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AOC (Active Optical Cable) Cable

Category Optic Transceivers Tags AOC, AOC Cable

AOC (Active Optical Cable) is an optical fiber cable with built-in optical transceivers and signal processing components used for high-speed networking applications over longer distances with high bandwidth capabilities and low power consumption.

Product Details:

AOC Cable contain of:
10G SFP+ to SFP+ AOC
25G SFP28 to SFP28 AOC
40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ AOC
40G QSFP+ to 4*SFP+ AOC
100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 AOC
The transmit distance up to 100~300m
Single 3.3V power supply
Meet EMI, ESD
RoHS compliant
Class 1/1M Standard product, Compliant IEC60825-1
Telcordia（bellcore）GR-468-CORE reliability compliant
Operating temperature 0 – 70℃

Ordering Information:

Item No.	Data Rate	Wavelength	Distance	Source	Package	Connector	Temperature(℃)
10G AOC	10G	850	1~100m	VSCEL+PIN	SFP+	AOC	0~70
25G AOC	25G	850	1~100m	VSCEL+PIN	SFP28	AOC	0~70
40G AOC	40G	850	1~100m	VSCEL+PIN	QSFP+	AOC	0~70
40G OC Breakout	4*10G	850	1~100m	VSCEL+PIN	QSFP+ to 4*SFP+	AOC	0~70
100G AOC	100G	850	1~100m	VSCEL+PIN	QSFP28	AOC	0~70
100G AOC Breakout	4*25G	850	1~100m	VSCEL+PIN	QSFP28 to 4*SFP28	AOC	0~70

The difference between DAC Cable and AOC Cable:

Feature	DAC Cable	AOC Cable
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Cable Type	Twinax copper	Multimode OM3/OM4 fiber
Distance	Limited range 0.5 to 15m (recommendation of max 10m)	Reaches up to 100m (recommendation of max 30m)
Data Rate	Speeds are up to 400G	Speeds are up to 400G
Power Consumption	Virtually zero. Passive cables <0.3W	~50% of power consumption versus 2 transceivers
Cost	Lowest cost point to point solution	Much reduced CAPEX versus 2 transceivers and fiber patch cable
Form Factors Supported	SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28/QSFP-DD	SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28/QSFP-DD
Passive/Active	Supports active and passive switch ports	Supports active switch ports
EMI	Vulnerable to EMI	EMI has no impact
Bend Radius	AWG 24 to 30 (higher ratings for thinner cable and greater bendability)	Thinner and shorter bend radius. Lightweight compared to DACs
Application	Top of Rack(ToR) Adjacent Rack	Top of Rack(ToR) End of Row(EoR) Middle of Row(MoR) Zone to Zone