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The goal of the XFP MSA Group is to create a specification for a module, cage hardware, and IC interfaces for a 10Gbit hot pluggable module converting serial electrical signals to external serial optical or electrical signals. The technology is intended to be flexible enough to support OC192/STM-64, 10G Fibre Channel, G.709, and 10G Ethernet, usually with the same module. The module design and the volume of production are expected to enable very low cost 10G solutions.                                                         
 
 
The XFP group brings together leading networking, system, optical module, semiconductor and connector companies from both the telecommunications and datacommunications markets. Founding member companies include Broadcom Corporation, Brocade, Emulex Corporation, Finisar, JDS Uniphase, Maxim Integrated Products, ONI Systems, ICS (a Sumitomo Electric company), Tyco Electronics and Velio. MergeOptics GmbH is one of the XFP MSA contributors.
 
 
 
 

The XFP "10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable" group is developing a Multi-Source Agreement for a next generation optical transceiver. Specifications of this MSA will include a module, cage hardware, and IC interfaces for a 10Gbit hot pluggable module converting serial electrical signals to external serial optical or electrical signals. The technology is intended to be flexible enough to support OC192/STM-64, 10G Fibre Channel, G.709, and 10G Ethernet, usually with the same module. The module design and the volume of production are expected to enable very low cost 10 Gb/s solutions.

 
     
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