400GBASE CFP8 Optical Fiber Transceiver Module
This is a proposal for a new 400G Form Factor: CFP8
The proposed CFP8 form factor is ~CFP2 size but suppo s 4x100G and 400G, i.e. 4x the CFP2’s 1x100G
The CFP8 name follows the CFP2 and CFP4 naming convention of suffix designating relative bandwidth density
The CFP8 uses a new 16x25G electrical I/O connector
CFP8 Electrical I/O and Optical specifications are deferred to other standards organizations like IEEE and ITU-T
Example IEEE specifications suppo ed by CFP8:
400GBASE-SR16 parallel MMF (16x25G NRZ)
400GBASE-FR8/LR8 duplex SMF (8x50G PAM4 WDM)
400GBASE-DR4 parallel SMF (4x100G PAM4)
CDAUI-16, CDAUI-8
CFP8 will suppo other specifications
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