High speed cable and active optical cable have their own advantages and disadvantages

1. High speed cable

Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of high-speed cable DAC and active optical cable AOC

advantage:

※ Higher data transmission rate: The current high-speed cables can support data transmission rates from 4Gbps to 10Gbps, which is higher than the data transmission rate supported by traditional copper cables.

※ Strong interchangeability: With the development of copper technology, high-speed cables and optical transceiver devices can be interchanged and hot plugged.

※ Low cost: copper cable is cheaper than optical fiber, and the use of high-speed cable will reduce the wiring cost.

※ Good heat dissipation: high-speed cable is made of copper core, with good heat dissipation effect.

Disadvantages:

※ The transmission distance is short, the weight is large, the volume is large, and it is difficult to manage.

※ It is easy to be affected by electromagnetic interference, such as poor response, degradation, etc.

2. Active optical cable (AOC)

Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of high-speed cable DAC and active optical cable AOC

advantage:

◆ Greater bandwidth: no equipment upgrade is required, and the throughput is up to 40Gbps.

◆ Lightweight: much lighter than high-speed cables.

◆ Low electromagnetic interference: As optical fiber is a dielectric, it is not easy to be affected by electromagnetic interference.

Disadvantages:

Compared with high-speed cables, the cost of active optical cables is high.