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Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Cable

and Transceiver Modules

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Contents
Product overview 3
Features and benefits of Cisco QSFP-DD modules 3
Platform support 6
Specifications 6
Ordering information 8
Warranty information 9
Cisco environmental sustainability 9
Cisco Capital 10
Additional information 10

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The Cisco® family of QSFP-DD modules provide the industry’s highest bandwidth density
while leveraging the backward compatibility to lower-speed QSFP pluggable modules
and cables.

Product overview
The Cisco 400GBASE Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) portfolio offers customers
a wide variety of super high-density transceiver modules and the flexibility of 400 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
options for data center, high-performance computing networks, enterprise core and distribution layers, and
service provider applications. The QSFP-DD modules are our new generation of 400G transceiver modules
based on a QSFP-DD form factor.

Features and benefits of Cisco QSFP-DD modules

Feature Benefit

Hot-swappable Input/output device that plugs into 400G Ethernet Cisco QSFP port

Interoperable Interoperable with other IEEE-compliant 400GBASE interfaces where applicable

Certified on Cisco platform Certified and tested on Cisco QSFP-DD 400G ports for superior performance,
quality, and reliability

Compatible with IEEE 802.3 High-speed electrical compliant to IEEE 802.3cd and IEEE 802.3bs

Compatible with MSA Optical and coding compliant to QSFP-DD MSA Rev4.1, OIF 56G PAM4, and
100G Lambda-FR4 MSA

Backward compatibility QSFP-DD port is backward compatible with QSFP+ and QSFP28 modules

Table 1. Cisco 400G QSFP-DD portfolio

Product ID Description Max power

consumption (W)

QDD-400-CUxM 400G, QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD, Passive Copper Cable, 1 meter, 1.5

2 meters, 2.5 meters, 3 meters

QDD-400G-DR4-S 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 400GBASE-DR4, MPO-12, 500m 12

parallel SMF

QDD-400G-FR4-S 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 400G-FR4, Duplex LC, 2km 12

Duplex SMF

QDD-2X100G-SR4-S 2x100GBASE-SR4 Transceiver, 100GBASE-SR4, MPO-24, 12W

100m MMF

QDD-2X100G-CWDM4-S 2X 100G-CWDM4 Transceiver, 100G-CWDM4, Dual Duplex 12W

CS connector, 2km Duplex SMF

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Cisco 400G QSFP-DD transceiver prominent features and differentiators
Cisco QDD-400-CUxM

Figure 1.
QDD-400-CUxM

The Cisco 400G QDD-400-CUxM module (Figure 1) primarily enables high-bandwidth 400G links and supports
400G Ethernet rate. It provides a QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD copper direct-attach solution. QDD-400-CuxM
cables are suitable for very short links and offer a cost-effective way to establish a 400-Gigabit link between
QSFP-400G ports of Cisco switches/routers within racks and across adjacent racks. Cisco currently offers
passive copper cables in lengths of x=1, 2, 2.5, and 3 meters.
QDD-400G-DR4-S

Figure 2.
QDD-400G-DR4-S

The Cisco QDD-400G-DR4-S Module (Figure 2) supports link lengths of up to 500m parallel SMF with MPO-12
connector. It is compliant to IEEE 802.3bs protocol and 400GAUI-8/CEI-56G-VSR-PAM4 standards. The 400
Gigabit Ethernet signal is carried over four parallel lanes by one wavelength per lane. It can be used as 4x100G
breakout to QSFP28-100G-FR-S. FEC is performed on the host platform.
QDD-400G-FR4-S

Figure 3.
QDD-400G-FR4-S

The Cisco QDD-400G-FR4-S Module (Figure 3) supports link lengths of up to 2km SMF with duplex LC
connector. It is compliant to IEEE 802.3bs, 400GBASE-FR4 Spec of 100G Lambda MSA group, and 400GAUI-
8/CEI-56G-VSR-PAM4 standards. The 400 Gigabit Ethernet signal is carried over four CWDM grid optical
wavelengths. Multiplexing and demultiplexing of the four wavelengths are managed within the device. FEC is
performed on the host platform.

