Installation Instructions

Figure 1: Active optical BOC
Passive copper BOCs—The length from the nose of the QSFP+ connector to the fanout of the four
copper pigtails is 10.2 cm. The total cable length can be 1, 3, or 5 meters.
Figure 2: Passive copper BOC
The following tables provide a list of active and passive BOCs, and includes the part numbers and
minimum software version supported.
Table 4: QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ 10 Gigabit BOC (passive)
Cable type
Cable
length
Minimum software version Part number
VSP 4000 VSP 7200 VSP 8200 VSP 8400
Passive copper
breakout cable
QSFP+ to
SFP+ DAC
BOC 1 meter
4.2.1 4.2.1 4.2.0 4.2.0 AA1404033–E6
Passive copper
breakout cable
QSFP+ to
SFP+ DAC
BOC 3 meter
4.2.1 4.2.1 4.2.0 4.2.0 AA1404035–E6
Passive copper
breakout cable
QSFP+ to
SFP+ DAC
BOC 5 meter
4.2.1 4.2.1 4.2.0 4.2.0 AA1404036–E6
Table 5: QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ 10 Gigabit BOC (active)
Cable type
Cable
length
Minimum software version Part number
VSP 4000 VSP 7200 VSP 8200 VSP 8400
Active optical
breakout cable
10 meter 4.2.1 4.2.1 4.2.1 4.2.1 AA1404041–E6
Supported transceiver, BOCs, and DACs information
January 2018 Installing Transceivers and Optical Components on VOSS 20
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