{"id":5239,"date":"2023-08-21T07:03:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/?p=5239"},"modified":"2023-09-15T03:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T03:20:10","slug":"if-the-servers-module-is-osfp-and-the-switchs-is-qsfp112-can-it-be-linked-by-cables-to-connect-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/questions\/can-osfp-and-qsfp112-connect-by-cables.htm","title":{"rendered":"If the Server&#8217;s Module is OSFP and the Switch&#8217;s is QSFP112, can it be Linked by Cables to Connect Data?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5239\" class=\"elementor elementor-5239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9b9384 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e9b9384\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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200zm61.8-104.4l-84.9-61.7c-3.1-2.3-4.9-5.9-4.9-9.7V116c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h32c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v141.7l66.8 48.6c5.4 3.9 6.5 11.4 2.6 16.8L334.6 349c-3.9 5.3-11.4 6.5-16.8 2.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>7:03 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569f2000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"569f2000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOSFP and QSFP112 are both fiber optic transceivers that support 400G data rates, but they have different sizes and interfaces.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarry Collins\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Answered on 7:03 am<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4219333b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4219333b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Yes, but you need to use a specific fiber optic transceiver and cable, as well as a port split configuration on the switch side.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">OSFP and QSFP112 are both fiber optic transceivers that support 400G data rates, but they have different sizes and interfaces. The OSFP transceiver can split a 400G signal into four 100 Gb\/s signals or combine four 100 Gb\/s signals into a single 400 Gb\/s signal, while the QSFP112 transceiver can split a 400 Gb\/s signal into two 200 Gb\/s signals or combine two 200 Gb\/s signals into a single 400G signal. The QSFP112 transceiver can split a 400 Gb\/s signal into two 200G signals or combine two 200G signals into a 400 Gb\/s signal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Therefore, to realize the connection of OSFP on the server side and QSFP112 on the switch side, you need to use a 1-to-2\u00a0cable. One end of the cable has an OSFP interface, and the other end has two QSFP112 interfaces, so that the 400G signal from the OSFP transceiver can be split into two 200 Gb\/s signals, and then connected to the two QSFP112 transceivers respectively.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At the same time, you need to do port splitting configuration on the switch side to split one NDR port into two NDR200 ports.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In this way, data communication between the server and the switch can be realized.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7843052c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7843052c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c32b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53c32b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People Also Ask<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458af8eb elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"458af8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-fiber-optic-transceivers\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/usfp-connector.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tUSFP Connector Explained: The 2D Array and Two-Step Insertion\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The USFP connector is the electrical interface that connects a USFP optical module to the host system in a switch or SuperNIC. 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The wavelengths move in software. 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All were C-band, specified for a 40-channel configuration, and listed as boosters. 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The wavelengths move in software. 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All were C-band, specified for a 40-channel configuration, and listed as boosters. 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