FCI’s SFP+ connector, cage and cable assembly I/O system offerings are designed to meet data center, networking and high performance computing application needs for a high density cabling interconnect system capable of 10Gb/s per channel transmission rates. This interconnect system is designed to meet the requirements of Small Form Factor industry standards SFF-8431 and 8461. FCI offers both passive & actively equalized cable assemblies each tailored to meet specific cable lengths while meeting all performance requirements. Multiple cage configurations are offered to allow customers the ability to maximize useable linear board real estate. The pick-n-place compatible 20 position SMT terminated connector meets all interface and standard requirements. The SFP+ I/O system supports the bandwidth transmission requirements as defined by 10Gigabit-Ethernet (10G Base-CU), 8G Fibre Channel (FC) and 10G Fibre Channel over Ethernet ( FCoE) specifications.