Nvidia and Cisco introduce USFP optics module: 400 Gb/s per lane and up to 12.8 Tb/s per module
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Networks inside SI data centers are being prepared for a doubling of speed so that thousands of chips can exchange data without delays.
Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP) is an optical module for SI data center networks, the first, the companies say, to support 400 Gb/s electrical signals per lane (the current standard is 200 Gb/s). The first version has 16 lanes in an OSFP-sized housing; Nvidia and Cisco claim 4x the bandwidth density and 1.3x the power efficiency of 200 Gb/s modules. The press release gives no release date; the companies speak of creating an open specification and of working with TE Connectivity and Amphenol.
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