Cisco Cisco 40 Gigabit Modules 白皮書
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Top Five Takeaways
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40-Gbps performance is no longer a luxury. Your servers need it, your applications and users demand it,
and your competitors are working to deliver it.
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You do not have to rewire your data center to get the next level of capacity and performance. Cisco
BiDi technology can deliver 40 Gbps using your existing cable plant.
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Upgrading capacity without having to upgrade cabling is a huge cost savings. You can quadruple the
capacity of a standard server rack with a quarter of the cabling: a savings of $550,000 per rack.
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Those 40-Gbps signals are not proprietary. Cisco BiDi technology produces a normal 40-Gbps signal,
fully compliant with ratified standards and interoperable with any standards-compliant equipment.
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You do not have to get special budget approval or wait until your next major upgrade cycle to get
40-Gbps performance. Cisco BiDi optical connectors cost about the same as standard 10-Gbps optics and
will work with the top-of-rack switches and cable plant you are using right now.
The Cisco Advantage
New organizational applications, virtualization, and data center consolidation trends are pushing your server I/O
requirements to places they have never been before. The sooner you can boost your capacity, the more quickly
your organization can take advantage of it to gain a competitive edge. With new BiDi optical technology, available
only from Cisco, there is no reason to wait to upgrade to 40 Gbps.
Cisco is your partner in preparing to meet the information demands of the next decade. With more than 28 years’
experience, more than 50 million installed devices, and thousands of leading enterprises relying on Cisco data
center solutions every day, we know what it takes to empower the modern organization. And as Cisco BiDi
technology shows, we know how to provide the new capabilities and scalability needs, while protecting your
technology investments.
Do you want to learn more about what Cisco BiDi technology can do for your organization? Visit
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