QSFP+ Passive Copper Cables for Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters

Intel® Ethernet QSFP+ Breakout Cables

offer IT professionals a cost-effective

interconnect solution for merging 40GbE

QSFP+ and 10GbE SFP+ adapters, switch-

es, and servers. Each cable features a

single QSFP+ connector (SFF-8436) rated

for 40-Gbps on one and (4) SFP+ connec-

tors (SFF-8431), each rated for 10-Gbps,

on the other. This cable type allows cus-

tomers to bridge the gap between 10GbE

and 40GbE cables, switches and adapters,

and economically links a QSFP+ port with

an upstream 10GbE SFP+ switch.

Intel® Ethernet QSFP+ Cables provide a

high density, high bandwidth solution

at low cost and reduced power budget.

Available in 1 meter, 3 meter, and 5

meter lengths, both cable types are fully

compliant with MSA standards. Custom-

ers can move efficiently to 40GbE for high

bandwidth application requirements such

as content distribution, high-end virtu-

alization using multiple CPUs, network

appliances, and Applications Delivery

Controllers (ACD) used for content cach-

ing, load balancing, and compression. To

ensure maximum flexibility, Intel supports

the ability to use any combination of Intel®

Ethernet QSFP+ Optic, Intel® Ethernet

QSFP+ Twinaxial Cable, or Intel® Ethernet

QSFP+ Breakout Cable.

This enables customers to create the

configuration that best meets the needs

of their data center environment, while

ensuring compatibility between adapter

and accessories.

Overview

Intel offers Intel® Ethernet QSFP+ passive

copper cables for customers who would

like to deploy Intel® Ethernet Converged

Network Adapters with a QSFP+ direct

attach cable. Intel® Ethernet Converged

Network Adapters with QSFP+ connectiv-

ity deliver proven, reliable solutions for

deployments of high density Ethernet

for unified 10GbE network connections.

These QSFP+ adapters use the latest PCI

Express* v3.0 bus technology for maxi-

mum bandwidth and address the increas-

ing capability of the latest Intel® Xeon*

processor E5/E7 based platforms.

Intel® Ethernet QSFP+ Twinaxial Cables

are 40GBASE-CR4 802.3ba qualified pas-

sive copper cables that provide next gen-

eration performance by combining four

10Gb/s SFP+ channels into one affordable

high-density QSFP+ package.

Key Features

• 1m (3.3 ft), 3m (9.8 ft), and 5m (16.4

ft) QSFP+ 40GbE direct attach passive

copper cables

• QSFP+ Direct Attach cables offer a

highly cost effective way to connect

within racks and across adjacent racks

• Fully compatible with Intel® Ethernet

Converged Network Adapters

• Supports 10-Gigabit Ethernet and

802.3ba 40-Gigabit Ethernet standards

• QSFP+ MSA (Multi-Source-Agreement)

compliant

• QSFP+ to QSFP+ 30 AWG SFF-8436

compliant cable and connector design

• Zinc die-cast SFP+ and QSFP+ connec-

tors with pull-to-release latching

• Low cross-talk and pair-to-pair skew

maintains signal integrity

• 3x the port density of standard SFP+

product – saves rack space and power

• Reduced power budget and lower port

cost compared to optical solutions

• Conforms to environmental stan-

dards as described in the Product

Environment Content Report

• One year warranty

PRODUCT BRIEF

Intel® Ethernet QSFP+ Cables

Network Connectivity