OIF Announces External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) Implementation Agreement, Paving the Way for Advancements in Co-Packaged Optics Applications

Fremont, Calif. – OIF, celebrating 25 years of getting the optical networking industry’s interoperability work done, today unveiled the External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) Implementation Agreement (IA), defining a revolutionary front panel pluggable form factor tailored to co-packaged optical systems and other multiple laser external laser source applications. The ELSFP IA introduces the first multi-sourced […]

OIF Launches Forward-Looking Project to Explore the Next Generation of Energy-Efficient Electrical and Optical Interfaces

Critical applications driving demand for energy-efficient links include data center networking, artificial intelligence training/machine learning and disaggregation Fremont, Calif.— OIF, where the optical networking industry’s interoperability work gets done, today announced the launch of an innovative new project, the Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI) Framework. The project, initiated at the Q2 2023 Technical and MA&E Committees […]