The sfpcmm5m cisco compatible 5m sfp cable is a fully hot pluggable direct attach cable supporting 10 gigabit ethernet and fiber channel applications connected through small form factor pluggable sfp ports designed for short length high speed interconnects this low power low latency twinax cable is a cost effective alternative to fiber optic cable assemblies and is intended for short distance applications such as point to point in rack and across rack network switchserver connections