{"id":5788,"date":"2023-09-17T07:03:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T07:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2023-10-08T08:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T08:29:34","slug":"what-do-qsfp28-qsfp56-and-sfp56-mean-what-nomenclature-should-be-used-to-describe-the-different-types-of-qsfp-and-sfp-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/questions\/what-do-qsfp28-qsfp56-sfp56-mean.htm","title":{"rendered":"What do QSFP28, QSFP56, and SFP56 Mean? What Nomenclature Should be Used to Describe the Different Types of QSFP and SFP Ports?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5788\" class=\"elementor elementor-5788\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573c5909 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"573c5909\" 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-5c8cdf10 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5c8cdf10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e5033fd elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72dfc414 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72dfc414\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604a8bd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"604a8bd4\" 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-58bd549b elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"58bd549b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harper-Ross.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Harper Ross\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarper Ross\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-2ce3f99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce3f99c\" 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;\">QSFP28, QSFP56 and SFP56 are abbreviations for different types of optical transceivers or cables that use the QSFP or SFP form factor and support different data rates. The general format is XG-Y, where X is the data rate in gigabits per second (Gbps), and Y is the number of lanes or the modulation scheme used.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The emergence of PAM-4 signaling has increased the types of interfaces available in QSFP and SFP form\u00a0factors. The table below summarizes how Arista describes each media type.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QSFP-SFP.png\" alt=\"QSFP SFP\" width=\"827\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QSFP-SFP.png 827w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QSFP-SFP-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QSFP-SFP-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/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-4cb5093f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cb5093f\" 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-299974a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"299974a0\" 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-7daa70a4 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=\"7daa70a4\" 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. It uses a two-dimensional (2D) array connector with a two-step insertion design, in which high-speed contacts engage after the module is inserted. The biggest challenge in scaling pluggable<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tFelisac\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20738 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-networking\" 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\/h200-burn-in-test.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tNVIDIA H200 Burn-In Test and Maintenance: A Complete Delivery Checklist\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>An H200 burn-in test is essential for validating GPU stability, memory integrity, interconnect performance, and cooling behavior before an NVIDIA H200 server enters production. The NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPU features 141 GB of HBM3e memory and up to 4.8 TB\/s of memory bandwidth. 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The wavelengths move in software. The hardware does not. In one engineering example documented by ZTE, a node of this scale requires substantial cabinet space, board capacity, and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMia\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20711 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-thermal-design.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tUSFP Thermal Design: 100W Power Dissipation Without Embedded Cooling\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 thermal design is intended to support up to 100W of power dissipation per module without a dedicated embedded cooling circuit. In a host-cooled implementation, heat can be transferred from the module through a thermal interface material (TIM) to a host-side heat sink, which may use chassis airflow or<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCasey\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-wdm-plc-splitter\" 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\/dwdm-amplifiers-edfa.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tDWDM Amplifier Guide: EDFA Types, Specs &amp; Selection\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dmitri ordered six amplifiers for a metro build. All were C-band, specified for a 40-channel configuration, and listed as boosters. Two had 17 dB of gain and a listed \u201csaturated optical power\u201d value of +3 dBm. The other four had 25 dB of gain and a listed value of \u22125<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tBrian\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20689 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-networking\" 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-ai-factory-networking.htm\" >\n\t\t\t\tUSFP AI Factory Networking: How 400G\/Lane Optics Reshape the AI Fabric\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>USFP (Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable)&nbsp;is the new optical transceiver form factor from NVIDIA and Cisco that brings 400 Gb\/s-per-lane electrical signaling to AI factory networking. Announced at OCP Global Summit 2026, it packs 16 full-duplex lanes into an OSFP-sized footprint, roughly 6.4 Tb\/s per module, with a published path<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCatherine\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 28, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-242bcb65 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"242bcb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/questions.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More Questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bfe4ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47bfe4ad\" 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-6c8bd706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c8bd706\" 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\">Related Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bd47fb elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"17bd47fb\" 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-6073 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<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/800g-sr8-400g-sr4-test-report.htm\" tabindex=\"-1\"  target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/800g-sr8-300x183.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6080\" alt=\"800g sr8 and 400g sr4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/800g-sr8-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/800g-sr8.png 643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\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\/800g-sr8-400g-sr4-test-report.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t800G\u00a0SR8 and 400G SR4\u00a0Optical Transceiver Modules Compatibility and Interconnection Test Report\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Version Change Log Writer V0 Sample Test Cassie Test Purpose Test Objects\uff1a800G OSFP SR8\/400G OSFP SR4\/400G Q112 SR4. 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In a host-cooled implementation, heat can be transferred from the module through a thermal interface material (TIM) to a host-side heat sink, which may use chassis airflow or<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/usfp-thermal-design.htm\" aria-label=\"Read more about USFP Thermal Design: 100W Power Dissipation Without Embedded Cooling\" tabindex=\"-1\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-wdm-plc-splitter\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/dwdm-amplifiers-edfa.htm\" tabindex=\"-1\"  target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DWDM-amplifier-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20708\" alt=\"DWDM amplifier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DWDM-amplifier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DWDM-amplifier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DWDM-amplifier.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\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\/dwdm-amplifiers-edfa.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tDWDM Amplifier Guide: EDFA Types, Specs &amp; Selection\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dmitri ordered six amplifiers for a metro build. 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