This product is a high-quality signal conversion cable specifically designed for high-performance servers and data center environments. It provides a reliable and efficient solution for connecting devices equipped with SFF-8611 (Oculink) 4i 42-pin male connectors (such as specific GPU cards, motherboards, or adapter cards) and devices with SFF-8612 4i female connectors (such as server backplanes, storage expansion cabinets, or specific HBA cards).
Features and Benefits:
Interface Conversion:
One end: Standard SFF-8611 (Oculink) 4i 42-pin male connector.
The other end: Standard SFF-8612 4i female connector.
Perfectly compatible with two different yet widely used server high-speed interface standards.
High-Speed PCIe Transmission:
Supports PCI Express Gen 3.0 x4 or Gen 4.0 x4 high-speed signal transmission (specific data rates depend on connected devices and cable specifications).
Provides up to 32 Gbps (Gen 3 x4) or 64 Gbps (Gen 4 x4) theoretical bandwidth.
Meets the stringent bandwidth requirements of GPU-accelerated computing, high-speed NVMe storage, AI/ML workloads, high-performance network adapters, and more.
High-density server connectivity:
Oculink (SFF-8611) and SFF-8612 interfaces are renowned for their compact size, making them ideal for high-density servers and storage devices.
This adapter cable is a critical component for interconnecting these compact interfaces.
Signal integrity assurance:
Features high-quality coaxial cables and precision connectors.
Precision manufacturing processes ensure low loss and low crosstalk, maintaining signal integrity and ensuring the stability and reliability of high-speed data transmission.
Shielding design effectively resists electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Plug-and-play:
Provides physical layer connection conversion without the need for additional drivers or complex configurations.
Simplifies the deployment of high-speed expansion connections within servers or between devices.
Durable and reliable:
Connectors are robust and durable with a long mating life.
The cable jacket offers excellent flexibility and abrasion resistance, suitable for the cabling environment inside server chassis.
Typical application scenarios:
GPU expansion/acceleration: Connect the Oculink (SFF-8611) GPU interface on the server motherboard or adapter card to the SFF-8612 interface on the backplane or expansion chassis to connect acceleration cards used for high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, or graphics rendering.
High-speed NVMe storage connectivity: Connect NVMe SSDs or U.2/U.3 hard drive backplanes (via an adapter) with Oculink interface support to the SFF-8612 interface on the motherboard or HBA card to build ultra-high-speed storage arrays.
Server backplane interconnect: Connect high-speed signals between different backplanes or expansion units within a server or rack.
Specialized hardware accelerator connections: Connect specialized hardware such as FPGAs, SmartNICs, or DPU that require high-speed PCIe connections.
