Active Electrical Cables (AECs) vs. DACs Interconnect Legacy 100G Ports to 400G Ports

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Published Apr 1, 2025

AECs are available in 400G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD straight AECs as well as Besides 4x 100G breakouts. These cables are up to 7 meters and are suitable for interconnecting 400GbE ports within a rack or across adjacent racks.

AECs offer lower power – taking up to 50% less than AOCs.
Cost savings of up to 50% helps you to maximize your budget over AOC solutions.
They go a longer distance - from 2.5m to up to 7m (5m/breakout) over DACs.
AECs weigh less and have up to 75% less volume than 400G DACs.
With a tighter bend radius, AECs save both space and time making deployment simple and quick.
Breakout your 400G AECs to 100G QSFP28 ports.

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Approved Networks, a brand of Legrand is a leading provider of enterprise-level data center components. We can provide optical transceivers, DAC cables, AOCs, AECs, fiber, jumper, breakout and trunk cables, cable management systems, fiber taps, and media converters for your data center, and we do it on a global scale as we have over 3,000 clients in 30 countries, and a global supply chain that allows us to serve your needs wherever you are on earth. Thanks to our partnerships with global contract manufacturers, we can provide the same high-quality products as the OEMs at a fraction of the cost.

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