FCBP110LD1L05 Finisar, FCBP110LD1L05 Datasheet

FCBP110LD1L05

Manufacturer Part Number

FCBP110LD1L05

Description

Specifications: 1st Connector: Laserwire Transceiver Plug ; 2nd Connector: Laserwire Transceiver Plug ; Cable Diameter: - ; Cable Type: Twin Zip ; Features: Zipcord ; Fiber Type: - ; Length - Overall: 16.4' (5.0m) ; Type: Multimode, Simplex ; Lead Fr

Manufacturer

Finisar

Datasheet

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Analyst: Greg Quick

Sector: Networks & Media

Finisar, one of the longtime players in fiber optics technology, has developed an optical

cable package that incorporates technology that once required board space. Laserwire could

significantly lower the cost of 10GigE server connectivity. The vendor has integrated the

optical module into the cable connectors and so eliminated the need for the bulky and

power-consuming cables that would be needed in a copper environment. In doing so, it's

added ease of use to the optical market. Finisar sees its technology as providing savings in

power, board space and cooling – flash points that have contributed to slow adoption of the

technology in the server space.

Context

Finisar, a 19-year-old company, has evolved as its key markets have changed, looking

elsewhere for business as its original space began drying up. Primarily focused on the

growing telecom fiber optics market for most of its existence, the company shifted direction

when the bottom fell out of that space around 2001. New emphasis was put on storage,

including fiber channel switches, host bus adapters and disk subsystems. High-speed LANs,

with LAN switches and NIC cards, were another new area for Finisar. Its offerings include

optical components for storage area networks/LANs and metro Ethernet as well as

transponders for telecom markets. And it has test instruments for the fiber channel, iSCSI

and GigE markets.

Strategy

The company has a clear goal with Laserwire: to drive 10GigE adoption in the datacenter

and high-performance computing space. It sees applications for the technology in the server

connectivity space both as a solution in the NIC-to-switch space and for LAN-on-

motherboard implementations. The company has designed the device to support the existing

ecosystem in that market, including MACs, PHYs and switch fabrics.

Lasewire also supports existing optical modules and electrical interfaces, thus lowering the

cost of adoption. And Laserwire can work in a mixed environment – where it's used side by

side with older optical technology – so that a company can adopt it for its entire datacenter

or just add it to selected portions. The vendor also sees Laserwire as the answer to optical

transceiver proliferation, with a handful of designs currently in use, including XENPAK,

XPAK, X2, XFP and SFP+.

The 451 Take

Integrating the optical module into the cable connector is an approach that appears to have

significant advantages over the current method of implementing optical connectivity (using

optical modules not on the connectors). It also has price advantages over copper. If this

strategy pans out as Finisar hopes, the company could have a major hit on its hands.

Finisar seeks to take the optical module out of

optical connectivity

451 Market Insight Service

16 November 2007 – IMPACT REPORT

16 NOV 2007

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... It also has price advantages over copper. If this strategy pans out as Finisar hopes, the company could have a major hit on its hands. Context Finisar, a 19-year-old company, has evolved as its key markets have changed, looking elsewhere for business as its original space began drying up ...

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... Finisar primarily targets the copper-interconnect segment of the 10GigE market, an area where many believe the long-term growth will come from. CX-4, the current mainstream technology, has had limited uptake because of such issues as limited distance capabilities unless additional components are added and concerns about port density. ...

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