Nordic OSFP optical modules and QSFP for IDC data centers
The 400G OSFP is a new pluggable form factor with eight high-speed electrical lanes that will initially support 400Gb/s (8x50G). It is slightly wider and deeper than the QSFP but it still supports 36 OSFP ports per 1U front panel, enabling 14. PAM4 is the main modulation method of 400G QSFP-DD, and there are two types:multi-mode and single-mode. The 400G QSFP-DD based on PAM4 modulation uses 8x50G PAM4 modulation on the electrical port side, and 8x50G PAM4 and 4x100G PAM4 modulation types on the optical port side. Both methods use the DSP as a CDR (no analog CDR is built) or use a combination of Gearbox and CDR.
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