40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFPs boost port density and reach

Avago Technologies and Reflex Photonics have announced extended reach 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) QSFP+ transceivers.  As data centres grow in size, there is a need to link equipment over distances greater than 100m, as defined by the IEEE 40 Gigabit Ethernet standard.

"For the larger data centres being built today, reach is becoming more and more important"

I Hsing Tan, Avago

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