• August 05. 2021

What Is a Server and How Does It Connect to a Switch? Server-switch interconnection and campus network deployment are core networking scenarios in enterprise, education, and data center communication. This article provides complete solutions for server-switch connection, high-speed optical interconnection, and reliable campus network construction with standard-compliant components and best practic...

• July 21. 2021

As we all know, DAC active cable is mainly used for interconnection between cabinets. Due to the limitation of passive copper cable DAC transmission distance due to material, high frequency loss of connector and other factors, the maximum length of passive copper cable DAC with transmission rate of 10G/25G can only reach 7m, and the maximum length of passive copper cable DAC with transmission rate...

• July 06. 2021

High speed cable and active optical cable are commonly used short-distance interconnection products in data center and enterprise computer room, but they have their own advantages and disadvantages. In this article, ETU-LINK will show you how to choose high-speed cable and active optical cable in data center computer room and how to compare their advantages?   First of all, let's ta...

• May 21. 2021

In data center 10G/40G/100G multimode cabling, OM3 fiber is the most widely used laser‑optimized multimode type. Many users ask: What are OM3‑150 and OM3‑300? What is the difference between OM3‑150 vs OM3‑300? Which one should I choose for my data center? This article will explain their definition, bandwidth, transmission distance, optical characteristics, and application scenarios in detail to he...

• April 19. 2019

With the rapid development of cloud computing and data centers, 40G high-speed network cabling has become the mainstream of enterprise and data center interconnection. Traditional 2-core fiber connections can no longer meet high-density wiring requirements. This article focuses on the performance, advantages, disadvantages, and application scenarios of 12‑core and 8‑core MPO connections, helping y...

• February 19. 2019

Nowadays communications industry is highly competitive, everyone expects to gain a competitive advantage, including the terms of performance, efficiency and cost. While many data center focus on network adapter and switch configurations, there is one extremely basic but equally effective way to improve deploying data centers: that is interconnection Cables, both Direct Attach Cable (DAC) and Activ...

• November 07. 2018

AOC stands for Active Optical Cable, realize photoelectric conversion and transmission by the optical transceiver at both ends. 40G QSFP+ AOC is one of the most popular Active Optical Cables on the market. Why is it develop so fast? What advantages does it have? Today, ETU-Link will introduce 40G QSFP+ AOC to everyone. What is 40G QSFP+ AOC? 40G QSFP+ AOC is the core component for realizing parall...

• December 20. 2017

The development of Artificial intelligence and the Internet poses new challenges to data center capacity expansion. Technology and cost often collide with sparks. To achieve high density and high capacity, cost control should be controlled at the same time. Reasonable wiring is very important. We can choose high-speed cable and optical module & patch cord combination when wiring, then how to c...