SFP28 vs. SFP+ vs. QSFP28

The most prevalent Ethernet migration path until recently is accepted as 10G-40G-100G, however, the advancement in networking technology has ushered in a new alternative-25G Ethernet, indicating the lasted upgrade path could be 10G-25G-100G, or 10G-25G-50G-100G potentially. These migration solutions enable more efficient use of hardware and a more valid upgrade path to 100G. Optics like […]

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Four Types of 100G QSFP28 Transceivers Overview

For 100G optical transceivers, there are a number of form factors including CFP/CFP2/CFP4, CXP and QSFP28. Among these different 100G form factors, it appears that the market has chosen QSFP28 as the primary form factor for 100G links. Hence, this post will focus on several types of 100G QSFP28 transceivers—100GBASE-SR4 QSFP28 transceiver, 100GBASE-PSM4 QSFP28 transceiver, […]

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Hot 100G Fiber Optic Transceivers for Data Center

With the increasing demands for higher speeds, and greater scalability, many service provider networking environments and enterprise data centers are undergoing an infrastructure transformation to get higher levels of performance and reliability. As speed and performance needs increase, optical transceivers have become an integral part of overall system design. And then 40G and 100G fiber […]

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