Finisar FCBN425QE1C10 OR 100G QUADWIRE QSFP28 ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE

Description:

The Finisar FCBN425QE1C10 100G Quad-wire QSFP28 Active Optical Cable is used in high-speed data center networking systems to provide 100GbE optical interconnect between QSFP28 ports. Commonly installed in switch-to-switch, switch-to-server, and top-of-rack architectures where low-latency, high-bandwidth optical transmission is required for stable network performance. Maintenance teams, network engineers, and system integrators use this cable for data center expansion, network upgrades, structured cabling, and replacement of high-speed interconnect links in enterprise and cloud infrastructure environments.

Applications:

The Finisar FCBN425QE1C10 is commonly used in data centers, cloud computing infrastructure, enterprise core switching systems, high-performance computing clusters, and storage networks where 100G Ethernet connectivity is required for large-scale data transfer, low-latency communication, and high-density rack-to-rack interconnectivity in modern network architectures.

Technical Specifications:

• Manufacturer: Finisar
• Model / Part number: FCBN425QE1C10
• Product type: 100G QSFP28 active optical cable (AOC)
• Data rate: 100 Gb/s (4 × 25 Gb/s lanes)
• Interface: QSFP28 to QSFP28
• Cable length: 10 meters
• Transmission type: Multimode fiber VCSEL-based active optical cable
• Power consumption: < 3.5 W per end
• Operating voltage: 3.3 V system supply (QSFP28 standard)
• Hot-pluggable: Yes
• Form factor: QSFP28 (SFF-8665 / SFF-8636 compliant)
• Function: High-speed Ethernet interconnect (switch-to-switch / switch-to-server)
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 70°C (commercial data center grade)

Common Replacements:

• Cisco QSFP-100G-AOC10M 100G active optical cable
• Mellanox/NVIDIA MFA1A00-C010 100G QSFP28 AOC
• Arista AOC-Q-Q-100G-10M 100G QSFP28 optical cable