Compatibility
Which modules fit the Cisco Catalyst 3850?
Cisco verifies 54 optics for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series — checked against the official optics compatibility matrix (TMG). Grouped by form factor below.
Source: Cisco TMG
QSFP+ (24)
QSFP-40G-CSR4Cisco QSFP-40G-CSR4 40GBASE-CSR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-ER4Arista QSFP-40G-ER4 40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-ER4-TransceiverQSFP-40G-LR4Arista QSFP-40G-LR4 40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4-TransceiverQSFP-40G-LR4-SCisco QSFP-40G-LR4-S 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-SR-BDCisco QSFP-40G-SR-BD 40G BiDi QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-SR4Cisco QSFP-40G-SR4 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-SR4-SCisco QSFP-40G-SR4-S 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-4SFP10G-CU1MCisco QSFP-4SFP10G-CU1M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Twinax DACQSFP-4SFP10G-CU3MCisco QSFP-4SFP10G-CU3M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Twinax DACQSFP-4SFP10G-CU5MCisco QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Twinax DACQSFP-4X10G-AC10MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AC10M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Twinax DACQSFP-4X10G-AC7MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AC7M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Twinax DACQSFP-4X10G-AOC10MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC10M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-4X10G-AOC1MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC1M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-4X10G-AOC2MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC2M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-4X10G-AOC3MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC3M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-4X10G-AOC5MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC5M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-4X10G-AOC7MCisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC7M 40G QSFP+ zu 4× 10G SFP+ Breakout Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-H40G-ACU10MCisco QSFP-H40G-ACU10M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-ACU7MCisco QSFP-H40G-ACU7M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-CU1MCisco QSFP-H40G-CU1M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-CU3MCisco QSFP-H40G-CU3M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-CU5MCisco QSFP-H40G-CU5M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelWSP-Q40GLR4LCisco WSP-Q40GLR4L 40GBASE-LR4-Lite QSFP+ Modul
SFP (1)
SFP+ (29)
SFP-10G-AOC10MCisco SFP-10G-AOC10M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC1MCisco SFP-10G-AOC1M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC2MCisco SFP-10G-AOC2M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC3MCisco SFP-10G-AOC3M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC5MCisco SFP-10G-AOC5M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC7MCisco SFP-10G-AOC7M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-BX40D-ICisco SFP-10G-BX40D-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-BX40U-ICisco SFP-10G-BX40U-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-BXD-ICisco SFP-10G-BXD-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-BXU-ICisco SFP-10G-BXU-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-ERArista SFP-10G-ER 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-ER-TransceiverSFP-10G-ER-SCisco SFP-10G-ER-S 10GBASE-ER SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-10G-LRCisco SFP-10G-LR 10GBASE-LR SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-LR-SCisco SFP-10G-LR-S 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-10G-LR-XCisco SFP-10G-LR-X 10GBASE-LR/LW Multirate SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-LRMCisco SFP-10G-LRM 10GBASE-LRM SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-SRCisco SFP-10G-SR 10GBASE-SR SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-SR-SCisco SFP-10G-SR-S 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-10G-SR-XCisco SFP-10G-SR-X 10GBASE-SR/SW Multirate SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-ZRArista SFP-10G-ZR 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-ZR-TransceiverSFP-10G-ZR-SCisco SFP-10G-ZR-S 10GBASE-ZR SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-H10GB-ACU10MCisco SFP-H10GB-ACU10M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-ACU7MCisco SFP-H10GB-ACU7M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU1-5MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU1-5M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU1MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU2-5MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU2-5M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU2MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU2M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU3MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU3M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU5MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU5M SFP+ Twinax DAC Kabel
FAQ
Which SFP modules fit the Catalyst 3850?
Cisco verifies 54 optics (SFP, SFP+, QSFP …) for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series via the optics compatibility matrix (TMG). The full list is below, grouped by form factor.
Are third-party optics supported in the Catalyst 3850?
This list shows only vendor-verified Cisco optics (Tier 1). Third-party modules may work but are not part of Cisco's approval.