Robust High Port Density Solution Delivers 20% Power Savings and Enables Higher Bandwidth Systems
OFC/NFOEC 2012 – Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, and Molex Incorporated, an industry leader in electronic interconnect solutions, today announced a technology demonstration of energy efficient14 G connectivity for cost-sensitive, high density data center applications. Featuring Vitesse's new VSC7224quad adaptive channel extender and Molex's Fourteen Data Rate (FDR) Quad Small Form Factor (QSFP+) Active Optical Cables (AOC), this joint solution is ideal for a multiple of markets and applications including switches, routers, Host Bus Adapters, Enterprise data centers, high-performance computing and storage.
Improving power consumption and thermal efficiency, link robustness and aggregate bandwidth connectivity are critical challenges for data centers. The combined Molex-Vitesse connectivity solution solves these data center issues at 20% lower power than competitive solutions. Capable of exceeding 14 G over extended reaches up to 4 km, the devices are also electrically compliant with multiple protocols including:
- InfiniBand (SDR, DDR, QDR and FDR)
- Ethernet (10G and 40G)
- Fibre Channel (8GFC, 10GFC and 16GFC)
- SAS (6G and 12G)
"We are excited to participate in this interoperability testing with Vitesse signal integrity ICs and our AOCs running FDR data rates on QSFP+ interfaces. The form factors and Molex's Silicon Photonics technology provides customers the promised roadmap to speed, density and reliability," stated Adit Narasimha, manager of new product development for fiber optic products at Molex. "FDR AOC solutions reduce overall data center power consumption, improve thermal efficiency and enable deployment of additional ports per system."
"This solution provides a QSFP+ footprint for our customers to leverage a field-proven design and improve time to market," said Kinana Hussain, product marketing manager for Vitesse. "The power savings delivered by our VSC7224 and the Molex AOC cables represent a winning formula for cost-sensitive data center applications. Such connectivity solutions are pivotal to Vitesse's goal of achieving robust signal integrity performance as Carrier, Enterprise and data center networks migrate to higher data rates and port densities."
Vitesse and Molex Solution Details
- Molex's FDR QSFP+AOC: An integrated cable solution for less expensive, reliable transport for aggregated data rates of 56G, and distances of up to 4km per link, AOCs offer customers the flexibility of lower total cost of ownership compared to traditional pluggable modules interfacing to system hosts via standard QSFP MSA connectors. Learn more at www.molex.com/link/qsfp+.html.
- Vitesse's VSC7224: Capable of retiming or redriving signals at the industry's widest data rate range up to 14.5 G, the VSC7224 delivers power consumption as low as 100 mW per channel. Featuring Vitesse's proprietary FlexEQ™ adaptive equalization technology, the VSC7224 can easily and adaptively compensate for signal degradation due to Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) and multi-channel crosstalk in the most challenging network environments. Learn more at www.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC7224.
Vitesse and Molex at OFC/NFOEC in Los Angeles
Vitesse is showcasing this joint demo, along with its latest IC and software solutions at the OFC/NFOEC Expo, March 6-8, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Corporate Village Room #2157. Meetings are by appointment only. Molex is located at Booth #2211.
Attendees are also invited to visit Vitesse's FTTX Ecosystem showcase at OFC/NFOEC. In collaboration with other industry leaders including Hisense, D-Tech, Anritsu, Boardlight, Cyoptics, Oplink, Source Photonics and Zenko Technologies, Vitesse has organized a joint demo, located at the Light Brigade FTTX Resource Center in Booth #2747. This event will feature ICs, modules and system level demos for the EPON, GPON, XGPON1 and 40G WDM PON. Learn more about Vitesse's FTTX Ecosystem at www.vitesse.com/fttx.
About Molex Incorporated
Providing more than connectors, Molex delivers complete interconnect solutions for a number of markets including data communications, telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, medical, military and lighting. Established in 1938, the company operates 40 manufacturing locations in 16 countries. The Molex website is www.molex.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/molexconnectors watch our videos at www.youtube.com/molexconnectors, connect with us at www.facebook.com/molexconnectors and read our blog at www.connector.com.
About Vitesse
Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in high-performance Ethernet LAN, WAN, and RAN, Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Optical Transport (OTN), and best-in-class Signal Integrity and Physical Layer products for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, InfiniBand®, Video, and PCI Express applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com.
Vitesse is a registered trademark and FlexEQ is a trademark of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders.
Contacts:
Vitesse
Ronda
Grech, +1-805-388-3700
pressrelations@vitesse.com
or
Molex
Incorporated
Larry Wegner, +1-630-527-2650
larry.wegner@molex.com
