QSFP-DD MSA Group Announces Updated SpecificationsMulti Source Agreement (MSA) group today announces the release of an updated 4.0 Hardware specification for the QSFP-DD form factor. In total, 66 companies came together in support of the QSFP-DD MSA to address the industry need for an improved high-density, high-speed networking solution. Other notable features to the updated 4.0 hardware specification include, additions to the thermal section, synchronous clocking and improved keying.
QSFP-DD MSA founder-promoters include Broadcom, Cisco, Corning, Finisar,
Foxconn Interconnect Technology, Huawei, Intel, Juniper Networks, Lumentum, Luxtera, Mellanox Technologies,
Molex, Oclaro, and
TE Connectivity. Contributors include Acacia, ACON, Alibaba, Amphenol, Applied Optoelectronics, APRESIA Systems, Cavium, Celestica, Ciena, ColorChip, Credo, Dell EMC, Delta Products, Dust Photonics, Eoptolink, Fourte, Fujitsu Optical Components, Genesis, H3C, Hisense Broadband, Hitachi Metals, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, InnoLight, Innovium, Inphi, Ixia, JPC, Kaiam, LEONI, Lorom, Luxshare-ICT, MACOM, MaxLinear, MultiLane, NeoPhotonics, Nokia, Panduit, PHY-SI, Ranovus, Samtec, SENKO, Semtech, Sicoya, Siemon, Skorpios Technologies, Source Photonics,
Spectra7 Microsystems, Spirent, Sumitomo Electric, US Conec, Xilinx, and Yamaichi Electronics.
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