9.5mm. 128 Fibers. Zero Groundplane.

Infinity 0G Cassette — Passive fiber and polarity management for CPO/NPO switches. Bridges O/E coupling to front-panel connectivity without touching the ASIC heat corridor.

9.5mm Profile

128 F&PMF

Patent Pending

Zero Groundplane Footprint

Side-wall mount utilises PCB gutter space. The 9.5mm × 250mm × 72mm profile preserves the central ASIC heat corridor. Front-to-rear airflow remains completely unobstructed. No thermal blockage. No heat sink interference.

128 F&PMF in 9.5mm

Manages up to 128 single-mode and polarity-maintaining fibers per cassette. Flat ribbon or round cable termination. Bonded ribbon construction with bend radius maintaining design. Polarity is factory-verified and sealed — no field guessing.

150mm, Organised

Up to 150mm overlength management per circuit, contained within the cassette body. No external cable loops. No variable-length cutting in the field. Pre-validated configurations shipped as sealed units.

4×4 or 8×8 Resilience

Optional rail-optimised shuffle layer distributes O/E channels across independent front-panel rails. 4×4 configuration limits single-lane failure to 25% degradation. 8×8 custom configuration limits it to 12.5%. Graceful degradation without ASIC intervention at the fiber layer.

Technical Specifications

Physical

  • Profile9.5 × 250 × 72 mm (H×W×D)
  • MountingChassis sidewall / PCB gutter
  • Groundplane FootprintZero

Fiber

  • Max Fiber Count128 SMF + PMF
  • Fiber TypeSingle-mode 200μm coated
  • Cable OptionsFlat ribbon or round cable termination
  • Overlength MgmtUp to 150mm per circuit
  • Bend RadiusMaintaining design (no kink, no macro-bend)

Optical Performance

  • Shuffle Loss (excl. conn.)<0.1 dB
  • Total Loss (incl. conn.)<0.35 dB
  • Polarization HandlingPMF-compatible shuffle layer

Front Panel Connectivity

  • Connector OptionsBase-8, Base-16, Base-24
  • Form FactorsVSFF (SN-MT, MMC), MPO/MTP®

O/E Side Termination

  • Connector TypesFAU, MT, TMT
  • InterfaceDirect O/E module coupling

Optional Shuffle Logic

  • 4×4 Rail-Optimised25% graceful degradation
  • 8×8 Rail-Optimised12.5% graceful degradation (custom)

Deployment Configurations

128-Port Configuration (16 O/E ASIC)

  • 8 cassettes × 16 front-panel ports each
  • 16 O/E modules per ASIC (dual-ASIC chassis)
  • 128 front-panel ports total
  • For 102.4T designs (200G/lane)

144-Port Configuration (18 O/E ASIC)

  • 9 cassettes × 16 front-panel ports each
  • 18 O/E modules per ASIC
  • 144 front-panel ports total
  • 800G / 1.6T breakout configurations

Architect Your CPO Fiber Layer

Discuss your O/E module count, front-panel density, and polarity requirements with our engineering team. See the 9.5mm cassette profile and fiber routing logic live at our booth.