A cost-effective, low‑latency, and energy‑efficient copper interconnect designed for short‑reach 10 Gigabit Ethernet links. Specifically built as a Twinax DAC with 30 AWG wire, suitable for data centers, high‑performance computing clusters, and inter-rack ~2 m connections. Designed with high-quality 24AWG Twinax copper and SFP+ connectors on both ends, it ensures excellent signal integrity and. In the dynamic realm of high-speed networking, 10G DAC (Direct Attach Cables) have become indispensable for seamless data transmission. These copper cables play a pivotal role across diverse industries, providing a cost-efficient and effective solution for connecting networking devices. This. 10Gtek® direct attach cable (DAC) is a twinax copper cable assembly. With the features of the low cost, low power consumption and low latency, it is an alternative to optical transceivers for short reach links in high-speed interconnect applications such as Data Center, HPC and enterprise network. Extreme Networks 7000 Series switches are used in high-speed aggregation, core, and data center networks. For this article, the 7000 Series includes Extreme 7520 and Extreme 7720 models only. The modules are compatible with most 1000BASE-X SFP ports and 10GBASE-R SFP+.