SFP+ Active Optical Cable for Cisco 10GbE Connections

Active Optical Cable (AOC) is a cabling technology that accepts same electrical inputs as a traditional copper cable, but uses optical fiber “between the connectors”. AOC uses electrical-to-optical conversion on the cable ends to improve speed and distance performance of the cable without sacrificing compatibility with standard electrical interfaces.

2-meter SFP-10G-AOC2M: http://amzn.to/2sbJ2pb

5-meter SFP-10G-AOC5M: http://amzn.to/2te52ze 

10-meter SFP-10G-AOC10M: http://amzn.to/2rWvIAT

20-meter SFP-10G-AOC20M: http://amzn.to/2sh7hgV

Active Optical Cable assembly has many potential advantages. If the network equipment is properly designed, it becomes possible to have a common electrical port that can accept either passive copper cable or active copper cable, allowing the user to select the appropriate technology and cost with easy reconfiguration.

The optical connector can be an expensive, precision element (particularly for parallel optical links) due to tight manufacturing tolerances. This is eliminated by permanently attaching the fibers to the optics.

The following list presents the major benefits of Active Optical Cable assemblies.

• Longer Reach and Higher Bandwidth
• Secure, Reliable Transport
• Limited EMI/RFI Exposure
• Low Bit-Error Rate (BER) – 10-15
• Smaller Size and Lower Weight Compared to Copper Cables