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10 SFP Optical Transceiver inventory and monitoring using NC-SI | ID348
2 Glossary
Acronym
Definition
AOC
Active Optical Cable
CNA
Converged Network Adapter
DAC
Direct Attach Copper
DMTF
Distributed Management Task Force
FC HBA
Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapter
iDRAC
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller.
NCSI
Network Controller Sideband Interface
NDC
Network Daughter Controller
NIC
Network Interface Card
QSFP
Quad (4-channel) Small Form-factor Pluggable.
QSFP+
Quad (4-channel) Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus.
It is a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver also used for data communications applications.
QSFP+ evolved as the standard to support 10 Gb/s data rates per SFF-8436.
QSFP28
Quad (4-channel) Small Form-factor Pluggable.
It supports four independent channels with data rates ranging from 25 Gb/s up to
potentially 40 Gb/s.
QSFP-DD
Quad (4-channel) Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density
RJ-45
Registered Jack 45 (RJ-45) is a standard type of physical connector for network cables.
RJ-45 connectors are most commonly seen used with Ethernet cables and networks.
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable.
SFP is a compact, hot-pluggable optical module transceiver used for both
telecommunication and data communication applications.
SFP+
Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus.
SFP+ is an enhanced version of the SFP that supports data rates up to 10 Gb/s.
SFP28
Small Form-factor Pluggable 28.
SFP28 is the third generation of the SFP interconnect systems designed for 25 G
performance as per the IEEE 802.3 specification (25 G BASE-CR).
SFP-DD
Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density.
References
The following standards are relevant to many SFF specifications.
• INF-8074 SFP 1 Gb/s Transceiver
• SFF-8024 SFF Committee Cross Reference to Industry Products
• SFF-8053 GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter)
• SFF-8079 SFP Rate and Application Selection
• SFF-8089 SFP Rate and Application Codes
• SFF-8431 SFP+ 10 Gb/s and Low Speed Electrical Interface
• SFF-8690 Tunable SFP+ Memory Map for ITU Frequencies