What is the difference between QSFP28 and 100G QSFP?

Oct 22, 2020

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They are the same. The “QSFP” form factor was originally defined for <10G speeds. 


When it was adopted for 40G, the name became QSFP+ to denote the higher aggregate performance. The same “QSFP” form factor was later adopted for 100G but the electrical interface had to be upgraded to handle 25Gbps/lane. 


The electrical interface for 100G can handle up to 28Gbps, hence the engineering and industry name is QSFP28. 

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