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Finisar Demonstrates 120 Gb/s CXP to QSFP Active Breakout Cable at SuperComputing 2009
Additional Active Cable Family Demonstrations Include Active Copper Cable for Short Reach Applications and QSFP Adapter
| Source: Finisar
SUNNYVALE, CA and PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - SuperComputing 2009 --
Finisar (NASDAQ : FNSR ), a technology leader in fiber optic solutions for
high-speed networks, today announced the first public demonstration of a
120 Gb/s CXP to QSFP active breakout cable at the SuperComputing 2009
(SC09) exhibition. The active optical cable contains a single CXP
transceiver at one end and three 40 Gb/s QSFP transceivers at the other end
to provide maximum flexibility in high performance computing and network
infrastructure environments. The demonstration will be held in Finisar's
booth #1812 this week at the Oregon Convention Center.
A significant benefit of this multi-connector cable is that it provides
high density switches with connectivity to multiple top-of-rack switches
and/or server nodes. Compliant with both CXP and QSFP specifications, this
breakout cable provides a hot-pluggable, low power, low-weight, and
flexible solution for high port-count network topologies.
In addition, Finisar will demonstrate an active 10 Gb/s Ethernet copper
cable, the latest member of the Laserwire® cable family targeted at
server connectivity applications. The cable is optimized for very short,
low cost, intra-rack links. It is designed to comply with the SFF-8461
specification through the use of SFP+ to Laserwire adapters.
During SC09, Finisar will also demonstrate a new QSFP to Laserwire adapter.
This device will drive the convergence of multiple connector form factors
in data center applications. It will enable system manufacturers to design
a single PCB layout for both 10G and 40G solutions.
Also on display will be Finisar's extended family of high-performance
active optical cables. The family includes Quadwire™, a 40 Gb/s parallel
cable for 40GbE and InfiniBand QDR, as well as C.wire™, a 150 Gb/s
parallel cable for 100GbE and InfiniBand 12xQDR applications.
For more information about these products visit www.laserwire.org,
www.finisar.com/cables or email: cables@finisar.com. For more information
about SuperComputing 2009, please visit: http://sc09.supercomputing.org/.
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ) is a global technology leader for fiber
optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed voice, video and
data communications for networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV
applications. For more than 20 years, Finisar has provided critical optics
technologies to system manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for
network bandwidth and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, USA with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales offices worldwide.
For additional information, visit www.finisar.com.