Split a 40GbE QSFP+ connection into four SFP+ connections with an active optical breakout assembly built for Cisco equipment at the QSFP+ end and Palo Alto Networks equipment at the SFP+ end. The 7 m length provides an optical interconnect for rack-to-rack, adjacent-rack, or cabinet-to-cabinet paths where a short copper breakout cable is not the intended media. A single QSFP+ connector connects to the 40G host interface, while four SFP+ ends present the breakout side of the link. This format lets an engineer fan out a 40G port into four individual SFP+ connections rather than consume separate host-side ports for each downstream connection. As an active optical cable, the optical assemblies and interface electronics are integrated into the cable rather than supplied as separate modules. ADD-QCI4SPA-AOC7M is distinguished by its cross-platform coding arrangement: the QSFP+ end is Cisco compatible and the four SFP+ ends are Palo Alto Networks compatible. That direction matters when matching the assembly to the equipment at each end. Its 7 m construction also identifies it as the longer-reach option for optical breakout runs within the data center or network room.