It enables Ethernet-like links with 1, 2, 4, or 8 lanes for data centers, using low power, high port density, low cost, and low latency pluggable transceiver modules in form factors such as QSFP . The 100G-DR-LPO specification by the LPO (Linear Pluggable Optics) MSA defines 100 Gb/s/lane 53. 125 GBd PAM4 optical interfaces, optical links using standard single-mode fiber with up to 500 m reach, and host-module electrical interfaces for hosts with DSP based SerDes and RS(544,514) FEC. PAM4 is a branch of the pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) technology, which is a mainstream signal transmission technology following non-return-to-zero (NRZ). This presentation is following up on a previous presentation, kuschnerov_b400g_01_210503, provided during the SG phase in May 2021. Marvell leads the pluggable module ecosystem with low-power, high-performance silicon for AI, cloud, enterprise and 5G. What is PAM4? To enable Ethernet speeds of 400G and beyond, PAM4 multilevel signaling is.
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