Since its inception in 2007 AOC come out, the market has been volatile. Service has always been the mainstream of high-performance computer market 4x10Gbps QSFP+ AOCs is the case. Thankfully, the data center servers using 10GbE SFP+ AOCs. Accounting for a quarter of $ 87 million in 2014 AOC market. Data centers also require higher speed Ethernet: 25G, 40G, 100G, or 400G. The connection between the needs of the core router chassis AOC. This makes the AOC market in 2020 grew to $ 193 million.

HPC Cluster unique features it is suitable for use AOCs. Most InfiniBand-based cluster using the AOCs. 2012 HPC market booms. Succession is the industry downturn. HPC vendors are now ushered strong growth market. Meanwhile, 4x14Gbps InfiniBand FDR very good sales, offset by poor 4x10Gbps InfiniBand QDR lost sales. Revenue for the AOC. Core router manufacturer has created another AOC purposes: for scalable rack. In its switching matrix board, using the AOC, its performance than the use of the good performance of embedded optical modules.

Data Center Ethernet using the AOC has been considered under a "revolution." 40GbE now have more uses. Cloud and big data began to use InfiniBand. The revolution finally arrived. Surrounding the AOC of use, while there are a lot of opposition and supporting views. However, even a small part of the data center market demand for the AOC, will be able to heal the AOC market instability.

The industry eagerly looking forward to 100G. The company recently ordered a top-end super computer. This gives 4x25Gbps InfiniBand EDR AOCs brought good news. Meanwhile, Intel's 'Grantley' server will trigger a new round of upgrades. Intel announced can give 100G HPC interconnect subsystem provides independent development of innovative products - they called Omni Path 100G interconnect subsystem. At the same time, a lot of super data center operator plans to offer (4) 25GbE ports at the server, the switch subsystem 100GbE ports. 25G, when they start using the server, they are likely to choose to use copper. But if it is to be removed to connect to the next rack or longer distances, AOC on the highlights advantage. Now the rate of 40G, 100G rate in the future, AOCs are connected TOR switches and End of Row cost-effective means of aggregation switches.

In many applications, the advantages of optical devices over copper. Data centers need to continue to reduce energy consumption. This becomes more and more difficult. This means that the data center you want to use more optical devices. AOCs easy to use, low energy consumption. As LightCounting predicted in 2013: Despite the SFP+ AOCs expensive than in-line cable prices, SFP+ AOCs sales rapidly. Core routers, optical interconnection system using CXP AOCs. Industry plans to use next-generation 25Gbps per channel of AOCs. Next-generation storage system will use 4x12Gbps Mini-SAS HD "SAS-3" link. If the connection distance of more than two racks, AOC will come in handy in the storage system. Market more widely used, and we will gradually shift 25Gbps wire-speed, AOC's prospects.

The sixth edition of the AOC report LightCounting depth analysis of this market segment. It closed the optical transceiver implantable electrical cable through interfaces. This can produce very high speed and high polymerization rate link, which cost more than the cost of two separate optical transceivers are connected by a single cable solution is much lower.