QSFP-DD

Cisco Demonstrates 20W+ Power Dissipation of QSFP-DD at OFC 2019

See how this demo proves that the QSFP-DD transceiver form factor can connect distant data centers together with coherent optics.

March 6, 2019

DATA CENTER

In Praise of the QSFP – from 40GbE to 400GbE and Beyond

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.

Cisco Optics On Display and Demonstrated at OFC 2018

See optical innovations at OFC, like dual-rate BiDi, extended reach 25G optics for MMF, and a cool demo of the QSFP-DD transceiver form factor.

January 18, 2018

DATA CENTER

QSFP-DD Optical form factor: An evolutionary approach to 400GbE Interconnect

Posting this blog on behalf of Mark Nowell, Distinguished Engineer, INSBU. The rapid growth of cloud data center in terms of storage and networking is something Cisco has been tracking through the Cisco Global Cloud Index for several years now. Our latest forecast shows that we’re on track to meet and likely exceed the 14 […]