• June 08. 2021

The Fibre Channel protocol was formulated by the X3T11 team of ANSI in 1988. It has the characteristics of high bandwidth, multi-media, and long-distance transmission. It can realize the transmission of large data files between storage, server and client nodes. In this article, ETU-LINK will focus on introducing the 16G FC DWDM SFP+ series optical modules for 16G Fibre Channel networks. ...

• June 04. 2021

In high-speed fiber-optic communication, data centers, and long-haul transmission systems, signal integrity is critical. Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) is a core function that ensures stable, error-free transmission for optical modules. Today, ETU-LINK will introduce to you what exactly is CDR clock data recovery: working principle, key roles, industry standards, and typical applications. 1. What i...

• May 29. 2021

The 10 Gigabit copper module adopts hot pluggable SFP+ package, which can be divided into multi rate and single rate. The multi rate adaptive supports 1G to 10G transmission rate, and the single rate only supports 10G transmission rate. The interface type of 10 Gigabit copper module is RJ45. Its port can support both shielded twisted pair and unshielded twisted pair. It is mainly used in switches,...

• May 28. 2021

Today, we will learn about optical fiber channel module, Ethernet optical module, and what is the difference between them? First of all, let's understand what fibre channel optical module is. It follows the fibre channel standard and is mainly used in the data center fibre channel storage network link. Its transmission rate can support 1-128Gbps at present. Common packages include SFP, SFP+, ...

• May 25. 2021

Switches and routers are core networking devices in LAN, enterprise network, data center, and broadband access systems. Understanding their differences helps select matching optical modules, DAC/AOC cables, and fiber patch cords for stable and efficient network interconnection. This article explains their working layers, functions, and complete optical module matching solutions. What Is a Switch a...

• May 22. 2021

Driven by the construction of 5G base stations, cloud computing, and large-scale data centers in recent years, the market size of optical modules has increased accordingly. Although the optical module industry is developing rapidly at this stage and gradually becoming mature, from the perspective of the entire industry chain, its upstream optical components and chips still rely heavily on for...

• May 18. 2021

With the advent of 40G Ethernet, many enterprise users have begun to take full advantage of current 10G network equipment to upgrade to 40G networks. However, when high-speed switches and low-speed switches are interconnected, we will encounter the problem of insufficient SFP+ ports. At this time, we can use Yitian CVR-QSFP-SFP10G converter module to convert QSFP+ ports to SFP+ ports, an...

• May 15. 2021

Firewall is one of the most important network protection equipment, with very strong anti-attack immunity, it can play an important role in enterprise internal network security protection. Next, ETU-LINK will introduce the firewall equipment and optical module collocation plan to you. Firewall is a kind of equipment which is used for security management and screening for enterprise users, and help...