Cisco Touts Co-Packaged Optics Future with Demo

[Rohit Kumar]

Cisco touts its co-packaged optics module with pluggable light sources to drastically reduce switch power and increase MTBF and serviceability

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[altmind]

we had no problems with 400gb qsfp modules so far, except for cooling. what is cisco trying to achive here except for making extra profit?

 

[Jeggs101]

It's for 800G and 1.6T gens. 25% switch power savings is 500W for more server.

 

[altmind]

qsfp-dd modules are claimed to be 8.3W max/ea.

 

[Patrick]

These 400Gbps are closer to 10W than 8.3W, but there are higher power modules than SR optics: https://www.servethehome.com/fs-400...-dd-optical-transceiver-review-marvell-inphi/