FS Updates a Series of 400G Modules and DAC Cables for DC (27/07/2021 Updated)

July 10th, FS News - FS has recently updated a series of high-quality 400G modules and DAC cables, aiming at enriching professional 400G solutions to meet different high-bandwidth application requirements of the next-generation data center.

An insatiable demand for high-bandwidth networking has led to the fast progression from 100G to 200G and now to 400G, driving the rapid development and adoption of new 400G pluggable optical transceivers and switches. Following this irresistible trend, FS unveils another batch of 400G transceivers and DAC cables with compatible brands including Cisco and Juniper.

Product	Compatible Brand	Connector	Wavelength	Max Cable Distance
400G QSFP-DD SR8	Cisco/Juniper/Arista/Dell/Generic/FS	MTP/MPO-16	850nm	100m
400G QSFP-DD DR4	Cisco/Generic/Juniper/Arista/Dell/FS	MTP/MPO-12	1310nm	500m
400G QSFP-DD DR4 Si	Cisco/Generic/Juniper/Arista/Dell/FS	MTP/MPO-12 (APC)	1310nm	500m
400G QSFP-DD XDR4	Cisco/Generic/Arista/Juniper/Dell/FS	MTP/MPO-12	1310nm	2km
400G QSFP-DD FR4	Cisco/Generic/Arista/Juniper/Dell/FS	LC Duplex	1310nm	2km
400G QSFP-DD LR4	Cisco/Generic/Juniper/Arista/Dell/FS	LC Duplex	1310nm	10km
400G QSFP-DD LR8	Cisco/Generic/Arista/Juniper/Dell/FS	LC Duplex	1310nm	10km
400G QSFP-DD ER8	Cisco/Dell/Juniper/Arista/Generic/FS	LC Duplex	1310nm	40km

Table 1. 400G transceivers

Product	Compatible Brand	Connector	Cable Length	Wire AWG
400G QSFP-DD DAC	Cisco/Juniper/Arista/Dell/Mellanox/Generic/FS	QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD	0.5m/1m/1.5m/2m/2.5m/3m	30AWG
400G QSFP-DD to 2x200G QSFP56 DAC	Arista/GenericMellanox/Juniper/FS/Dell	QSFP-DD to 2 QSFP56	0.5m/1m/1.5m/2m/2.5m/3m	30AWG
400G QSFP-DD to 8x50G SFP56 DAC	Arista/Generic	QSFP-DD to 8 SFP56	0.5m/1m/1.5m/2m/2.5m/3m	30AWG

Table 2. 400G DACs

Besides, these innovative 400G modules and DAC cables have all undergone stringent optical testings and compatibility testings to ensure that all the 400G solutions are efficient and reliable, even though these testings for such high-speed network equipment are much more complicated and challenging.

FS has been enriching its 400G products, covering 400G optical transceivers, 400G DAC cables, as well as 400G switches and 16-fiber MTP® cables. FS will firmly continue to research and develop products and solutions to serve customers in a better way.