The Sterling QSFP+ to four SFP+ 40Gbps fanout Active Optical Cable is an adaptor cable which provides connectivity between device using QSFP+ port on one end and SFP+ ports on the other end. The integrated cable transmits 4x10Gbps data on the QSFP+ side and 1x10Gbps data on the SFP+ side in duplex over a loose tube fibre with distance up to 100m. The fanout AOC is SFF-8431 (SFP+ side) and SFF-8436 (QSFP+ side) compliant.