Active Optical Cables (AOC), known for their long-distance transmission, low signal attenuation, and strong resistance to electromagnetic interference, are widely used in environments that demand high-speed and stable data transmission. Below are the main application scenarios of AOC cables along with detailed explanations:
Data centers represent a major application for AOC cables, where they are employed for connectivity between racks, between switches and servers, as well as between storage devices and networking equipment.
Long-Distance Transmission: With equipment distributed across extensive areas within data centers, AOCs support transmission distances ranging from tens to hundreds of meters, significantly exceeding the capabilities of Direct Attach Copper Cables (DAC cables).
High-Speed Capability: AOC optical cables support various high-speed standards, including 10G, 25G, 40G, 100G, 200G, and 400G, meeting the stringent bandwidth demands of modern data centers.
Low Power Consumption and Thermal Management: Compared to discrete fiber optical modules, AOCs offer higher integration and lower power consumption, helping reduce overall energy usage and cooling requirements in data centers.
Uplink connections between switches and servers.
Device interconnection within Storage Area Networks (SANs).
Cross-rack communications in hyper-scale data centers.
In supercomputers and large-scale parallel computing systems, active optical cables are used to interconnect compute nodes, storage nodes, and network switches.
Low Latency: Optical signal transmission approaches the speed of light, making AOC optical cables ideal for latency-sensitive computing tasks.
High Bandwidth: AOC cables support for multi-channel parallel transmission, meeting the massive data exchange requirements within HPC systems.
Strong Interference Resistance: In computing centers with complex electromagnetic environments, the inherent immunity of AOC active optic cables ensures stable data transmission.
Scientific computing applications such as climate modeling and genomic sequencing.
Model parameter synchronization during artificial intelligence training.
Real-time data analysis in financial risk control systems.
As a leading manufacturer of AOC cables, DAC cables and Optical SFP transceivers with many years of experience, UnitekFiber provides you high quality AOC fiber cables with various high-speed standards. If you have any needs or questions, please feel free to contact our team.
