OSFP
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Octal Small Form-factor Pluggable (OSFP) is the other eight-lane 400G/800G form factor. It is deliberately larger than QSFP-DD and carries an integrated heat sink, so it can dissipate more power — the trade-off that makes it the preferred choice for the hottest, longest-reach and highest-rate modules, including InfiniBand NDR and the path to 1.6T.
Key facts
| Lanes × rate | 8 × 50G (PAM4) → 400G; 8 × 100G (PAM4) → 800G; OSFP-XD: 16 lanes → 1.6T |
| Total | 400G / 800G / 1.6T |
| Connector | MPO-12/MPO-16 (DR4/DR8/SR8), LC duplex (FR4/LR4), dual LC/MPO (2×400G), DAC/AOC |
| Supply | 3.3 V; power classes well above QSFP-DD thanks to the integrated heat sink |
| Applications | 400GbE/800GbE spines and AI fabrics, InfiniBand NDR (400G), 2×400G "twin-port" modules |
Specifications
- OSFP MSA specification — mechanical (including the integrated heat sink), electrical and thermal definition; revisions cover 400G, 800G and OSFP-XD.
- OSFP-RHS ("riding heat sink") — a variant with a host-side heat sink to fit lower-profile faceplates.
- Management: CMIS — see CMIS.
Management interface
OSFP is CMIS-only, sharing the same management model as QSFP-DD: module state machine, per-lane data paths, application selection, banked pages and the CDB command interface. This means an OSFP and a QSFP-DD module of the same PMD look identical to management software; only the mechanical and thermal envelope differs. Codes are from SFF-8024.
Compatibility notes
- Not mechanically compatible with QSFP or QSFP-DD ports — an OSFP module needs an OSFP cage (adapters exist to run QSFP-family modules in an OSFP port).
- Common in InfiniBand NDR switching and in 800G AI fabrics; "twin-port" OSFP modules present two independent 400G ports from one module.
In CodingBox
CodingBox reads OSFP with the CMIS decoder — the top end of its "GBIC to OSFP" range. Module state, identity, applications and per-lane DDM are available on the Check transceiver, EEPROM editor and DDM screens; bring-up problems are covered in CMIS issues.
The two 1.6T continuations of this form factor: OSFP224 (eight lanes at 200G) and OSFP-XD (sixteen lanes at 100G, 3.2T at 200G).