Cables & Cable Assemblies

GORE™ Ethernet (10GbE) SFP+ Copper Cable Assemblies

SFP+ Copper Cable Assemblies

GORE™ SFP+ Copper Cable Assemblies offer a cost-effective alternative to fiber optic modules for data transmission up to 10 meters for passive SFP+ links.

These assemblies are designed to meet the emerging SFF-8431 standard for SFP+ interconnects. All components in the interconnect path have been modeled and characterized to ensure minimum signal disruption and maximum eye opening at data rates up to 10 Gbps.


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GORE™ SFP+ Copper Cable Assemblies incorporate the latest cable technologies, unique materials, and semi-automatic manufacturing to produce high quality assemblies for interconnects ideally suited for Ethernet (10GbE) applications. These cables provide the lowest dielectric constant insulation in the smallest size for a given performance requirement. GORE™ EYE-OPENER+® Conductor Technology is used to maximize performance by reducing waveform distortion penalty (dWDP).

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Features and Benefits

  • "Best-in-Class" dWDP
  • Fractional cost and power consumption vs. optical transceivers
  • Low loss, balanced cable reduces common-mode conversion
  • High performance RF/microwave PCB paddlecard connector has less dispersion - 15% less jitter than competitive alternatives
  • Reduced failure rate due to highly reliable design
  • Operates at lower data rates
  • Ultra-low crosstalk for improved performance
  • Enhanced EMI shielding for low emissions
  • Lower cost alternative to fiber optics
  • RoHS compliant

Applications

  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • High Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Data Centers
  • Enterprise Networking
  • Storage

New Low Profile, Highly Flexible Copper Cable Assembly

Low-profile Cable Diameter Comparison

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To accommodate higher port count switch installations, Gore has introduced a low profile, highly flexible Copper Cable Assembly. This cable assembly is ideal for 0.5 meter to 3 meter assemblies, while using a 2.10 mm round profile cable up to 2 meters and a 2.80 mm profile cable for 3 meters. The smaller, low profile cable is half the cross-sectional area of OM3 fiber optic cable and one-third the size of 62.5/125 optical cable, with a significantly reduced bend radius.

Passive Cable for Linear Ports

 Conductor Size  Cable Diameter (mm)  Competitive Diameter (mm)  Maximum Reach at 10 Gbps (m) 
EOP* 6.30 None 10
24 5.50 6.10 8
26 5.21 5.74 6
28 4.37 5.25 4
30 2.80 or 3.94 4.40 3
32 2.10 3.50 3

*EOP is the abbreviation for GORE™ EYE-OPENER+® Conductor Technology
Note: SFF-8431, Rev. 4.1, July 6, 2009 - Based on a VMA (voltage modulation amplitude) of 4.4 db and dWDP of 6.75 db. Earlier Gore data sheets were based on SFF-8431, Rev. 3.0 and 3.2, which allowed for a higher VMA loss budget.

Passive Cable for Limiting Ports

Conductor Size Cable Diameter (mm) Available Lengths (m)
24 EOP* 6.30 5 or 7
28 EOP* 4.37 3
32 2.10 0.5 or 1

*EOP is the abbreviation for GORE™ EYE-OPENER+® Conductor Technology
Note: SFF-8431, Rev. 4.1, Chapter 3 for Limiting Modules

dWDP and VMA Loss for Linear Port Cables

Part Number dWDP VMA Loss
SFN8200-0.5 2.05 0.81
SFN8200-1 2.84 1.26
SFN8200-2 4.00 2.15
SFN8400-3 5.00 3.10
SFN8600-5 5.00 3.60
SFN8000-5 4.35 2.70
SFN8000-7 5.90 3.70
SFN8000-8 6.20 4.10
SCN2066-10 4.40 3.95
Spec Max Limit 6.75 4.40*

*SFF-8431, Rev. 4.1