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Why optics are more important than ever for high performance routing (Part 4 of 6): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 32
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Join us for Episode 32 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the Cisco’s 8000 Series Router.
Why optics are more important than ever for high performance routing (Part 3 of 6): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 31
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Join us for Episode 31 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the Cisco’s 8000 Series Router.
Why optics are more important than ever for high performance routing (Part 2 of 6): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 30
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Join us for Episode 30 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the Cisco’s 8000 Series Router.
Why optics are more important than ever for high performance routing (Part 1 of 6): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 29
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Join us for Episode 29 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we begin a new conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the Cisco’s 8000 Series Router.
A low hanging solution to future-proofing a colocation center
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It's time for a new approach to optics in colocation centers. Enter yet another application of single-lambda 100G optics.
The SFP 50G pluggable transceiver that gets you easy migration from 25G
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Cisco's newest pluggable optic transceiver product family is here! Find out what makes it special.
Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 4 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 28 notes
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Join us for Episode 28 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we conclude a second conversation with Ron Horan, who runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group.
Is newer better? What you probably don’t know about OM5 multi-mode fiber (Part 2)
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Learn about the optical fiber used for short reach connectivity in data center and campus networks. In part two of this two-part blog post, we describe a multi-mode fiber metric and when to use OM4 or OM5 type fiber.
Is newer better? What you probably don’t know about OM5 multi-mode fiber
(Part 1)
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Learn about the optical fiber used for short reach connectivity in data center and campus networks. In part one of this two-part blog post, we review the key characteristics of standardized multi-mode fibers.
Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 3 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 27 notes
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Join us for Episode 27 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue a second conversation with Ron Horan, who runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group.
Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 2 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 26 notes
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Join us for Episode 26 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue a second conversation with Ron Horan, who runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group.
Today’s high speed optical links would fail if not for this technology (Part 2)
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Learn about the technology that enables the latest high speed pluggable optics. In part two of this two-part blog post, we discuss the trade-offs and performance impact of forward error correction (FEC) on the network.
Today’s high speed optical links would fail if not for this technology (Part 1)
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Learn about the technology that enables the latest high speed pluggable optics. In part one of this two-part blog post, we will review the basics of forward error correction (FEC).
Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 1 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 25 notes
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Join us for Episode 25 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we begin a second conversation with Ron Horan, who runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group.
How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable (Part 5 of 5): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 24 notes
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Join us for Episode 24 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Tom Williams, Director of Technical Marketing in the Cisco group that came to us through the Acacia acquisition.
How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable (Part 4 of 5): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 23 notes
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Join us for Episode 23 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Tom Williams, Director of Technical Marketing in the Cisco group that came to us through the Acacia acquisition.
How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable (Part 3 of 5): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 22 notes
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Join us for Episode 22 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Tom Williams, Director of Technical Marketing in the Cisco group that came to us through the Acacia acquisition.
How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable (Part 2 of 5): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 21 notes
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Join us for Episode 21 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue our conversation with Tom Williams, Director of Technical Marketing in the Cisco group that came to us through the Acacia acquisition.