AOC/DAC cable details

Figure 114: SFP+ to SFP+ DAC
Figure 115: QSFP28 to QSFP28 AOC
Figure 116: QSFP28 to 4xSFP28 DAC
Figure 117: QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ AOC
Description DAC AOC

Cable description

Direct Attach Copper cable

Active Optical Cable

Length

1m, 3m, 5m

7m, 10m, 15m

Cable type

Active, passive, copper twin-ax

Active Multi-Mode Fiber

Cable color

Black

Aqua

Connectors at end of cable

QSFP28/QSFP28, QSFP+/QSFP+, QSFP28/4xSFP28, QSFP+/4xSFP+, SFP+/SFP+

QSFP28/QSFP28, QSFP+/QSFP+, QSFP28/4xSFP28, QSFP+/4xSFP+, SFP+/SFP+

Cable type Connection Media

Passive copper cable

Direct connections between cable ends

Copper wire

Active copper cable

Electronics within connectors

Copper wire

Active optical cable

Electronics and optics within connectors

Fiber optics

NOTE:

Other cable types not used with HPE Synergy: CXP/3xQSFP+, CXP/12xSFP+, QSFP/SFP.