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QDD-2X100G-SR4-S

Figure 4.
QDD-2X100-SR4-S

The Cisco QDD-2X100-SR4-S Module (Figure 4) supports link lengths of up to 100m on OM4 MMF. The
module uses an MPO-24 MMF connector. It is compliant to IEEE 802.3 100GBASE-SR4 requirements. The
module provides backward compatibility to two 100GBASE-SR4 transceivers, improving port efficiency to
legacy 100G optical interfaces.
QDD-2X100G-CWDM4-S

Figure 5.
QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S

The Cisco QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S Module (Figure 5) supports link lengths of up to 2km SMF and uses a dual
duplex CS connector. It is compliant to 100G-CWDM4 MSA. The 100 Gigabit Ethernet signal is carried over four
CWDM grid optical wavelengths at 25Gb/s each. Multiplexing and demultiplexing of the four wavelengths are
managed within the device. FEC is performed on the host platform.

QSFP port cabling specifications

Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Nominal Cable type Core size Modal Cable Max power Pull tab
wavelength (microns) bandwidth distance consumption color
nm (W)

QDD-400-CU1M 1m Tan
Direct-
QDD-400-CU2M attach 2m Brown
copper 1.5
QDD-400-CU2.5M cable 2.5 m Yellow
assembly
QDD-400-CU3M 3m Orange

QDD-400G-DR4-S 1310 Ribbon G.652 500 m Orange

SMF

QDD-400G-FR4-S 1270,1290 Duplex G.652 2 km Green

SMF
1310,1330

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Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Nominal Cable type Core size Modal Cable Max power Pull tab
wavelength (microns) bandwidth distance consumption color
nm (W)

QDD-2X100-SR4-S 850 Ribbon 50.o 100 m Beige

MMF

QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S 1270,1290 Dual G.652 2 km Green

Duplex
1310,1330 SMF

Platform support
Cisco QSFP-DD modules are supported on Cisco switches and routers. For more details, refer to the Cisco
Transceiver Modules Compatibility Matrix.

Specifications
Electrical specifications

Product Description Nominal rate High-speed electrical Link meter

(Gbs)

QDD-400-CUxM 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 425 400GAUI-8 C2M, OIF 1, 2, 2.5, 3

Passive Copper Cable CEI-56G-VSR-PAM4

QDD-400G-DR4-S 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 425 400GAUI-8/CEI-56G- 500m

400GBASE-DR4, MPO-12, 500m VSR-PAM4
parallel SMF

QDD-400G-FR4-S 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 425 400GAUI-8/CEI-56G- 2km

400G-FR4, Duplex LC, 2km VSR-PAM4
Duplex SMF

QDD-2X100-SR4-S 2x 100G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2x100GE 2x 100G CAUI-4 100m

2x 100GBASE-SR4, MPO-24
MMF, 100m OM4

QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S 2x 100G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2X 100GE 2x 100G CAUI-4 2km

2x 100G-CWDM4, Dual Duplex
CS connector SMF, 2km SMF

Optical specifications

Product Description Transmit Transmit Receive Receive Wavelength Pre-FEC

Power per Power per Power per Power per (nm)
lane (dBm) lane (dBm) lane (dBm) lane (dBm)
min max Min Max

QDD-400G-DR4-S 400G QSFP-DD -2.9 4 -4.4 4 1310 2.4x10-4

Transceiver,
400GBASE-DR4,
MPO-12, 500m
parallel SMF

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Product Description Transmit Transmit Receive Receive Wavelength Pre-FEC
Power per Power per Power per Power per (nm)
lane (dBm) lane (dBm) lane (dBm) lane (dBm)
min max Min Max

QDD-400G-FR4-S 400G QSFP-DD -3.3 3.5 -4.6 3.5 1270, 1290, 2.4x10-4
Transceiver, 1310, 1330
400G-FR4, Duplex
LC, 2km Duplex
SMF

QDD-2X100-SR4-S 2x 100G QSFP-DD -8.4 +2.4 -10.3 +2.4 840 to 860

Transceiver, 2x
100GBASE-SR4,
MPO-24 MMF,
100m OM4

QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S 2x 100G QSFP-DD -6.5 +2.5 -11.5 +2.5 Four lanes:

