Cable assembly

摘要

A cable assembly can include a single C form-factor pluggable (CFP) connector adhering to a CFP multi-source agreement (MSA), and providing a maximum bandwidth of between 100 and 120 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) over ten-to-twelve lanes. The cable assembly can include, for instance, one, two, or three quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP/QSFP+) connectors adhering to a QSFP/QSFP+ MSA, and each providing a maximum bandwidth of forty Gbps over four lanes. The cable assembly can include one or more cables equal in number to the QSFP/QSFP+ connectors and each connecting the single CFP connector to the one of the QSFP/QSFP+ connectors. The four lanes over which each QSFP/QSFP+ connector provides the maximum bandwidth of forty Gbps corresponds to a different four of the ten-to-twelve lanes over which the single CFP connector provides the maximum bandwidth of between 100 and 120 Gbps.

主权项

1. A cable assembly comprising:
a first connector adhering to a first standard and providing a first total maximum bandwidth; one or more second connectors adhering to a second standard different than the first standard, each second connector providing a second total maximum bandwidth, a number of the second connectors multiplied by the second total maximum bandwidth being no greater than the first total maximum bandwidth; and one or more cables, each cable connecting the first connector to a different one of the second connectors, a number of the cables equal in number to the second connectors, wherein one or more of:
the first connector is a C form-factor pluggable (CFP) connector, and the first standard is a CFP multi-source agreement (MSA); andeach second connector is a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP/QSFP+) connector, and the second standard is a QSFP/QSFP+ multi-source agreement (MSA).