Simply put, a fiber optic cage (also commonly called an optical transceiver cage or cage assembly) is a precision metal housing designed to securely hold, align, and connect an optical transceiver module to a printed circuit board (PCB). Precision-manufactured SFP modules, SFP+ cage assemblies, and fiber optic connectors (LC, SC, ST) engineered for high-speed signal integrity in data center and telecom environments. An SFP cage provides mechanical stability and EMI shielding for the transceiver, while an SFP connector. Cages and connectors are offered in a variety of configurations allowing maximum flexibility during design and board layout, accommodating belly-to-belly applications using single 1xN cage types, stacked assemblies with integrated light pipes, connectors simplifying the placement process onto the. This type of connector is engineered to accelerate data transmission between separate devices. Designed for speed, density, and flexibility as well as efficiency and standardization, our broad portfolio of pluggable input/output (I/O) connectors provide you with a reliable solution for improving. Supporting 2. 5 to 10 Gbps data rates for Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel applications, Molex's SFP+ and SFP products ensure industry-wide compatibility. SFP+ interconnects are designed to support applications for 8 Gbps Fibre Channel and 10 Gbps Gigabit Ethernet.