Juniper EX4600 TOR Leaf Switch to IBM Power Sever 980 This application note presents a high-performance, high-availability implementation of Top … More
Category: Optical Networking Technology
BUILD IT BETTER: Connecting Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 40G QSFP+ ports to HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Rack Servers
Example 2: Connecting Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 40G QSFP+ ports to HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Rack Servers Equipped with HPE 530SFP+ … More
BUILD IT BETTER: Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX to Dell PowerEdge R640
There are so many options to consider for final-meters data center connectivity. Most new connections are being implemented at 10Gbps … More
40GBASE-PSM4: A Simple Route to Higher Density
PSM, or Parallel Single Mode, is a new type of interface with primary applicability today on 40G and 100G optical … More
10GBASE-T RJ45 SFP+ Price Slashed!
For years customers have been waiting for an SFP+ transceiver with a copper RJ45 interface operating at 10Gbps Ethernet. Such … More
Active vs. Passive Direct Attach Cables (DAC)
SYNOPSIS (…if you don’t have time to read the whole thing) An Active DAC contains electronics for signal conditioning. A … More
Total Internal Reflection
FIBER OPTIC BASICS – TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION Long distance transmission of optical signals over fiber optic cables is possible due … More
Migration to 40Gbps & 100Gbps Ethernet
INTRODUCTION As new applications, devices and architectures continue to demand ever higher speed networks, 40Gbps and 100Gbps Ethernet links are … More
Introduction to BiDi Optical Transceivers
Introduction In the past few years a new class of pluggable optical transceivers have been developed that send and receive … More
