QSFP-DD host connector / cage form: roles, views and source limits

Applies to: Original interpretation of the exact linked source examples; not a physical drawing or mating declaration.

QSFP-DD: cage, receptacle and inserted item. A guide cage surrounds an inserted module symbol while the host receptacle sits on the board at the rear. Role positions are conceptual; exact Amphenol and Molex examples remain separate. — A guide cage surrounds an inserted module symbol while the host receptacle sits on the board at the rear. ExtremePort QSFP-DD 112G product · 2027180103 QSFP-DD 76-circuit host connector · Amphenol V36-BAZ17-205E11A — specific QSFP-DD cage assembly

QSFP-DD: port count is not circuit count. Two port openings illustrate a 2×1 cage; a separate exact connector example has 76 circuits without a drawn contact map. Two conceptual port openings explain the cage arrangement, not contact rows. — Two port openings illustrate a 2×1 cage; a separate exact connector example has 76 circuits without a drawn contact map. ExtremePort QSFP-DD 112G product · 2027180103 QSFP-DD 76-circuit host connector · Amphenol V36-BAZ17-205E11A — specific QSFP-DD cage assembly

What the studies help distinguish

The connector/cage is not itself an optical transceiver.

No contact placement, wavelength or end-to-end performance is inferred.

ExtremePort QSFP-DD 112G product · 2027180103 QSFP-DD 76-circuit host connector · Amphenol V36-BAZ17-205E11A — specific QSFP-DD cage assembly

Your next useful observation

Record the actual connector role and exact product marking, then use the linked source view. Do not derive a missing dimension or contact pattern from these drawings.

Keep these limits

No contact placement, wavelength or end-to-end performance is inferred.
Conceptual role and recognition cues only. Follow the exact part drawing for dimensions, contacts and mating requirements.

Source documents, revisions and inspection methods

ExtremePort QSFP-DD 112G product

Amphenol Communications Solutions · Revision not recorded

QSFP-DD product identification

Inspected 2026-10-05 by public_page. AI-assisted primary public-page inspection; independent technical review pending

Identifies a QSFP-DD host connector/cage product family; V36 uses the page only to establish the form-factor family, not channel performance.

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2027180103 QSFP-DD 76-circuit host connector

Molex · Revision not recorded

Product description and physical fields

Inspected 2026-10-05 by public_page. AI-assisted primary manufacturer product-page inspection; independent engineering review pending

Example-component engineering source documenting a QSFP-DD host receptacle with 76 circuits and 0.80 mm mating-interface pitch.

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Amphenol V36-BAZ17-205E11A — specific QSFP-DD cage assembly

Amphenol Communications Solutions · Revision not recorded

Part title and product description: 2x1 long cage for anchor-pin SMT connector, light pipes and heatsink

Inspected 2026-10-11 by public_page. AI-assisted primary-source HTML inspection; Phoenix exterior photographs additionally viewed. Not independent engineering review.

Exact cage assembly description, not a complete optical transceiver or supported host/module list. Page image may not depict exact part; no physical study is derived from it.

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Source-documented education. Hardware behavior and independent human review have not been performed for these examples.

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