For Immediate Release - April 13, 2011
Siemon Announces High-Speed 6Gb/s mini-SAS to mini-SAS Four Lane Passive Copper Cable Assemblies
Four lane cables can support 24+Gb/s link performance - ideal for high-speed storage networking links
Watertown, Connecticut — Siemon, a leading global manufacturer of IT network cabling and infrastructure systems, announces the release of a new 6Gb/s per lane mini-SAS to mini-SAS external passive copper cable assembly products. These mini-SAS cables support the connection of 6Gb/s Host Controller Adapters to 6Gb/s SAS switches as well as supporting legacy 3Gb/s applications in the installed base.
These external mini-SAS cable assemblies feature low profile backshell design enables easy access and removal in tight fitting, high-density storage applications. The assemblies are available in 30 AWG, 28 AWG and 26 AWG cable in standard lengths from 0.5 to 5 meters.
Siemon's four lane mini-SAS cables exceed the requirements of the ANSI INCITS T10 SAS 2.1 specification as well as the SFF-8088 specification. These cables also support other 3-6Gb/s IO per lane protocol, copper cabled interfaces like SATA-2, SATA-3, RapidIO, XAUI-2, Aurora and NUMA. Mini-SAS four lane cables can support 24+Gb/s link performance and are ideal for low profile storage, server, video and other point-to-point network cabling applications in blade to box, rack to rack and shelf to shelf configurations.
Electrical test data and product data sheets are available at www.siemon.com/sis.
This interconnect is part of the Siemon's high speed interconnect family, which includes their Moray QSFP+ Active Optical Cable assemblies, QSFP+ and SFP+ passive copper cable assemblies, SFF-8470 CX4/IB/SAS cables and MTP optical fiber Plug and Play solutions as well as a variety of innovative high-performance structured cabling products.
Learn more about Siemon's high-speed interconnect products at: http://www.siemon.com/sis
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- About Siemon
- Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling and data center infrastructure solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global offices, manufacturing and service partners throughout the world, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) category 5e, category 6 (Class E), category 6A(Class EA) and category 7/7A (Class F/FA), and multimode and singlemode fiber cabling systems available. With over 400 patents specific to structured cabling, from patch cords to patch panels, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.
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