70-Pin Z-Axis
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
Pluggable Host Connector
for 10-Gigabit Transceivers
Features and Benefits
70-pin, 0.80mm (.031") pitch
connector with SMT leads for high-
speed data transmission
Coplanarity of solder terminals
within 0.15mm (.006") for
processing reliability
Card entry slot accepts 1.0mm
(.039") thick integrated circuit
board for use with MSA-compliant
pluggable transceivers
Alignment posts provide stable
placement on the PCB during
processing
Standoffs allow easy PCB cleaning
after soldering
Tape-and-reel packaging for SMT
robotic placement (480 units per
reel)
SMT design provides option for
connector placement on either side
of the PCB
High-temperature thermoplastic,
UL94V-0, for dimensional stability
Select-gold plated interface with a
choice of plating thicknesses for
optimizing cost and performance
Molex’s 70-pin Z-Axis Pluggable host connector The 70-pin host connector features SMT leads in (WAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), and
extends an already complete line of Small Form- an edge-card configuration and is part of the Z- local area networks (LAN).
Factor Pluggable (SFP) products. This connector
Axis Pluggable family of products. The connector
Initial implementations will utilize a standard SC
duplex fiber optic connector and will be compliant
with IEEE 802.3 mediums such as 850 nm serial,
850 nm coarse wavelength division multiplexing
enables the use of emerging 10-Gigabit pluggable provides a compact, high bandwidth interface to
transceivers for horizontal front panel access. It support the emerging XAUI ("zowie") data transfer
conforms to the host board layout as defined in protocol.
the XENPAK and XGP Multi-source Agreements
(MSA) and supports the 10-Gigabit Ethernet IEEE
802.3ae standard.
XAUI, an acronym for 10-Gigabit Attachment Unit (CWDM), 1310 nm serial , 1310 nm CWDM, and
Interface, is the architecture proposed for 10-
Gigabit Ethernet in the IEEE 802.3ae standard. The
XAUI interface defines four different channels,
1550 nm serial transceiver applications.
MSAs provide plug-and-play interoperability
among multiple manufacturers to assure supply each operating at 3.125 Gigabits per second
for meeting market demand. The Z-Axis Pluggable (Gbps) to provide an aggregate raw bandwidth of
host connector allows a “pay as you populate” cost 12.5 Gbps, netting 10 Gbps of Ethernet data. Two
structure for the end user after installation.
MSA committees define the 70-pin host connector
to attach XENPAK and XGP pluggable transceivers
functioning under the XAUI protocol.
This connector also provides “postponement
manufacturing” by allowing configuration to the
host just prior to shipment, increasing
This technology is being driven by the proliferation
of new, bandwidth-intensive requirements,
configuration flexibility and inventory cost
advantages. Its pluggable modules enable more including such applications as 10-Gigabit uplinks
efficient system upgrades or reconfigurations. for routers and switches in wide area networks