The Cisco® 40GBASE QSFP (Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable) portfolio offers customers a wide variety of high-density and low-power 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options for data center, high-performance computing 00networks, enterprise core and distribution layers, and service provider applications. Features and Benefits of Cisco QSFP Modules - Hot-swappable input/output device that plugs into a 40 Gigabit Ethernet Cisco QSFP port - Interoperable with other IEEE-compliant 40GBASE interfaces where applicable - Certified and tested on Cisco QSFP 40G ports for superior performance, quality, and reliability - High-speed electrical interface compliant to the IEEE 802.3ba standard - QSFP Form factor, 2-wire I2C communication interface and other low-speed electrical interface compliant to SFF 8436 and QSFP Multisource Agreement (MSA) Cisco QSFP-40G-LR4 The Cisco 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP module supports link lengths of up to 10 kilometers over a standard pair of G.652 single-mode fiber with duplex LC connectors. The 40 Gigabit Ethernet signal is carried over four wavelengths. Multiplexing and demultiplexing of the four wavelengths are managed within the device.