The temptation of network speed: 400G is coming, is your company's data center ready?

Latest update time：2018-12-24

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At the end of the year, I often receive various types of calls, one of which is the most irresistible.

"Hello, this is China Mobile/China Unicom. Would you like to upgrade to an unlimited data plan?"

For those who believe that "a loss of Internet access would kill them", this is simply a temptation from the devil.

The faster and faster networks have resulted in more and more data being generated between users and Internet companies, and the workload of data centers has also become increasingly heavy. For hundreds of millions of Chinese Internet users, 400G is the best gift for them. The internal traffic of Internet giants' data centers is growing at an alarming rate every year, and the time for upgrading data center networks is running out.

The industry predicts that the commercial environment of 400G data center networks will be basically ready in 2020. Compared with 200G, 400G will be more mainstream and more cost-effective.

TE Connectivity OSFP connectors and cable assemblies developed by TE Connectivity are the "killer" designed specifically for 400G .

Designed to deliver 400GbE using eight electrical lanes , OSFP integrates thermal management directly into the form factor by utilizing integrated heat sink technology in the plug, eliminating high thermal resistance between the module and the heat sink. Airflow design allows cooling of downstream silicon switches or compute chips within the device housing. TE Connectivity (TE) Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable (OSFP) connectors, cages, and cable assemblies support aggregate data rates up to 400 Gbps to address next-generation data center needs.

These products are designed to provide high port density, with up to 36 8-channel interface ports in a 1RU switch form factor , in line with current and next-generation silicon product roadmaps. Not only can they be used for 28G NRZ and 56G PAM-4 protocols, but there are also plans to target 112G PAM-4 protocols to facilitate future system upgrades.