Vitex LLC, a provider of fiber optic transceivers and components, is expanding its product offerings for customers and introducing a new product line, Active Electrical Cables (AECs).
AECs are a cost-effective alternative to traditional cables like active optical cables (AOCs, which are constructed of pure fiber) and direct attach cables (DACs, which are constructed of copper). AECs combine many benefits of AOCs and DACs while mitigating potential disadvantages.
According to Richard Witte, sales manager, Vitex, “I am truly excited about this new product. It has the
Source: Vitex LLC capability to transmit signals greater distances than DACs and it’s more flexible, able to bend in small spaces. It also has fewer connectivity problems: it provides greater compatibility with other electronics or plug-and-play capabilities, sparing customers many headaches when using different electronics components. While it cannot transmit as far as an AOC, it is a cost-effective, energy-saving alternative for customers that don’t require the long distances of an AOC.”
Vitex’s hot pluggable 400G AEC runs on PAM4 SoC (system-on-a-chip) technology with eight lanes of 53.125 Gb/s in each direction over a length of 7m. It achieves an aggregated data rate of 425 Gb/s and employs low-power, high-performance digital signal processing. Benefits include lower power consumption — the AEC consumes up to 75% less power than optical fiber cables and delivers excellent bit error performance of E-8.
