What is 100G CFP?

With the continuous development of 5G communication technology, 100G modules are gradually becoming popular. We know that there are many kinds of packages for 100G optical modules. From 2000 to now, the optical module package types have been rapidly developed. Its main package types are: GBIC, SFP, XENPAK, SNAP12, X2, XFP, SFP+, QSFP/QSFP+, CFP, CXP. In the fast-developing network era, some 100G optical modules avoid the risk of being eliminated, and upgraded and revised with the wave of the Internet, such as 100G CFP optical modules.


100G CFP
CFP optical module package is one of the recommended optical module packaging methods in the industry. It is a hot-swappable optical module that can be applied to 40G and 100G Ethernet, OC-768/STM-256, OTU3, OTU4, etc.

Classification of 100G CFP
Currently, 100G CFP series optical modules are mainly available in three different sizes: CFP, CFP2 and CFP4.Among them, the CFP optical module has the largest size, the CFP2 optical module is one-half of the CFP, and the CFP4 optical module is one-half of the CFP2. The size of the CFP optical module is smaller than that of the first generation because the current 100G CFP2 optical module is often used as a 100G Ethernet interconnection link. The transmission efficiency is higher than that of the CFP optical module, and the smaller size makes it suitable for higher density wiring.
In addition, the 100G CFP4 optical module MSA protocol supports the same rate as CFP and CFP2, and the transmission efficiency is significantly improved, but the power consumption is greatly reduced, only about half of the original, and the system cost is lower than CFP2.

Advantages of CFP4 optical modules
Compared with the traditional CFP and CFP2 series, the CFP4 optical module has obvious advantages.
1. Smaller size: The CFP4 optical module is one-half the size of CFP2 and is one-fourth of CFP. It is the smallest optical module in CFP series optical modules.
2. The transmission efficiency is higher: the early 100G CFP optical module adopts the 10*10 mode and reaches the transmission rate of 100G through 10 10G channels. Now the 100G CFP4 optical module adopts the 4*25 mode and passes. Four 25G channels for 100G transmission. It has higher transmission efficiency and stronger stability.
3. Module integration is higher: CFP2 is twice as integrated as CFP, and CFP4 is four times more integrated than CFP.
4. Lower power consumption and cost: The CFP4 optical module is compatible with the MSA protocol, and supports the same rate as CFP2 and CFP2s. The transmission efficiency is significantly improved, but the power consumption is greatly reduced, which is only about half of the original. And the system cost is also lower than CFP2.

Through the above analysis, have you learned more about 100G CFP optical modules ? At present, Fiberland Co., Ltd. is selling the above different specifications of 100G CFP optical modules ,such as GBIC, SFP, XENPAK, SNAP12, X2, XFP, SFP+, QSFP/QSFP+, CFP, CXP.If you are interested, please feel free to contact us.THANK YOU.