For typical applications, users can install this breakout/splitter cable between an available QSFP+ port on 40GE switch and feed up to 4 upstream SFP+ enabled 10GE switches. Each cable features a single SFF-8436 compliant QSFP+ connector rated for 41.2Gb/s on one end and 4 SFF-8431 complicant SFP+ connectors rated for 10.3Gb/s each on the other end.

• Hot-pluggable QSFP+ and 4x SFP+ form-factor connectors
• 4x 850nm VCSEL transmitter and PIN photo-detector receiver
• Compliant with QSFP+ MSA, IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-SR4 and IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR
• Length up to 100m over OM3 MMF
• Power consumption < 1.5W (40G QSFP+), < 1W (10G SFP+)
• All-metal housing for superior EMI performance
• Operating case temperature range from 0°C to 70°C
• 3.3V power supply voltage
• RoHS compliant (lead free)

• 40GBASE-SR4 Ethernet
• 10GBASE-SR Ethernet
• InfiniBand QDR/SDR/DDR
• 40G to 4x 10G breakout interconnects