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Active Cable Update July 2009

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Q:ACTIVE®

Amplitude Equalization

Group Delay Equalization

Crosstalk Reduction

The most efficient solution for addressing loss, dispersion , skew and noise in Data Center Interconnects

Skew Correction

Skew

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Serial Interconnect Lane Extenders

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10Gig Ethernet SFP+ Interconnects

Over 95% of 10Gig Ethernet Data Center Interconnects can

be served with Quellan’s Q:Active cable technology.

~20m 0m

EDC Required ~1%

24AWG

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Ethernet Cable Options

CX4 Cat6A

MMF

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Q:ACTIVE® Copper Thinner, Faster, Cheaper

•  Reach 5x Further than passive copper

•  Lower Cost Interconnect vs. Optics

•  Green –  Less power –  Less copper waste

•  Performance –  Lowest Latency –  Highest Density

•  Highest Reliability

Blue: Q:ACTIVE® SFP+ 10GE Yellow: CAT5 GigE Orange: Fiber (2 Per Link)

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Highlights of Quellan Active SFP+ Cables

•  Plug and Play with any 10G Ethernet or 8.5 G Fibre Channel SFP+ port

•  Lengths up to 20m Available. •  Control interconnect costs. Much

less expensive than optics. •  Smallest diameter and lowest

power interconnect option for Green Data Centers

•  Hot swappable for simplified serviceability and maximum system uptime

SFP+ Active Copper

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Highlights of Quellan Active QSFP Cables

•  Applications include: –  40G Ethernet –  QDR Infiniband –  SAS and proprietary interconnects

•  Reliable and Cost-Effective alternative to Optics for Mid-Reach Interconnects. (2-25m)

•  Smallest diameter and lowest power interconnect option for Green Data Centers

•  Hot swappable for simplified serviceability and maximum system uptime

•  Cables are SFF-8436 Compliant including Rx LOS and Tx Disable functions

•  Compliant with Infiniband architecture specification

•  Operates with both Linear and Limiting interfaces

QSFP Active Copper

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Highlights of Quellan Active miniSAS Cables

•  Design supports both 6G and 3G applications

•  Supports all SAS out-of-band signaling requirements.

•  Reliable and Cost-Effective alternative to Optics for Mid-Reach Interconnects. (10-30m)

•  Lengths up to 25 meters •  CMOS technology enables low

power. (<300mW per cable end) •  Supports all data rates up to

6Gbps •  Cables are SAS-2.1 Compliant

miniSAS Active Copper

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• Data Rates 2.5-10Gbps • IB SDR • 10GigE - CX4 • IB DDR • IB QDR

• Cable Gauge 24 to 32 • 3.3 or 1.2V • Promoting 1.2V IB standard option • Reliable and Cost effective alternative to Optics for Mid-Reach Interconnects. (10-30m)

Highlights of Quellan Active MicroGiga Cables

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Quellan Active Copper for HPC and Storage Applications

SFP+ QSFP miniSAS

Available at: store.quellan.com

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