Category 07
DAC & AOC Cables
Data Center Direct Attach
Most cost-effective, lowest-latency connections for short-distance data center links. DAC uses copper twinax for intra-rack up to 7m. AOC uses embedded fiber for up to 100m. Breakout variants available. Compatible with Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Dell, and Huawei.
400GMax Speed
100mAOC Max Reach
16Models
7.1DAC Cables — Copper Twinax5 products
10G DAC

10G SFP+ DAC
7mMax Length
25G DAC

25G SFP28 DAC
5mMax Length
40G DAC

40G QSFP+ DAC
5mMax Length
100G DAC

100G QSFP28 DAC
5mMax Length
400G DAC

400G QSFP-DD DAC
3mMax Length
7.2Breakout DAC Cables4 products
40G→4×10G

40G to 4×10G Breakout DAC
5mMax Length
100G→4×25G

100G to 4×25G Breakout DAC
5mMax Length
100G→2×50G

100G to 2×50G Breakout DAC
3mMax Length
400G→4×100G

400G to 4×100G Breakout DAC
3mMax Length
7.3AOC Cables — Active Optical7 products
10G AOC

10G SFP+ AOC
100mMax Length
25G AOC

25G SFP28 AOC
100mMax Length
40G AOC

40G QSFP+ AOC
100mMax Length
100G AOC

100G QSFP28 AOC
100mMax Length
400G AOC

400G QSFP-DD AOC
30mMax Length
40G→4×10G AOC

40G to 4×10G Breakout AOC
30mMax Length
100G→4×25G AOC

100G to 4×25G Breakout AOC
30mMax Length