Ezikhungweni zedatha zanamuhla, izimfuno zomkhawulokudonsa zikhula njalo, futhi ukuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo, isivinini senethiwekhi ezikhungweni zedatha siyanda. Lokhu kunyuka kwesivinini senethiwekhi kungenxa yokuvela nokuthuthukiswa kokushintshwa kwenethiwekhi kanye nama-silicon chips ngaphakathi kwawo. Eminyakeni engu-15 edlule, sibone isivinini esikhulu senethiwekhi ezikhungweni zedatha sikhuphuka kusuka ku-1Gb ngomzuzwana kuya ku-10G, 40G, 25G, 100G, futhi manje izikhungo zedatha eziphambili kakhulu zisebenzisa amanethiwekhi we-400G. Isakhiwo esiyisisekelo salawa manethiwekhi esikhungo sedatha amaswishi enethiwekhi asetshenzisiwe. Isivinini salezi zinguquko esinquma isivinini inethiwekhi esebenza ngaso.
Ukushintsha kwenethiwekhi kuvame ukuhlukaniswa ngezimbobo nesivinini - njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, i-32-port 100Gb/s switch iyinethiwekhi enezimbobo ezingu-32, ngayinye ekwazi ukusebenza ku-100Gb/s. Ukuze iswishi isebenze, ama-transceivers adinga ukuxhunywa ezimbobeni zeswishi ukuze kuguqulwe amasiginali kagesi ekushintsheni abe amasiginali ye-coptic ekwazi ukushintshwa ngentambo ye-coptic. Isizathu sokuhlukanisa i-transceiver kusuka kuswishi ukunikeza opharetha besikhungo sedatha ukuguquguquka (nokonga izindleko) ukuze bakhethe i-transceiver efaneleke kakhulu.

Njengoba kungabonakala ku-switch yenethiwekhi ngenhla, imbobo ye-10G incane kunembobo ye-100G (kanye ne-40G) ngokubukeka. Ku-1G, 10G, kanye ne-25G, i-transceiver isebenzisa ukupakishwa kwe-SFP futhi incane ngokwakheka. Ku-40G ne-100G, i-transceiver ineziteshi ezine kuphakheji ye-QSFP. I-transceiver ye-40G ihlanganisa iziteshi ezine ze-10Gb / s ukufeza isivinini se-40Gb / s, futhi i-transceiver ye-100G ihlanganisa iziteshi ezine ze-25Gb / s.
Njengoba kungabonakala ku-switch yenethiwekhi ngenhla, imbobo ye-10G incane kunembobo ye-100G (kanye ne-40G) ngokubukeka. Ku-1G, 10G, kanye ne-25G, i-transceiver isebenzisa ukupakishwa kwe-SFP futhi incane ngokwakheka. Ku-40G ne-100G, i-transceiver ineziteshi ezine kuphakheji ye-QSFP. I-transceiver ye-40G ihlanganisa iziteshi ezine ze-10Gb / s ukufeza isivinini se-40Gb / s, futhi i-transceiver ye-100G ihlanganisa iziteshi ezine ze-25Gb / s.

