How to Install a QSFP28 Transceiver

---

 

In recent years, QSFP28 transceivers
have been highly favored by many Ethernet users. The modules are hot-swappable
input/output (I/O) device that connect the system’s module port electrical
circuity with either a copper or a fiber-optic network. Transceiver
installation attaches great importance to the whole Ethernet connectivity. This
article provides the installation tips of 100 Gigabit QSFP28 optical
transceivers.

 

Information About QSFP28 Transceiver

100 Gigabit (QSFP28) transceiver module
is a hot-swappable, parallel fiber-optical module. The interconnect offers four
channels of high-speed differential signals with data rates ranging from 25
Gbps up to potentially 40 Gbps, and will meet 100 Gbps Ethernet (4×25 Gbps) and
100 Gbps 4X InfiniBand Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) requirements. These channels
can terminate in another 40G QSFP+ transceiver. The QSFP+ transceiver connects
the electrical circuity of the system with an optical external network.

 

The following figure shows the 100G
QSFP28 SR4 transceiver. The transceiver is used primarily in short reach
applications in switches, routers and data center equipment where it provides
higher density than SFP+ modules.

 

Required Tools and Equipment

To install the 100G
QSFP28 transceiver, you need the following tools :

 

Wrist strap or other personal grounding
device to prevent ESD occurrences.

Antistatic mat or Antistatic foam to
set the transceiver on.

Fiber-optic end-face cleaning tools and
inspection equipment.

Installing 100G QSFP28 Transceiver

The QSFP28 transceiver can have either
a bail-clasp latch or a pull-tab latch. Installation procedures for both types
of latches are provided.

 

Caution: The QSFP28 transceiver is a
static-sensitive device. Always use an ESD wrist strap or similar individual
grounding device when handling QSFP28 transceivers or coming into contact with
system modules.

 

Installation Steps:

Step1: Attach an ESD wrist strap to
yourself and a properly grounded point on the chassis or the rack.

 

Step2: Remove the QSFP28 transceiver
from its protective packaging.

 

Step3: Check the label on the QSFP28
transceiver body to verify that you have the correct model for your network.

 

Step 4: For QSFP28 transceiver, remove
the optical bore dust plug and set it aside.

 

Step 5: For QSFP28 transceiver equipped
with a pull-tab, hold the transceiver so that the identifier label is on the
top.

 

Step 6: For QSFP28 transceiver equipped
with a bail-clasp latch, keep the bail-clasp aligned in a vertical position.

 

Step 7: Align the QSFP28 transceiver in
front of the transceiver’s socket opening and carefully slide the QSFP28
transceiver into the socket until the transceiver makes contact with the socket
electrical connector.

 

Step9: For optical QSFP28 transceiver,
reinstall the dust plug into the QSFP28 transceivers optical bore until you are
ready to attach the network interface cable. Do not remove the dust plug until
you are ready to attach the network interface cable.

 

Conclusion

Through this passage, we are clear the
basic installation procedures of 100G QSFP28 transceivers and please keep the
cautions and tips in mind in case of accident. If you need any of 100G QSFP28
transceiver, fiber-mart.COM is a good choice.