40-Gigabit Fiber Optic Cables; Qsfp To Qsfp 40G Fiber Optic Cable; Qsfp To Sfp+ Splitter Fiber Optic Cable - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 10K User Manual
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40-Gigabit Fiber Optic Cables
40-Gigabit Fiber Optic Cables
QSFP to QSFP 40G Fiber Optic Cable
To directly connect two Omniswitches with a 40G transceiver, an MPO trunk cable can be used. The cable
can have 8 or 12 fibers, however, the 40G standard only uses 8 fibers. The cable should be a Type-B cross-
over cable. This type of cable should be used with the
Fiber
MPO1 Tx1
Type A
MPO2 Rx1
Fiber
Fiber
MPO1 Rx1
Type B
MPO2 Tx1
Fiber
QSFP
QSFP to SFP+ Splitter Fiber Optic Cable
To connect a 40G transceiver to four 10G transceivers an MTP-LC splitter cable can be used. The MPO-
LC cable has eight fibers that connect the 40G MPO connector to four 10G LC connectors. This type of
cable should be used with the
rearranged to meet the necessary transmit/receive requirements.
MPO
page 1-6
1
2
3
Tx2
Tx3
Rx2
Rx3
1
2
3
1
2
3
Rx2
Rx3
Tx2
Tx3
12
11
10
MPO Connectors
Example Type B - MPO Cable Connection
QSFP-4X10G-SR
transceiver. The LC connectors can be manually
Example MPO/LC Splitter Cable
OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Transceivers Guide
Small Form-Factor Pluggables (SFP/SFP+/QSFP+)
QSFP-40G-SR
transceiver.
4
5-8
9
Tx4
N/A
Rx4
Rx4
N/A
Tx4
4
5-8
9
4
5-8
9
Rx4
N/A
Tx4
Tx4
N/A
Rx4
9
5-8
4
10
11
12
Rx3
Rx2
Rx1
Tx3
Tx2
Tx1
10
11
12
10
11
12
Tx3
Tx2
Tx1
Rx3
Rx2
Rx1
3
2
1
QSFP
LC/SFP4
LC/SFP3
LC/SFP2
LC/SFP1
January 2017
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