Taurus Ethernet Smart Cable Modules™

Flexible, high-performance Active Electrical Cables for AI and cloud connectivity

Unleashing High Density AI Connectivity

  • Extend 200/400/800G Ethernet signal reach for high-density AI racks using Active Electrical Cables
  • Enhance signal integrity and bandwidth utilization for diverse AI topologies with thin and flexible cables
  • Scalable across diverse systems using standard connector form factors with gearbox and breakout options
  • COSMOS suite for performance optimization and seamless fleet management across dense AI platforms

Taurus Highlights

Optimizing Ethernet Connectivity for AI and Cloud

Extended Robust
Signal Reach

Over copper cables

Flexible Copper
Cables

Optimizing routing, service, and airflow

Enhanced Diagnostics
& Telemetry

Advanced capabilities through in-band and out-of-band management

Why Use Taurus Ethernet Smart Cable Modules?

Taurus enables robust, easy-to-design 100G/Lane Ethernet connectivity and provides all the benefits of basic Active Electrical Cables, while also offering COSMOS’ suite of built-in advanced fleet management, security, and deep diagnostic capabilities critical to ensuring high reliability and up-time.

Robustness

  • Extended Cable Line Rate

    Future proof scalability for 200G/400G/800G

  • Low Power

    Uses 50% less power than Active Optical Cables

  • Low Latency

    Low latency operation at <100ns

  • Security

    Advanced security features help prevent malicious attacks of unauthorized firmware loading, module diagnostics access, and configurations

Easy System Design

  • Thin Cable Gauge

    Up to 34AWG

  • Fewer Twinax Pairs

    8 pairs at 200G/400G/800G reduces overall external diameter of cables

  • Extended Reach

    Up to 3m of reach at 34AWG

  • Flexible Supply Chain

    Taurus Smart Cable Modules are compatible with multiple cable vendors for easy second sourcing of active cable assembly

Fleet Management

  • Quick Debug

    Self-test features enable rapid troubleshooting

  • Deep Diagnostics

    Cable-side and host-side diagnostics enable easy management of entire fleets

Use Cases

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Switch-to-Server

Enabling an “Active” plus “Smart” approach to higher-bandwidth Switch-to-Server Ethernet interconnects and Switch-to-NIC bandwidth utilization

Videos

Ordering Information

Orderable Part NumberDescriptionMax Data GenCable Line RateModePackage / ConnectorOrdering
EM400-QDX400G QSFP-DD Taurus Smart Cable Module400G50G/Lane, 100G/LanePAM4QSFP-DDContact Us, https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/em400-qdx/
EM400-EPS400G OSFP Taurus Smart Cable Module400G50G/Lane, 100G/LanePAM4OSFPContact Us, https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/em400-eps/
EM800-EPS800G OSFP Taurus Smart Cable Module800G100G/LanePAM4OSFPContact Us, https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/em800-eps/
EM800-QDX800G QSFP-DD Taurus Smart Cable Module800G100G/LanePAM4QSFP-DDContact Us, https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/em800-qdx/
EM200-QDX200G QSFP-DD Taurus Smart Cable Module200G25G/LaneNRZQSFP-DDContact Us, https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/em200-qdx/

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