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Cable assembly

  • US 9,088,119 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2013
  • Issued: 07/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cable assembly comprising:

  • a first connector adhering to a first standard and providing a first total maximum bandwidth;

    one or more second connectors adhering to a second standard different than the first standard, each second connector providing a second total maximum bandwidth, a number of the second connectors multiplied by the second total maximum bandwidth being no greater than the first total maximum bandwidth; and

    one or more cables, each cable connecting the first connector to a different one of the second connectors, a number of the cables equal in number to the second connectors,wherein one or more of;

    the first connector is a C form-factor pluggable (CFP) connector, and the first standard is a CFP multi-source agreement (MSA); and

    each second connector is a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP/QSFP+) connector, and the second standard is a QSFP/QSFP+ multi-source agreement (MSA).

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