AVAGO AFBR-83EDZ,100 GB Gigabit Ethernet MMF CXP $49 obo shipped

[nthu9280]

AVAGO AFBR-83EDZ,100 GB Gigabit Ethernet MMF CXP pluggable optical

AVAGO AFBR-83EDZ,100 GB Gigabit Ethernet MMF CXP pluggable optical | eBay

 

[Myth]

I will get these. What PCIe card supports this type of SFP? Also I will buy two of them for a direct server to server connection for high speed data transfer. Do you think that setup will work?

 

[Rand__]

These should (card type with QSFP28, not necessarily tells if Fujitsu is compatible with Avago)
Mellanox Fujitsu CA05950-1582 A3C40184477 100Gb EDR ConnectX-4 | eBay

 

[Myth]

does this cable have QSFP's on each end?

QSFP 40G QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 15 meter | eBay

I'm thinking about going to 40gigE instead because it looks like the 100GigE takes up a x16 PCIe slot, while the 40gigE take a x8 slot. But I'm so confused about the SFPs and QSFP and the QSFP+ and the optical cables vs copper cables and if those cables have SFPs on each end or if I need to buy them seperate.

 

[Rand__]

QSFP+ should work with QSFP and that cable should be fine for CX3's (QSFP based ones)

 

[Patrick]

Does anyone know if these happen to work in a Dell Z9100-ON

If so maybe I pick up a few for the lab.

 

[forroden]

Does anyone know if these happen to work in a Dell Z9100-ON

If so maybe I pick up a few for the lab.

I'm not crazy right, but those are CXP transceivers in OP right? Which don't fit QSFP ports?

In which case, no they probably wouldn't work in a Z9100. They might work in the S6100 with the CXP card, but as the Z9100 I was working with tossed a calf with HP branded Amphenol QSFP28 DACs and restricted them to 40G speeds, I wouldn't count on it either.

 

[Patrick]

I'm not crazy right, but those are CXP transceivers in OP right? Which don't fit QSFP ports?

In which case, no they probably wouldn't work in a Z9100. They might work in the S6100 with the CXP card, but as the Z9100 I was working with tossed a calf with HP branded Amphenol QSFP28 DACs and restricted them to 40G speeds, I wouldn't count on it either.

I knew I was tired and not doing well on reading comprehension.

 

[forroden]

I knew I was tired and not doing well on reading comprehension.

I thought I was having one of those exact days with all the discussion going on in this thread about qsfp cables and the like. Glad to see I'm not alone.

 

[Rand__]

So anyone got these and used them in a Dell switch maybe? Or other non Avago?

And I should be able to use CXP on one side and QSFP28 on the other side, with OM3 cables ?
Little experience with these, but actually snatched a S6100-ON with the CXP module and look to expand on my connectivity options

 

[aero]

I doubt that would work, but I'm not familiar with CXP. From what I just read, CXP transceivers have 12 bidir channels @ 10Gbps each, while qsfp28 is 4 transmit + 4 receive.

 

[Rand__]

Hm you might be correct.

Difference Between CFP Module and CXP Module
100G CFP and QSFP28 Modules’ Functional Mode Comparison - Fiber Transceiver Solution

CXP seems to be 12x10, CFP 10x10 and QSFP28 4x25 as you said...
Anyone knows of a CXP NIC?
Or is switch interconnect the only applicable usage? @Myth maybe?


Edit: further details from https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Arista100G_TC_QA.pdf

Can 100G QSFP interfaces interoperate with SR10 based 100GbE?
No.
The 100G QSFP form factor has just 4 electrical lanes, which is not enough to support 10 lanes of 10G electrical interface. A 100G QSFP can only support a 4x10G or 4x25G electrical interface, which can be used as 4x10GbE or 4x25GbE, but not 10x 10GbE.As a result the 100G QSFP SR4 cannot interoperate with SR10 based 100GbE transceivers. A complex design with a reverse gearbox (4x25G to 10x10G) can achieve this but results in expensive and power hungry optics