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The new QSFP-DD800 form factor MSA lays the foundation for 800G Ethernet pluggable optics.

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Here's how to ensure your 100G optics are forward compatible. It's all about simplifying designs and standards so that manufacturers can support volumes equivalent to today's 10G SFP+ pluggable optics. The key is to use single-lambda 100G.

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The Single-Lambda 100G optics standards will be instrumental in the development of the next generation of 100G pluggable optics.

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Gain insight into Cisco's vision for 100G pluggable optics of the future.

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A new 800G MSA is formed to support continued growth in traffic demand and the resulting need for higher link data rates in data centers. Once again, Cisco is there at the forefront.

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In part 2 of this blog series, discover how Cisco maintains the industry's highest standards of transceiver quality and reliability.

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Paymon Mogharabi explains the benefits of Cisco's new 40G "CSR" extended reach transceiver.

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Cisco is building and testing QSFP-DD systems and modules capable of driving 400GbE Ethernet electrical interfaces and cooling 20W modules with margin to address thermal and high-speed electrical challenges. These advances for the 400GbE are not at the limits of what is possible. Further innovation will reduce power as chips move to 7nm from the current 16nm processes.

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Find out how Cisco gained its reputation for problem-free pluggable optics in this first of a three-part series.