NVIDIA Mellanox MFP7E20-N005 Passive Multi-Mode Fiber Splitter Cable, MPO12 APC to 2x MPO12 APC, 5m: This is a 5-meter passive multi-mode (MMF) fiber breakout cable that splits a single MPO12 APC connector into two MPO12 APC connectors. It is a passive fiber assembly (no optics, no power), used to connect a high-radix port to two lower-radix ports of the same speed family. This is a new unit.
Engineering Context
The MFP7E20-N005 belongs to the MFP7 series of NVIDIA passive fiber assemblies for NDR-class InfiniBand and high-speed Ethernet infrastructure. The cable terminates in MPO12 APC (Angled Physical Contact, 8-degree polish) connectors. Multi-mode fiber is used for shorter intra-row reaches where SR-class transceivers are deployed and the fiber budget supports VCSEL-based optics. The 1-to-2 splitter configuration carries one fiber group on the trunk side and two fiber groups on the breakout side at 5 meters total.
Deployment & Use Cases
In-rack and adjacent-rack splitter runs in NVIDIA Quantum-2 NDR fabrics where one switch port is divided to feed two endpoint ports. Breakout fiber for OSFP twin-port transceivers connecting to two destination QSFP/OSFP transceivers within a short reach. Multi-mode fiber breakout in HPC and AI cluster fabrics where MPO12 APC is the documented connector standard. Top-of-Rack to compute-node fiber where 5 meters is sufficient.
Technical Specifications
OEM: NVIDIA Mellanox
Part Number: MFP7E20-N005
Cable Type: Passive Fiber Splitter (1:2)
Fiber Type: Multi-Mode (MMF)
Trunk Connector: MPO12 APC (8° polish)
Breakout Connectors: 2 x MPO12 APC (8° polish)
Length: 5 m
Optics: None — passive fiber assembly
Polarity: Per NVIDIA MFP7 series specification
Condition: New — Sealed/Unused
Compatibility & Constraints
Compatible with NVIDIA Quantum-2 NDR switches and ConnectX-7 / BlueField-3 platforms that publish MPO12 APC multi-mode fiber as the supported connector. Requires transceivers at both ends — passive fiber alone does not produce signal. APC polish is not interchangeable with UPC/PC connectors. Multi-mode fiber is not interchangeable with single-mode patch cords for the same run; transceivers must match the fiber type. Fixed 5 m length; cannot be shortened or extended without re-termination.
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