In
computer networking
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. These interconnections are ...
, CXP is a copper connector system specified by the
InfiniBand Trade Association. It provides twelve 10 Gbit/s links suitable for single
100 Gigabit Ethernet, three
40 Gigabit Ethernet channels, or twelve
10 Gigabit Ethernet
10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE, 10GbE, or 10 GigE) is a group of computer networking technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of 10 gigabits per second. It was first defined by the IEEE 802.3ae-2002 standard. Unlike previous ...
channels or a single
Infiniband
InfiniBand (IB) is a computer networking communications standard used in high-performance computing that features very high throughput and very low latency. It is used for data interconnect both among and within computers. InfiniBand is also use ...
12× QDR link. The ''C'' is the
HEX digit of Twelve.
The connector has 4 rows, each of 21 pin, total 84 pins
See also
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SFP
SFP may refer to:
Organizations
* Salton Inc. (former stock symbol: SFP), now part of Russell Hobbs, Inc.
* Swedish People's Party of Finland, a Swedish minority and mainly liberal party in Finland
* Syrian Free Press, a Syrian social news networ ...
*
QSFP
*
CFP
References
Electrical signal connectors
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