AOCs & DACs
Pre-terminated cable assemblies without the OEM markup.
Active Optical Cables and Direct Attach Cables for top-of-rack, data center, breakout, short-run, and mixed-vendor connectivity. Built for quality, tested for reliability, and priced at a fraction of OEM list.
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Send the OEM part number, endpoints, or cable list.
Edgeium can review the part number, connector on each end, speed, length, breakout requirement, coding requirement, quantity, and timing to help identify the right assembly quickly.
AOC or DAC
Choose the assembly that fits the run, not the one with the highest markup.
AOCs and DACs both simplify short-run network connectivity by combining cable and transceivers into a pre-terminated assembly. The right choice depends on distance, cable weight, power profile, bend radius, airflow, endpoint compatibility, and whether one or both ends require platform-specific coding.
Edgeium helps source the right cable assembly for your actual environment, including top-of-rack links, switch-to-switch connections, breakout applications, server connectivity, and mixed-vendor endpoint requirements.
Cable assembly types
AOC, DAC, breakout, and mixed-vendor options.
Edgeium helps source pre-terminated cable assemblies for common enterprise, data center, campus, high-performance computing, and high-capacity environments.
Direct Attach Cables
Copper cable assemblies commonly used for short rack and top-of-rack connectivity where low power, simplicity, and cost control matter.
Active Optical Cables
Optical cable assemblies often used when longer reach, lighter cable weight, airflow, bend radius, or electrical isolation are important.
High-speed to lower-speed links
Breakout assemblies can support common use cases such as one higher-speed port connecting to multiple lower-speed endpoints.
Mixed-vendor connections
Many AOCs and DACs can be coded differently on each end when connecting two platforms that require different OEM recognition.
Across these cable types, Edgeium can help source common speeds, lengths, breakout configurations, platform-coded ends, and project or spare-stock quantities based on the actual requirement.
Why Edgeium cable assemblies
Quality matters when a cable assembly can take down a link.
AOCs and DACs are often treated as simple accessories, but a bad assembly can create link flaps, platform-recognition issues, troubleshooting time, project delays, and unnecessary replacement work.
Edgeium focuses on quality, coding accuracy, supported-platform recognition, warranty coverage, and reliable sourcing so teams can deploy cable assemblies with confidence.
What Edgeium helps confirm
- Cable type: AOC, DAC, breakout, or mixed-vendor assembly.
- Endpoint platforms: The switch, server, firewall, router, storage, or NIC platform on each end.
- Speed and breakout: Required speed, breakout mapping, and port compatibility.
- Length and physical path: Rack distance, pathway, cable management, bend radius, and airflow considerations.
- Platform recognition: Coding requirements for one-vendor or mixed-vendor environments.
- Warranty and availability: Warranty-backed options with practical sourcing guidance.
Testing & reliability
Tested before it reaches your network.
Edgeium validates AOCs and DACs for coding, performance, recognition, and deployment confidence before shipment.
Platform-compatible coding
Supports recognition requirements for supported network hardware vendors.
Transmission validation
Helps confirm the cable assembly can support the intended speed and use case.
Connector and cable checks
Supports deployment confidence before the assembly reaches the site.
Endpoint coding review
Confirms different coding requirements when both ends connect to different OEM environments.
One specific next step
Working on an AOC or DAC quote right now?
Send Edgeium the quote, BOM, part list, endpoint platforms, cable length, breakout requirement, or mixed-vendor need. We will review availability, compatibility, coding, lead time, warranty coverage, and cost options before you approve the order.
Related categories
Need optics, jumpers, or patch cables too?
Edgeium can also help source optical transceivers, fiber jumpers, copper patch cables, and project or spare-stock connectivity requirements.
Common questions
AOC and DAC sourcing questions that come up often.
Edgeium can help review specific AOC and DAC requirements before you place the order.
What is the difference between an AOC and a DAC?
A Direct Attach Cable, or DAC, is a short-reach copper cable assembly with transceiver-style ends. An Active Optical Cable, or AOC, is a pre-terminated optical cable assembly with embedded optics. DACs are often used for very short runs where low power and cost matter, while AOCs are often used when longer reach, lighter cable weight, or electrical isolation is needed.
Can Edgeium provide mixed-vendor DACs or AOCs?
Yes, in many cases. Mixed-vendor DACs and AOCs can be coded differently on each end when two connected platforms require different OEM recognition. Edgeium can review both endpoints before quoting.
What information does Edgeium need to quote an AOC or DAC?
The best inputs are the OEM part number, the platform on each end, desired speed, cable length, breakout requirement, coding requirement, quantity, and whether the cable is connecting one OEM environment or mixed-vendor equipment.
Are Edgeium AOCs and DACs tested before shipment?
Edgeium AOCs and DACs are tested for coding, platform recognition, performance, and reliability before shipment. Testing requirements may vary by cable type, speed, length, and supported platform.
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Get a second look before you approve your AOC or DAC quote.
Edgeium will help review the connector, speed, length, breakout requirement, coding requirement, availability, warranty coverage, and cost options so your team can make a practical sourcing decision.