The Cisco 40GBASE QSFP (Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable) portfolio offers customers a wide variety of high-density and low-power 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options for datacentre, high-performance computing networks, enterprise core and distribution layers, and service provider applications.
Features and benefits of Cisco QSFP modules: Hot-swappable input/output device that plugs into a 40 Gigabit Ethernet Cisco QSFP port Interoperable with other IEEE-compliant 40GBASE interfaces where applicable Certified and tested on Cisco QSFP 40G ports for superior performance, quality, and reliability High-speed electrical interface compliant to the IEEE 802.3ba standard QSFP Form factor, 2-wire I2C communication interface and other low-speed electrical interface compliant to SFF 8436 and QSFP Multisource Agreement (MSA)
