Features
Compliant with SFF-8431 and SFF-8432
Supports data rates up to 11.1 Gb/s
Power Level 1 : 0.5W per cable end
100 Ohm differential impedance
Retractable pin latch
EEPROM signature
Pull to Release latch design
360°cable braid crimp
Enhanced EMI skirt design
Color options for strain relief and pull tab
Linear design for use with EDCs
AC-coupled inputs and outputs
Lengths up to 10m
30AWG to 24AWG cable available
Product Applications
Networking – servers, routers and hubs
Telecommunication equipment
Network Interface Cards (NIC’s)
10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
Fiber channel: 1, 2, 4 and 8 GFC
Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
InfiniBand standard
Product Description
F-tone Networks’s Active SFP+ Copper Cables are full-active 11.1Gbps cable assemblies.The cables are compliant with the current SFF-8431, SFF-8432 and SFP+ MSA specifications. They fill the expanding need for cost effective data center interconnects that cannot be served with passive copper or expensive fiber optic solutions. F-tone Networks’s unique low power silicon provides the additional benefit of consuming 50-75% less power than optical interconnects. When systems are optimized to operate with active copper cables, the end-to-end interconnect consumes significantly less power and emits less EMI than passive copper based systems that require the use of EDC hosts.
SFF-8431 requires active SFP+ cable assemblies to meet an output eye mask requirement when a minimal eye is transmitted through the cable assembly. The input eye mask is measured by transmitting a 10.3125Gbps PRBS 31-1 signal into a module compliance test fixture and measuring the eye pattern through the mated host compliance test fixture. Once the input signal is established, the cable assemblies are measured through the module compliance test fixture. All cable assemblies meet the bit error rate requirement of 1x10-12. This design allows for output de-emphasis and signal amplitude to be adjusted to accommodate customer requirements.