NextStream Connector System
The NextStream Connector System offers next-generation data rates of up to 64 Gbps PAM-4, meeting the PCIe Generation 6 standard and enabling data centers to upgrade and meet the demands of data-intensive applications like AI, NVMe-EDSFF storage, CXL, UPI systems and high-performance computing.
Features
- Delivers upgradable high-speed performance to future-proof systems with a 64 Gbps PAM-4 transmission rate for high-speed, low-latency data-intensive applications with ACC re-driver cable capability, and future upgradability to PCIe Generation 7 with 128 Gbps PAM-4 data rates
- Fulfills system needs by supporting standardized applications and protocols including PCIe Gen 6, NVMe-EDSFF, CXL, UPI 2.0 and OCP DC-MHS, plus customized interfaces as needed
- Offers high performance in space-constrained applications with an optimized mating height as low as 11.90mm for PCIe Gen 6 speeds in a miniaturized package
- Improves signal loss performance and system gain over longer cable distances and thinner cable using an industry-first internal active re-driver channel
- Helps ensure excellent signal integrity (SI) for high-speed applications using a fully shrouded cable plug housing and enhanced paddle card/gold fingers protection that meets PCIe Gen 6 standards for insertion loss, return loss and crosstalk
- Simplifies installation for operators and helps eliminate mis-mating errors using anti-slant, anti-reverse and E16guiding/stopping features as well as Poka-Yoke to make installation faster and easier
Applications
Servers and Storage
- Cloud computing
- Hyperscale data centers
- AI infrastructure
- Switches
- Servers
- Storage devices
- Just a bunch of memory (JBOM) systems
Networking
- Chassis applications
- Interposer cards
- Routers
- Just a bunch of disks (JBOD) systems
Consumer
- Connected home systems
- Internet of things (IoT) devices
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NextStream Connector System
