Mellanox®MFS1S00-HxxxE is a QSFP56 VCSEL-based (Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) active optical cable (AOC) designed for use in 200Gb/s InfiniBand HDR systems. The MFS1S00 AOC offers high port density and configurability, and a much longer reach than passive copper cables in the data centers.Since the AOC is hot pluggable, it is easy to install and replace.

MFS1S00 has a standard SFF-8665 compliant QSFP56 port on the electrical side towards the host system. It contains four multi-mode fibers (MMF) optic transceivers per end; each operating at data rates of up to 50Gb/s. MFS1S00 offers selectable retiming per lane for both its optical transmitters and receivers up to 50Gbp/s rates.

Rigorous production testing ensures the best out-of-the-box installation experience, performance and durability. Mellanox's unique quality active fiber cable solutions provide power-efficient connectivity for data center interconnects. They enable higher port bandwidth, density and configurability at a low cost,and reduced power requirement in the data centers.

• Supports IBTA InfiniBand HDR
• Up to 200Gb/s data rate
• 4x 50Gb/s PAM4 modulation
• Programmable Rx output amplitude and pre-emphasis
• SFF-8665 compliant QSFP56 port
• Single 3.3V power supply
• 4.5W power dissipation (typ., each end, with retiming)
• BER better than 1E-15 with Mellanox systems
• Up to 100m length
• Hot pluggable