{"id":78,"date":"2021-07-01T17:23:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T17:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablesondemand.com\/blog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2021-07-01T17:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T17:23:10","slug":"questions-about-10gbe-cx4-cables-read-our-cx4-cable-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablesondemand.com\/blog\/questions-about-10gbe-cx4-cables-read-our-cx4-cable-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions About 10GbE-CX4 Cables?  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What Types of Connectors are used on CX4 Cables?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A properly designed CX4 cable should feature&nbsp;die-cast&nbsp;SFF-8470 InfiniBand type latching connectors.&nbsp; These connectors are easy to engage and will maintain continuity even if significant strain or vibration exists along the body of the cable.&nbsp; SFF-8470 thumbscrew style (i.e. SAS) connectors should be avoided since most equipment does not support them.&nbsp; Amphenol CX4 cables utilize the best connector on the market today, the Fujitsu microGiGaCN\u2122.&nbsp; The microGiGaCN is the market\u2019s original high-speed, differential-signal, copper interconnect for high-performance (data I\/O) applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question 6:&nbsp;&nbsp; How Does CX4 Compare with 10GBase-R&nbsp;&amp; 10GBase-T?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CX4 has numerous advantages over 10GBase-R (Fiber) and 10GBase-T (Cat-6).&nbsp; An optical connection would require (2) 10-Gig optical modules and a fiber patch cord to function.&nbsp; This has significant cost and power budget implications.&nbsp; Running 10-Gigabit Ethernet over UTP cabling like Cat-6 may sound promising, but it is plagued by power consumption and latency issues.&nbsp; Today\u2019s 10GBase-T chipsets are power hogs, as they require several Watts just to separate out signal noise.&nbsp; Here\u2019s a comparison of how CX4 stacks up in terms of power-consumption in a 50-server datacenter.&nbsp; Essentially, CX4 consumes 6x-20x less power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question 7:&nbsp;&nbsp; What is SpectraStrip SKEWCLEAR Cable?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SKEWCLEAR\u00ae is a proprietary shielded parallel pair wire technology designed and built by Amphenol SpectraStrip.&nbsp; When transferring high-speed data over copper, signals will often arrive out of sync.&nbsp; This problem, known as skew, can lead to&nbsp;the complete collapse of signal integrity.&nbsp; SKEWCLEAR\u00ae,cable utilizes a novel manufacturing approach directed towards reducing within-pair and pair-to-pair time delay\/amplitude-skew, critical for today\u2019s high bandwidth applications.&nbsp; 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