QSFP+ AOC is becoming the main product

“The QSFP+ A0C solution from Molex provides up to 4 km of reach yet uses less than 1 W of power,” states Brent Hatfield, product manager, Molex. “As data centers and scalable HPC clusters become larger and more distributed, Molex singlemode solution provides customers with a lower-cost alternative that can interconnect at medium range distances at a fraction of long range optics costs. This also provides customers with a clear path to speed upgrades without having to continuously upgrade their structured cabling, and the standard QSFP+ port is an economical, readily available interconnect to support those requirements.”
Molex Incorporated announces the availability of its QSFP+ low power 56 Gbps Fourteen Data Rate Active Optical Cable (AOC) which delivers a reliable and less costly solution for aggregated data rates up to 56 Gbps over reaches up to 4 km at Super Computing 2012, November 10-16 in Salt Lake City, UT, Molex booth 3745. The QSFP+ A0C integrated cable requires less than 1 W per cable, and provides the flexibility of traditional optical modules by interfacing to systems via a standard Multiple Source Agreement QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) connector.