3 Tips about 100G Transceiver You Should Know
100G is going to be more popular and even the mainstream speed rate by the end of 2020 due to the more efficient producing process. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehend the types and standards of the 100G optical transceiver. You may also want to know which manufacturer you can rely on if you are considering a long-term cooperation.
1. 100G Optical Transceivers Types
Let’s have a quick review on the 40G optical transceiver, QSFP+ is the only form factor for 40G while the situation is quite different to 100G. Actually, 100G optical transceivers have a bunch of form factors like CFP/CFP2/CFP4, CXP, and QSFP28, the letter “C” is an abbreviation of “centum,” and “Q” means “Quad.” CFP4 and QSFP28 are the latest form factors for the 100G optical transceiver, in fact, QSFP28 has recently become the most popular form factor by now. QSFP28 is an industry format jointly developed and supported by many network component vendors, reaches the data rate of 4x28 Gbps.
2. 100G Optical Transceivers Standards
In addition to the IEEE standards, there are also some standards that have been used to determine 100GE transceivers. For example, Parallel Single-Mode (PSM4) and Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM4) developed by MSA industry groups.
The 100G PSM4 specification meets the requirement for a point-to-point 100 Gbps link over eight single mode fibers up to at least 500m. Four identical and independent lanes are used for each signal direction. It provides a low-cost solution for long reach data center optical interconnection and aims at the service that needs a parallel single mode module.
QSFP28 CWDM4 has many advantages, such as low power consumption, high compatibility, Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM) support and so on. Nowadays, it has been widely applied to Local Area Network (LAN,) Wide Area Network (WAN,) Ethernet switches, and router application.
3. 10Gtek 100G Optical Transceivers Solutions
10Gtek 100G transceivers solutions include CFP, CFP2, CFP4, CXP and QSFP28.
| Specification | Feature | sku |
| QSFP28 SR4 | ? 100G QSFP28-SR4 ? MTP/MPO Connector ? MMF ? Wavelength: 850nm ? 100m ? 10Gtek offer Compatible Service |
AMQ28-SR4-M1 |
| QSFP28 LR4 | ? 100G QSFP28-LR4 ? Duplex LC Connector ? SMF ? Wavelength: 1290-1310nm ? 10km ? 10Gtek offer Compatible Service |
ALQ28-LR4-10 |
| QSFP28 IR4 CWDM4 | ? 100G QSFP28-CWDM4 ? Duplex LC connector ? SMF ? wavelength:1271,1291,1311,and 1331nm ? 2km |
ALCQ28-IR4-02 |
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QSFP28 IR4 PSM |
? 100G QSFP28 IR4 PSM |
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CFP4 SR4 |
? 100G CFP4 SR4 |
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CFP4 LR4 |
? 100G CFP4 LR4 |
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