Data Port Connection
Supported Cables and Transceivers
See the following table for the list of supported cables and transceivers.
Supported
Description
Note
Distance
1m
1G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP to SFP
1G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP to SFP
10G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP+ to SFP+
10G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP+ to SFP+
25G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP28 to SFP28
25G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP28 to SFP28
40G Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cable
QSFP+ to QSFP+
40G DAC fan out cable (to 4 x 10G)
QSFP+ to 4 SFP+
100G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
QSFP28 to QSFP28
100G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
QSFP28 to QSFP28
3m
1G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP to SFP
1G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP to SFP
10G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP+ to SFP+
10G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP+ to SFP+
25G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP28 to SFP28
25G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP28 to SFP28
40G Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cable
QSFP+ to QSFP+
40G DAC fan out cable (to 4 x 10G)
QSFP+ to 4 SFP+
100G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
QSFP28 to QSFP28
3m
100G DAC fan out cable (to 4 x 25G)
QSFP28 to SFP28
100G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
QSFP28 to QSFP28
5m
1G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP to SFP
1G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP to SFP
10G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP+ to SFP+
10G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP+ to SFP+
25G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
SFP28 to SFP28
25G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
SFP28 to SFP28
40G Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cable
QSFP+ to QSFP+
40G DAC fan out cable (to 4 x 10G)
QSFP+ to 4 SFP+
100G Direct Attach Cooper (DAC) cable
QSFP28 to QSFP28
100G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
QSFP28 to QSFP28
10m
40G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
QSFP+ to QSFP+
100G Active Optical Cable (AOC)
QSFP28 to QSFP28
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