Nvidia and Cisco unveil new USFP optical module for AI data centers
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NVIDIA and Cisco Introduce New Pluggable Optics Form Factor to Scale AI Factories
October 12, 2026 11:00 AM EDTNews Summary:
Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP) is designed to be the first module to support 400Gb/s-per-lane electrical signals, enabling capacity up to 12.8Tb/s so AI factory builders can scale Ethernet AI fabrics, while extending a proven deployment model across multiple generations of data center networks.USFP delivers 4x the bandwidth density and 1.3x the power efficiency of 200Gb/s-per-lane optics so AI factories can connect more computing systems without adding... More


