The Cisco QSFP-40G-ER4 is a 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ optical transceiver designed for long-distance data transmission over single-mode fiber (SMF). It complies with the 40GBASE-ER4 IEEE 802.3ba standard and supports transmission distances of up to 40 km using four CWDM wavelengths in the 1310nm band.