Specifications
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual SFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3/Gen4: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s / 16.0GT/s (respectively), 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cables | 12.5W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cables | 17.5W | |
| 1.5W Active Cables | 21W | ||
| Maximum power available through SFP28 port: 1.5W | |||
| Airflow | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual QSFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25/40 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3/Gen4: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s / 16.0GT/s (respectively), 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cables | 18.4W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cables | 21.6W | |
| 1.5W Active Cables | 24.9W | ||
| 2.5W Active Cables | 26.1W | ||
| Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual QSFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 56GBASE-R4, 50G Ethernet Consortium, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3/Gen4: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s / 16.0GT/s (respectively), 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) Note: PCIe 4.0 x16 bus can supply a maximum bandwidth of 256Gb/s (=16 * 16GT/s, including overhead), and can support 200Gb/s when both network ports of MCX516A-CDAT run at 100Gb/s. | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cables | 19.3W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cables | 23.4W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 26.8W | ||
| 2.5W Active Cable | 29.0W | ||
| Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 5W | |||
| Airflow | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual SFP28 Ethernet (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, SGMII / 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cable | 9.5W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cable | 11.8W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 15.1W | ||
| Maximum power available through SFP28 port: 1.5W | |||
| Airflow | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual SFP28 Ethernet (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, SGMII / 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cable | 12.7W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cable | 15.1W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 18.5W | ||
| Maximum power available through SFP28 port: 2.5W | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Airflow | |||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Single QFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 50G Ethernet Consortium, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50 Ethernet PCI Express Gen3: SERDES 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cable | 12.7W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cable | 15.1W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 18.5W | ||
| 2.5W Active Cable | 20.7W | ||
| Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W | |||
| Airflow | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package..
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual QSFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 50G Ethernet Consortium, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a) | Passive Cable | 14.7W | |
| Maximum Power | Passive Cable | 17.2W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 20.6W | ||
| 2.5W Active Cable | 22.8W | ||
| Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W | |||
| Airflow | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 56GBASE-R4, 50G Ethernet Consortium, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a): | Passive Cable | 14.2W | |
| Maximum Power: | Passive Cable | 17.0W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 18.6W | ||
| 2.5W Active Cable | 19.7W | ||
| Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 5W | |||
| Airflow | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety: | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC: | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS: | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
| Physical | Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile Connector: Dual QSFP28 (copper and optical) | ||
| Protocol Support | Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 56GBASE-R4, 50G Ethernet Consortium, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 25GBASE-CR/CR-S, 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, 25G Ethernet Consortium, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, SGMII, 1000BASE-X Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) Note: PCIe 3.0 x16 bus can supply a maximum bandwidth of 128Gb/s only (=16 * 8GT/s, including overhead), and therefore cannot support 200Gb/s when both network ports of MCX516A-CCAT run at 100Gb/s. | ||
| Power and Airflow | Voltage: 12V | ||
| Power | Cable Type | ||
| Typical Power(a): | Passive Cable | 16.2W | |
| Maximum Power: | Passive Cable | 19.0W | |
| 1.5W Active Cable | 22.3W | ||
| 2.5W Active Cable | 24.6W | ||
| Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 5W | |||
| Airflow: | |||
| Environmental | Temperature | Operational | 0°C to 55°C | 
| Non-operational | -40°C to 70°C(b) | ||
| Humidity | Operational | 10% to 85% relative humidity | |
| Non-operational | 10% to 90% relative humidity | ||
| Altitude (Operational) | 3050m | ||
| Regulatory | Safety: | CB / cTUVus / CE | |
| EMC: | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM | ||
| RoHS: | RoHS-compliant | ||
Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.
Airflow (LFM) with airflow direction from heatsink to port.
| Cable Type | |||||
| OPN | Passive | Active 1.5W | Active 2.5W | Active 3.5W | Active 5W | 
| MCX512A-ADAT | 200LFM | 350LFM | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| MCX516A-BDAT | 300LFM | 350LFM | 400LFM | 400LFM | N/A | 
| MCX516A-CDAT | 400LFM | 600LFM | 850LFM | 1000LFM | 1400LFM | 
| MCX512A-ACAT / MCX512A-ACUT | 150LFM | 300LFM | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| MCX512F-ACAT / MCX512F-ACHT | 200LFM | 300LFM | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| MCX515A-GCAT | 300LFM | 350LFM | 400LFM | 400LFM | N/A | 
| MCX516A-GCAT | 350LFM | 500LFM | 600LFM | 650LFM | N/A | 
| MCX515A-CCAT/ MCX515A-CCUT | 300LFM | 350LFM | 400LFM | 400LFM | 950LFM | 
| MCX516A-CCAT / MCX516A-CCHT | 350LFM | 500LFM | 600LFM | 650LFM | 1300LFM | 
All dimensions are in millimeters. All the mechanical tolerances are +/- 0.1mm.
Mechanical Drawing of a Dual-Port x16 Card
 
  
    
    
        
Mechanical Drawing of a Dual-Port x8 Card
 
  
    
    
Dimensions in millimeters.
| Single-port Tall Bracket | Dual-port Tall Bracket | MCX512F-ACAT Tall Bracket | 
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