- Support for 40GBase Ethernet
- Hot-swappable input/output device that plugs into a 40Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ Cisco switch port
- Flexibility of interface choice
- Interoperable with other IEEE-compliant 40GBase interfaces available in various form factors
- Support for ""pay-as-you-populate"" model
- Support for the Cisco quality identification (ID) feature which enables a Cisco switch to identify whether the module is certified and tested by Cisco
The Cisco 40GBase QSFP+ (Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus) modules offer customers a wide variety of high-density 40Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options for data center, high-performance computing networks, enterprise core and distribution layers, and service provider transport applications.