MACOM is demonstrating switch-to-server interoperability of its linear drive 100G per lane components:
- MACOM PURE DRIVE Transimpedance Amplifiers and Laser Drivers
- Broadcom’s BCM57608 Series Ethernet Network Interface Card (“NIC”)
- Broadcom’s Tomahawk 5 Ethernet Switch Chip
The switch-to-server link represents an important use case for the linear drive architecture, which can provide an optimized interconnect solution for Cloud infrastructure. Linear drive modules eliminate the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) from pluggable optical modules enabling lower power consumption, improving signal latency and reducing cost.
“Due to linear drive’s benefits, the demand for linear pluggable optical (LPO) modules with MACOM PURE DRIVE technology is expanding. We are pleased to demonstrate a working example of 100G/lane switch-to-server connectivity leveraging this technology,” said Ryan Latchman, Vice President, High-Performance Connectivity Product Marketing, MACOM.
