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Active Cable Update July 2009
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Q:ACTIVE®
Amplitude Equalization
Group Delay Equalization
Crosstalk Reduction
The most efficient solution for addressing loss, dispersion , skew and noise in Data Center Interconnects
Skew Correction
Skew
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Serial Interconnect Lane Extenders
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10Gig Ethernet SFP+ Interconnects
Over 95% of 10Gig Ethernet Data Center Interconnects can
be served with Quellan’s Q:Active cable technology.
~20m 0m
EDC Required ~1%
24AWG
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Ethernet Cable Options
CX4 Cat6A
MMF
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Q:ACTIVE® Copper Thinner, Faster, Cheaper
• Reach 5x Further than passive copper
• Lower Cost Interconnect vs. Optics
• Green – Less power – Less copper waste
• Performance – Lowest Latency – Highest Density
• Highest Reliability
Blue: Q:ACTIVE® SFP+ 10GE Yellow: CAT5 GigE Orange: Fiber (2 Per Link)
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Highlights of Quellan Active SFP+ Cables
• Plug and Play with any 10G Ethernet or 8.5 G Fibre Channel SFP+ port
• Lengths up to 20m Available. • Control interconnect costs. Much
less expensive than optics. • Smallest diameter and lowest
power interconnect option for Green Data Centers
• Hot swappable for simplified serviceability and maximum system uptime
SFP+ Active Copper
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Highlights of Quellan Active QSFP Cables
• Applications include: – 40G Ethernet – QDR Infiniband – SAS and proprietary interconnects
• Reliable and Cost-Effective alternative to Optics for Mid-Reach Interconnects. (2-25m)
• Smallest diameter and lowest power interconnect option for Green Data Centers
• Hot swappable for simplified serviceability and maximum system uptime
• Cables are SFF-8436 Compliant including Rx LOS and Tx Disable functions
• Compliant with Infiniband architecture specification
• Operates with both Linear and Limiting interfaces
QSFP Active Copper
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Highlights of Quellan Active miniSAS Cables
• Design supports both 6G and 3G applications
• Supports all SAS out-of-band signaling requirements.
• Reliable and Cost-Effective alternative to Optics for Mid-Reach Interconnects. (10-30m)
• Lengths up to 25 meters • CMOS technology enables low
power. (<300mW per cable end) • Supports all data rates up to
6Gbps • Cables are SAS-2.1 Compliant
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• Data Rates 2.5-10Gbps • IB SDR • 10GigE - CX4 • IB DDR • IB QDR
• Cable Gauge 24 to 32 • 3.3 or 1.2V • Promoting 1.2V IB standard option • Reliable and Cost effective alternative to Optics for Mid-Reach Interconnects. (10-30m)
Highlights of Quellan Active MicroGiga Cables
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Quellan Active Copper for HPC and Storage Applications
SFP+ QSFP miniSAS
Available at: store.quellan.com
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