Dac cable

This Direct Attach Cable (DAC) is intended for establishing short 10 Gigabit connections between network equipment in data center and backbone environments. The cable is fitted with SFP+ connectors on both sides and uses a passive Twinax copper connection (AWG 30). The integrated SFP+ modules are programmed for HPE / Hewlett Packard compatibility and provide direct electrical coupling without separate transceivers. The cable is SFP+ MSA compliant and suitable for high data rates within short-distance rack connections. Specifications • Type Direct Attach Cable (DAC) • Transceiver type SFP+ DAC • Connector side A SFP+ • Connector side B SFP+ • Ethernet speed 10 Gigabit • Supported data rate 1.0625–10.52 Gbps • Cable type Twinax copper cable • Wire gauge AWG 30 • Supply voltage 3.3 V • Power consumption approx. 0.5 W • DDM / DOM support no • Temperature range 0 to 70 °C • Compliance SFP+ MSA • Vendor-coding HPE compatible Supported applications • 10G Ethernet (10.21 Gbps) • 10G Fibre Channel (10.52 Gbps) • 8G Fibre Channel (8.5 Gbps) • 4G Fibre Channel (4.25 Gbps) • 2G Fibre Channel (2.125 Gbps) • 1G Fibre Channel (1.0625 Gbps) • Gigabit Ethernet (1.25 Gbps) • CPRI Option 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 • OBSAI RP3 × 2, RP3 × 4, RP3 × 8 Compatible with Programmed for HPE / Hewlett Packard switches and servers. Also compatible with MSA-compliant SFP+ 10G ports from, among others: • Cisco • Dell • Juniper • Huawei • Arista • Extreme Networks • Brocade • Netgear • D-Link • Fortinet • IBM • Mellanox / NVIDIA • Ubiquiti • Zyxel • Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise • Supermicro • Lenovo • MikroTik • TP-Link (enterprise models) • Allnet • Edimax • Etherwan • Enterasys • Force10 • 3Com • Nortel • Riverstone • ZTE Explanation of terms • SFP+ Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus; hot-pluggable 10G interface • DAC Direct Attach Cable; fixed copper cable with integrated SFP+ modules • Twinax shielded copper cable with two conductors for high speeds • AWG American Wire Gauge; designation of wire thickness • MSA (Multi Source Agreement) industry standard for compatibility between manufacturers • Vendor-coding firmware identification by which switches recognize the product as an original brand • DDM / DOM Digital Diagnostic Monitoring for reading module parameters • Fibre Channel storage network protocol for SAN environments • CPRI Common Public Radio Interface for telecom backhaul • OBSAI Open Base Station Architecture Initiative interface standard General explanation of DAC cables • DAC cables are used for short-distance connections within racks • Low latency and high signal integrity make them suitable for data center interconnects • Plug-and-play installation without separate transceivers Ask a product question