFP-100G-SM-SR Application

FluxLight QSFP-100G-SM-SR Application: 100G Spine-Leaf Interconnect

This application note describes the use of 100GBASE-CWDM4 links between leaft EOR/TOR switches and a larger data center Spine switches. … More

FluxLight GLC-LH-SMD Application: 1Gbps Campus Interconnect with DDM

The GLC-LH-SMD optical transceiver is ideal for trunking light-to-medium access/aggregation switch traffic on campus networks. This transceiver supports full-duplex 1Gbps … More

FluxLight GLC-SX-MMD Application: 1Gbps Switch Interconnect with DDM

FluxLight GLC-SX-MMD Application: 1Gbps Switch Interconnect with DDM

This application note describes the use of 1000BASE-SX links between small edge/access switches and a larger core/spine switch. This note … More

FluxLight GLC-SX-MM Application: 1Gbps Switch Interconnect

FluxLight GLC-SX-MM Application: 1Gbps Switch Interconnect

While most new fiber interconnects have moved to 10Gbps and higher rates, good old 1Gbps connections are all that is … More