SFPs 101: Fundamentals of SFP Transceivers Anyone can get confused, trying to understand the abilities of SFPs entirely. It can even prove harder, trying to find the best transceivers for your network. SFP transceivers: what are they? Fundamentally, SFP is an acronym for the term “small form-factor pluggable.” SFP transceivers are small, hot-pluggable devices…
Ensuring MSA Compliance When Buying Optical Transceivers MSA stands for multi-service agreement. This is a sort of handshake deal made between the manufacturers of transceivers with different system vendors, to make sure that their products are compliant with the various system vendors. This means, if Cisco and HP – two rival companies – were in…
OEM-Compatible Testing that Goes the Extra Mile Different third-party attuned suppliers attach diverse meanings to the testing of transceivers. In the market of transceivers, the understanding of how transceiver testing works allows network operators to make effective decisions, which will positively affect their network. Product inspection Transceivers are collected and inspected to ensure that…
Will Copper Cables Continue to be Indispensable in Data Centres? Fibre cable relevance in the cabling industry is defining the age-long competition between it and copper. Industry watchers are noticing a tilt in the balance with a growing demand for fiber cable application in data centres. Factors like cabling complexity, light weight, and space-saving attributes…
What’s the Difference between Active and Passive Direct Attach Cables (DAC)? What are Direct Attach Cables, and Why Are They Important? Back in the past, when internet speeds were never more than 10 GBPS, networking equipment consisted of many SFP transceiver plug-in slots and a lot of RJ45 ports that had the capacity to run at…
What’s the Difference Between Compatible vs Original Transceivers? What do you look for when buying an electronic device, particularly hardware; compatibility or originality? You may feel that either one will work fine, but it helps to know the advantages of each choice as this helps to make an informed decision. Transceivers Everyone requires a…
How Companies are Improving Transceiver Technology Many technology companies are taking it upon themselves to develop updated optical transceiver technology to be used in data centres. These devices convert electrical signals into an optical signal, allowing for the signals to be safely and efficiently transported between servers across fiber-optic cables. Some companies are using transceivers…
Which Cisco SFP is Right Between SFP-GE-T and GLC-T? One great thing about the SFP/SFP+ standard is that it lets single pieces of networking hardware support a range of different cabling standards. Instead of having to get a new switch you can just swap out the optical transceivers as different transceivers handle different connections and…
How 3rd Party Optical Transceivers can Benefit Your Data Center Optical transceivers are among the most useful pieces of hardware in a network. As long as you have equipment with SFP/SFP+ ports – which are found on most equipment – transceivers will allow you to switch between different uplink types to suit your current wiring,…
Direct Attach Cables for Data Centre Interconnects Direct Attach Cables are most suited for short distances. They provide you with a simple and inexpensive way to connect the racks within the data centre. 1000 GIG DACs including 10GBASE SFP+, 6GBASE Mini SAS and 40GBASE QSFP+ cables are available in different lengths and configurations. You can…