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Pat Chou

Product Manager

Service Provider - Transceiver Modules Group

Since 2012, Pat Chou has been a Product Manager in Cisco’s Transceiver Modules Group, where he manages pluggable optic transceivers for use in data centers, campus networks, and service provider networks. Prior to joining Cisco he held positions in sales, marketing, and R&D at optical technology leaders Bell Laboratories (now Nokia), JDSU (now Lumentum), and optical technology startups AOptix, Phaethon, and AiDi. Pat received his PhD and Bachelor’s Degree from MIT, and a Master’s Degree from the University of Southern California, all in electrical engineering. He’s back in school again, sort of, studying improv and sketch comedy at The Groundlings and The Upright Citizens Brigade.

Articles

Cisco Demonstrates 20W+ Power Dissipation of QSFP-DD at OFC 2019

3 min read

See how this demo proves that the QSFP-DD transceiver form factor can connect distant data centers together with coherent optics.

Silicon Photonics Demonstration at OFC 2019

2 min read

See the new Cisco Optics silicon photonics technology showed at OFC 2019!

Cisco Optics Demos and Displays at OFC 2019

1 min read

Come visit Cisco Optics at OFC 2019 at booth #5829 for live demos and displays!

Cisco Optics Preview for OFC 2019

1 min read

Join Cisco Optics at OFC 2019 in San Diego!

February 20, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Peace of Mind with Cisco Optics (Part 1 of 3)

3 min read

Find out how Cisco gained its reputation for problem-free pluggable optics in this first of a three-part series.

February 7, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

25-Gigabit Pluggable Transceivers for Data Center Applications

4 min read

Cisco’s 25G pluggable transceivers accommodate multiple operational scenarios for data center operators.

December 20, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Transforming Enterprise Applications with 25G Ethernet SMF

3 min read

Cisco’s new SFP-10/25G-LR-S transceiver enables easy upgrade in SMF enterprise networks.

100G Lambda MSA Group Adds New Members and Releases Updated Specifications for Next Generation Networks

4 min read

The 100G Lambda MSA group is driving the next generation of low cost 100G optics, and paving the way to 400G interconnects.

Meeting enterprise demands with dual rate 10/25G Ethernet

1 min read

Cisco’s new SFP-10/25G-CSR-S transceiver enables cost effective next generation enterprise networks.