Aries 7 PCIe Smart Cable ModulesAries 7 PCIe Smart Cable Modules

Aries PCIe® Smart Cable Modules

Cable Solutions for AI at Scale

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Industry’s First PCIe 7 Smart Cable Modules

  • Extend PCIe 7 signal reach across AI racks using Active Electrical Cables (AECs), Active Copper Cables (ACCs), and Internal Cable Modules (ICMs)
  • Built on the 4th generation of Aries Smart Signal Conditioners, proven across millions of deployments in hyperscale data centers
  • Qualified with 10+ cable vendors allowing flexible supply chain optionality
  • Support multiple form factors and configurations to accommodate diverse topologies
  • COSMOS software suite for cable performance optimization and fleet management

Nothing Out of Reach

Purpose-Built for Multi-Rack AI Clusters

Extend High-Speed, Low-Latency PCIe 7 Links

Robust Signal
Integrity

For rack-to-rack links with flexible bifurcation

Extended Cable
Reach by

Compared to passive cable alternatives

Enhanced Diagnostics
& Telemetry

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Advanced link intelligence within and beyond the rack

Aries PCIe Smart Cable Module Family

Flexible High-Speed Copper Connectivity at Rack Scale

Active Electrical Cables (AECs)

  • Extend 128 GT/s PAM4 signal reach up to 6 meters
  • High-performance with industry-leading Aries Smart Retimer for PCIe 7
  • Enable robust, reliable scale-up connectivity across multi-rack AI systems

Active Copper Cables (ACCs)

  • Extend 128 GT/s PAM4 signal reach up to 3 meters
  • Power-optimized with Aries Smart Redriver for PCIe 7
  • Increase reliability with real-time link health monitoring and advanced diagnostics

Internal Cable Modules (ICMs)

  • Extend within-the-box reach with PCIe 7 retimer-based Smart Cable Modules
  • Deploy on as-needed basis as signal integrity margins tighten
  • Maximize design flexibility with placement options that fit diverse system architectures

Why Choose Aries Smart Cable Modules?

Improve Reliability and Up-Time With Easy-to-Design PCIe Cabling

High-Performance

  • Next-Gen Data Rates

    Up to 128 GT/s supported with automatic link equalization

  • Power Efficiency

    Advanced CMOS process and Low-Power Mode minimize thermal density and rack power

  • Low Latency

    Enable low-latency connectivity across diverse topologies, maximizing system utilization and performance

Ease of Deployment

  • Thin Cable Gauges

    Offer thinner-gauge cables in various lengths for flexible bend radius

  • Resilient Supply Chain

    Support multiple cable vendors, enabling seamless second source optionality

  • Interop Testing

    Minimize deployment risk and accelerate time to market through system testing with major hosts and multiple endpoints in our Cloud-Scale Interop Lab

Fleet Management

  • Quick Debug

    Built-in protocol analyzer with link-state timestamps, cable detection, and self-test features for fault isolation and maximized uptime

  • Deep Diagnostics

    Firmware-driven cable health monitoring to alert BMC of any potential link performance issues

  • In-Field Updates

    Bring new capabilities to deployed cable solutions with COSMOS software updates

Use Cases

Scale-Up Clusters

Deliver high data throughput with multi-rack PCIe connectivity for large AI clusters required to address the growing complexity and size of AI models.
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Ordering Information

AEC Solutions

Part NumberPCIe GenLanesStatus
PM20-5xxPCIe 5VariousProduction
PM30-6xxPCIe 6Various Production
PM40-7xxPCIe 7 Various Pre-Production

ACC Solutions

Part NumberPCIe GenLanesStatus
PC40-7xxPCIe 7VariousPre-Production