Lesi sakhiwo esihlanganisiwe seziteshi ezine sinenzuzo eyengeziwe yokuvumela amadivayisi amane asebenza ngesivinini esiphansi senethiwekhi kanye nesivinini esiphezulu sokuhlanganisa ukuthi sixhunywe kumbobo yokushintsha eyodwa - okungukuthi amaseva amane asebenza ku-25G/s angaxhunywa embotsheni yokushintsha eyodwa esebenza ngo-100G/s.
Izikhungo zedatha ngokuvamile zikhetha futhi zifake amaswishi kuqala, bese zenza ikhebula ehlelekile, bese ekugcineni zixhuma ama-transceiver kunethiwekhi ngezintambo ze-fiber optic patch noma izintambo zokuhlanganisa zethusi. Nokho, kwezinye izimo, uma amaswishi enethiwekhi kanye/noma amaseva aseduze komunye nomunye, izintambo ezibonakalayo ezisebenzayo (AOCs) zingatshalwa esikhundleni sokusebenzisa izintambo zokuhlanganisa ukuze kuxhunywe ama-transceiver amabili. I-AOC ingacatshangwa njengentambo yesichibi ye-LC noma ye-MPO lapho isixhumi se-LC noma se-MPO sithathelwa indawo "isixhumi" esinomsebenzi we-transceiver. Ziya ngokuya zithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi zibiza kancane kunama-transceiver amabili kanye nentambo yesichibi, futhi lapho uxhumano lwe-optical luthathelwa indawo uxhumano lukagesi, izinkinga ezihambisana nokungcoliswa kobuso besixhumi ziyaqedwa. Izindleko zabo eziphansi zibangelwa ukusetshenziswa kwe-VCSEL optics yemodi eminingi esebenza kahle ngaphakathi kwe-transceiver.

Zivame ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni ezilandelayo esikhungweni sedatha. Eyokuqala yikhabhinethi yeseva, lapho amaseva afinyelela kwangama-40 axhunywe ekushintsheni okuphezulu kwe-rack (TOR). Iseva ngayinye inokuxhumana kwe-Ethernet okukodwa noma okubili okuxhunywe kuswishi, lapho i-AOC ingase isetshenziselwe ukuhlanganisa. Indawo yesibili evame ukusetshenziswa kakhulu ye-AOCs esikhungweni sedatha yindawo yenethiwekhi eyinhloko, engase ibekwe endaweni yomgogodla, iqabunga noma i-core switching. Kumanethiwekhi anamuhla, kulezi zindawo, kunenombolo enkulu yokushintsha okungaqondakali okuxhunywe ukudala indwangu enkulu yokushintsha - kuze kufike kuhhafu wamachweba ekushintsheni asetshenziselwa ukuxhuma kwendwangu. Lokhu kuxhumana kuvamise ukusetshenziswa kusetshenziswa ama-AOC. Kwezinye izikhungo zedatha, indwangu yokushintsha ingahlala amakhabethe amaningi noma ngisho nomugqa wonke esikhungweni sedatha. Ama-AOC angasetshenziswa futhi ekuxhumekeni kwebanga elide, ngebanga lethiyori eliphakeme lokufaka isicelo elingafika kumamitha ayi-100.

Wonke ama-AOC ngokuvamile anezakhiwo ezifanayo zokubona ezinama-VCSEL e-multimode, adlulisa ku-10Gb/s noma ku-25Gb/s. I-10Gb / s AOC inepheya yokudlulisa futhi yamukele iziteshi ngaphakathi kwe-transceiver, ihambisa i-duplex multimode fiber, kuyilapho i-40Gb / s AOC iqukethe amapheya amane okudlulisa nokwamukela amashaneli, afaka i-8 multimode fibers. I-duplex efanayo ne-8-fiber configuration iphinde isetshenziswe ku-25Gb/s naku-100Gb/s AOCs, lapho i-100Gb/s inamapheya amane eziteshi ze-25Gb/s.

Ku-400Gb/s, isimo sinzima kakhulu. Isebenzisa iziteshi ezingu-8 25Gb/s ukuze ifinyelele ku-200Gb/s, futhi isebenzisa ikhodi ye-PAM-4 ukuze iphinde kabili isivinini somugqa, ikhulise isivinini esisebenzayo ukusuka ku-200Gb/s kuya ku-400Gb/s. Uma isebenzisa ukupakishwa kwe-OSFP, isici sefomu sibuye sibe sikhulu futhi inani lemicu ye-optical likhuphuka libe ngu-16. Ngenxa yobunzima bokufaka ikhodi kanye nesivinini sesiteshi, ibanga layo lokudlulisela liphinde lehla libe ngu-30m esiphezulu.