SFP/QSFP Loopback System

Passive Loopback Test Adapter

The electrical passive loopbacks from 10Gtek intend to support Datacom, Infiniband, Fiber Channel applications, which provides a method for port operations testing in board and system. They are hot pluggable, constructed of metal cast for excellent EMI performance. 10Gtek provides extensive loopbacks on SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+, QSFP28 and QSFP-DD.


The 10Gtek passive electrical loopbacks are used for testing transceiver ports in board level test. The electrical loopback provides a cost effective low loss method for port testing. These loopbacks are packaged in a standard MSA housing compatible with all SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28 ports. Transmit data from the host is electrically routed (internal to the loopback module) to the receive data outputs and back to the host. Since the loopback module does not contain laser diodes, photodiodes, laser driver or trans impedance amplifier chips, etc., it provides an economical way to exercise the ports during R&D validation, production testing and field testing.

10Gb/s SFP+ Loopback
      Features
  • ●SFP+ MSA Compliant
  • ●Hot-pluggable MSA footprint
  • ●Custom Memory Maps Capability
  • ●Case Temperature range from 0° to 80°C
  • ●Compliant with SONET, SDH, GBE, FC
  • ●Power Consumption Different Option
  • ●Internal Attenuation Different Option
      Applications
  • ●Board and System Level Testing
  • ●Test and Measurement
  • ●Switch and Router Chamber Testing e.g. HASS and HALT
  • ●100Mb/s to 10.5Gb/s
25Gb/s SFP28 Loopback
      Features
  • ●Compliant with SONET, SDH, GBE, FC
  • ●Customizable power consumption
  • ●Custom memory maps available
  • ●Built in diagnostic functions
  • ●Supports 25Gbps
  • ●Host-pluggable MSA footprint
  • ●Full SFF-8432 MSA compliant
  • ●Temperature range from 0℃ to 80℃
  • ●No reference clock required
  • ●Economical and flexible SFP28 port testing
  • ●Board level system testing
  • ●Power on validation
  • ●Excellent signal integrity
      Applications
  • ●SFP port/system testing
  • ●Ethernet IEEE 802.3
  • ●SONET, SDH, GBE, Fiber Channel
40Gb/s QSFP+ Loopback
      Features
  • ●Customizable power consumption
  • ●Custom Memory Maps
  • ●Supports 40Gb/s total data rate
  • ●Full SFF-8436 MSA Comp
  • ●Hot-pluggable MSA foot print
  • ●Temperature range from 0° to 80°C
  • ●Compliant with SONET, SDH, GBE, FC
  • ●MSA Compliant EEPROM
  • ●Power Consumption Different Option
  • ●Internal Attenuation Different Option
      Applications
  • ●QSFP Port/System
  • ●Server blade testing
  • ●ITU-T Recommendation G.957 (STM-1, 4 & 16)...
  • ●Ethernet IEEE 802.3 (Gigabit, 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet)
  • ●SDR, DDR and QDR
  • ●SONET, SDH, GBE, FC Support, Infiniband
100Gb/s QSFP28 Loopback
      Features
  • ●Customizable power consumption
  • ●Custom memory maps available
  • ●Supports 100Gbps total data rate
  • ●Host-pluggable MSA footprint
  • ●Full SFF-8665 MSA compliant
  • ●Temperature range from 0℃ to 80℃
  • ●Compliant with SONET, SDH, GBE, Fibre Channel
  • ●MSA Compliant EEPROM
      Applications
  • ●QSFP port/system testing
  • ●Ethernet IEEE 802.3
  • ●SDR, DDR and QDR Infiniband Transmission
  • ●SONET, SDH, GBE, Fibre Channel

Loopback Clamps and Gang Holders

10Gtek 4-port loopback clamps & gang holders enable simultaneous testing of four ports at once. They possess all features of a single SFP+/QSFP+ loopback test adapter with an extra lock-protection to ensure safe locking during the measuring process. Models of 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 2x2 of loopback clamps and 1x2, 2x2 port to port gang holders with cable are available to provide, on SFP+ or QSFP+.


10Gtek loopback clamps and gang holders, also named ganged loopbacks, are used for testing ports under board level tests. These loopbacks test port operation in equipment where transceivers are to be installed. The loopbacks are packaged in a standard MSA housing.

SFP+ & QSFP+ Loopback Clamps
      Features
  • ●Size customizable to be applied on specific equipment port testing
  • ●Support plug-in and plug-out up to 500 times
  • ●Low heat, low power consumption
  • ●Compatible with SDR, QDR and FDR port requirements
      Applications
  • ●Switch port testing
  • ●Support to test several ports simultaneously
  • ● In-port loopback and out-port loopback testing
  • ●Different attenuation optional (0dB/3.5dB/5dB)
SFP+ & QSFP+ Gang Holders
      Features
  • ●Size customizable to be applied on specific equipment port testing
  • ●Support plug-in and plug-out up to 500 times
  • ●Low heat, low power consumption
  • ●Compatible with SDR, QDR and FDR port requirements
      Applications
  • ●Switch port testing
  • ●Support to test several ports simultaneously
  • ● In-port loopback and out-port loopback testing
  • ●Different attenuation optional (0dB/3.5dB/5dB)