Transceiver, 2x 1271, 1291,
100G-CWDM4, 1311, 1331
Dual Duplex CS
connector SMF,
2km SMF

Miscellaneous

Module dimension with pull tab (H x W x D) 8.5 x 18.4 x 78.3/93.3 mm

Module weight (Max) Optical modules 100 g

QDD-400-CU1M 250 g

QDD-400-CU2M 450 g

QDD-400-CU2.5M 550 g

QDD-400-CU3M 600 g

Module operation temperature 0 to 75°C

Active optical cable 0 to 70°C

Copper cable operation temperature 0 to 70°C

Storage temperature -40 to 85°C

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Ordering information
Part ID Product description

QDD-400-CU1M 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, Passive Copper Cable, 1 meter

QDD-400-CU2M 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, Passive Copper Cable, 2 meters

QDD-400-CU2.5M 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, Passive Copper Cable, 2.5 meters

QDD-400-CU3M 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, Passive Copper Cable, 3 meters

QDD-400G-DR4-S 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 400GBASE-DR4, MPO-12, 500m parallel SMF

QDD-400G-FR4-S 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 400G-FR4, Duplex LC, 2km Duplex SMF

QDD-2X100-SR4-S 2x100G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2X 100GBASE-SR4, MPO-24 MMF, 100m OM4

QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S 2X 100G QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2X 100G-CWDM4, Dual Duplex CS, 2km Duplex SMF

Regulatory and standards compliance

Standards:
● OIF CEI-56G-VSR-PAM4
● QSFP-DD MSA hardware Rev 4.1, QSFP-DD hardware specification for QSFP double-density
8X pluggable transceiver
● 400G-FR4 MSA: 100G Lambda MSA Group
● GR-20-CORE: Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable
● GR-326-CORE: Generic Requirements for Single-Mode Optical Connectors and Jumper Assemblies
● GR-468-CORE: Generic Requirements for Optoelectronic Devices Used in Telecommunications
Equipment
● GR-1435-CORE: Generic Requirements for Multifiber Optical Connectors
● Common Management Specification (CMIS) Rev 4.0
● IEEE Std 802.3™-2018 IEEE Standard for Ethernet
● IEEE802.3bs 400GAUI-8 Annex 120E
● IEEE 802.3cd CL136
Safety
● Laser Class 1 21CFR-1040 LN#50
● Laser Class 1 IEC60825-1
● Cable jacket can be certified to UL or CSA jacketed appliance wiring material, rated VW-1 or FT-1.
● All cables must be type CM, CMG, CMP, or CMR. If cable is type CL2 (USA type of cable), it must also
be type LVT or ELC (Canadian type of cable).

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 ● Compliance with North American (FCC/ICES), European (CENELEC), Japanese (VCCI), and Telcordia
NEBS standards
● GR-1089 EMC and Electrical Safety - Generic Criteria for Network Telecommunications Equipment
● EMI compliance on FCC Part 15 (30 MHz – 40 GHz) and CISPR32/CISPR22 (30-6000 MHz)
● RFI compliance on EN/IEC 61000-4-3 and GR-1089-CORE (10k to 10 GHz)
● ESD compliance on EN/IEC 61000-4-2 and GR-1089
● Certification to IEC/EN 60825-1 +A2
● RoHS 6 compliance

Part ID Laser Class

QDD-400G-DR4-S 1

QDD-400G-FR4-S 1

QDD-2X100-SR4-S 1

QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S 1

Warranty information
Standard warranty: 1 year

Cisco environmental sustainability

Information about Cisco’s environmental sustainability policies and initiatives for our products, solutions,
operations, and extended operations or supply chain is provided in the “Environment Sustainability” section of
Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Reference links to information about key environmental sustainability topics (mentioned in the “Environment
Sustainability” section of the CSR Report) are provided in the following table:

Sustainability topic Reference

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For more information about Cisco 400G QSFP-DD copper modules, contact your sales representative or visit
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_module_series_home.html.

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