Active Optical Cable (AOC)

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Active Optical Cable (AOC) – A fiber-optic cable assembly with optical transceivers permanently attached at each end, used to connect SFP+, SFP28, or QSFP28 ports on Versa appliances at 10-, 25-, or 100-Gigabit Ethernet speeds without separate pluggable optics. See: CSX4000 Series Hardware Guide, Validated SFPs and Cables for CSX8000 Series Appliances