Cables/Connecting

AOCs transport 12Gbps signals up to 100m

30th January 2014
Nat Bowers
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Expanding the company's portfolio of iPass Connector and Cable Assembly Solutions, Molex has introduced its High-Density (HD) Active Optical Cables (AOCs). Offering a complete end-to-end solution for large-scale enterprise and data centre storage system customers, the iPass HD AOCs can deliver 48Gbps data rates over four lanes of 12Gbps with reaches of up to 100m.

In order to decrease cable management and routing challenges, the HD AOCs feature a small 3.00mm cable outer diameter which reduces bulk cable size and increases flexibility. This smaller size also frees up board space, allowing system designers to implement more I/O ports. By enabling four 4x ports on low-profile PCIe cards the iPass+ HD system doubles the port density while providing easier routing through the cable management system.

Offering a low power consumption of just 0.9W per cable, the AOCs help to improve overall data-centre power consumption and thermal efficiency. Backward compatible with 6Gbps SAS-2.1 optical-mode capable systems, the cables are compliant with SAS-3 (12Gbps) systems with optical-mode capability, InfiniBand (10Gbps) and Ethernet (10Gbps).

“Storage systems are becoming larger and more distributed due to the pervasive growth of new technologies that provide on-demand entertainment and information, in-depth data analytics and increased information retention. As a result, longer length cables are required that enable systems designers to build next-generation SAS 3.0, 12 Gbps storage equipment. The newest addition to our iPass family provides nearly double the density of the current QSFP+ AOCs, making the HD AOCs ideal for larger scale multi-rack designs,” comments Brent Hatfield, Product Manager, Molex.

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