100G QSFP28 to 4x SFP28 breakout Active Optical Cable offers IT professionals a cost-effective interconnect solution for merging 100G QSFP28 and 25G SFP28 enabled host adapters, switches and servers.

For typical applications, users can install this splitter Active Optical cable between an available QSFP28 port on their 100Gbps rated switch and feed up to four upstream 25GbE-SFP28 enabled switches. Each QSFP28-SFP28 splitter Active Optical cable features a single QSFP28 connector (SFF-8436) rated for 100Gbps on one end and (4) SFP28 connectors (SFF-8431), each rated for 25Gb/s, on the other.