Outstanding performance: The Sophos Q28-AOC-20M-SS compatible active optical cable (AOC) with a 20-meter QSFP28 to QSFP28 connection is designed for 100GBASE-SR4 applications according to MSA standards by the brand BlueOptics. This cable provides receiving and transmitting functionality on each side for the transmission of optical signals via multimode fiber, taking into account the respective transmission protocol. It is suitable for use in all common Sophos hardware platforms (such as switches, routers, storage systems, etc.) that officially support the original Sophos Q28-AOC-20M-SS 100GBASE-SR4 cable. Each Sophos Q28-AOC-20M-SS compatible 100GBASE-SR4 active optical cable supports Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, or SDH/SONET high-speed applications of up to 100G per second.