News and BusinessOptical communications components and subsystems vendor II‐VI Incorporated says it has joined the SmartTunable Multi-Source Agreement (STM) group) for wavelength-tuneable transceivers. II-VI joins as a founding member alongside Lumentum, which set up the group in September 2021. The aim of the group is to bring together market leaders of full C-band wavelength-tuneable transceivers to enable […]
Technologies and ProductsThe Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (SFP-DD) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) Group has released its updated 4.1 hardware specification and drawings for the SFP-DD pluggable interface designed to enable high-speed 100+ Gbps, high-density networking equipment. The SFP-DD form factor uses 2-lane pluggable modules, is backward compatible with SFP+ and offers improved host to module management […]
News and BusinessOn the heels of its 2019 debut, the Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density 800 (QSFP-DD800) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) group has released a new hardware specification for the QSFP-DD800 transceiver form factor. The MSA group was formed to advance the development of high-speed, double-density QSFP modules which support 800 Gbits/s connectivity, and includes […]
Technologies and ProductsThe Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (SFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) Group has announced the release of its first Management Interface Specification (MIS). The SFP-DD MIS may be used by 2-lane pluggable modules with host to module management communication based on a Two-Wire-Interface (TWI). Developed to allow host and module software implementers to utilize […]
Applications and ResearchThe Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) group has announced the release of an updated Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) revision 4.0 for the QSFP-DD form factor. To continue to address the evolving industry needs for an improved high-density, high-speed networking solution, 65 companies came together in support of […]
News and BusinessThe Open Eye Consortium has announced the establishment of its Multi-Source Agreement (MSA), outlining its mission to standardise advanced specifications for lower latency, more power efficient and lower cost optical modules. The MSA is targeting 50 Gbits/s, 100 Gbits/s, 200 Gbits/s, and up to 400 Gbits/s optical modules for datacentre interconnects over single-mode and multimode […]
News and BusinessDrives Development of Low Cost 400 Gbits/s Multimode Datacentre Links The 400G Bidirectional (BiDi) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) Group has announced its formation as an industry consortium. Its aim is to promote adoption of interoperable 400 Gbits/s optical transceivers for 100 metre multimode fibre (MMF) link distances. The MSA is dedicated to defining optical data link […]
News and BusinessQSFP-DD module enables up to 400 Gbps solutions, quadruples bandwidth in network applications. The Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement group has released a specification for the new QSFP-DD form factor. In total, 52 companies came together in support of the QSFP-DD MSA to address the industry need for high-density, […]