400G
In Praise of the QSFP – from 40GbE to 400GbE and Beyond
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Cisco is building and testing QSFP-DD systems and modules capable of driving 400GbE Ethernet electrical interfaces and cooling 20W modules with margin to address thermal and high-speed electrical challenges. These advances for the 400GbE are not at the limits of what is possible. Further innovation will reduce power as chips move to 7nm from the current 16nm processes.
100G Lambda MSA Group Adds New Members and Releases Updated Specifications for Next Generation Networks
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The 100G Lambda MSA group is driving the next generation of low cost 100G optics, and paving the way to 400G interconnects.
New MSA Formed to Tackle 400GE Over Multi-Mode Fiber
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There’s a new standard in town, and it’s name is 400GE BiDi MSA.
Cisco Working to Take BiDirectional (BiDi) Optical Networking to 400 Gigabit Ethernet Realm
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Posting this blog on behalf of Mark Nowell, Distinguished Engineer, Datacenter BU. The hallmark of optical bidirectional (BiDi) transceivers is how the technology enables users to maximize their fiber cabling...
PAM4 for 400G Optical Interfaces and Beyond (Part 1)
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This blog walks you through the basics of PAM4 modulation for current and next-generation optical transceivers.
The 100G Lambda MSA Specifies Cost-Effective 100GE and 400GE Optical Modules
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Learn about the new MSA that enables low cost standardized 100G and 400G transceivers.
Maximizing Network Infrastructure Using Flexible Light Orchestration of Wavelengths
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Data demands are on the rise, and service providers are looking for ways to maximize their networks. By using a new, flexible control plane, the software-driven network lets providers adjust their bandwidth automatically and take a proactive approach to the typical tradeoffs that exist between capacity and distance in the optical network.
Cisco Talks Next Generation Optical Transport at OFC 2013
Join Cisco executives and technology experts at one of the premier optical networking conferences from March 17-21 in Anaheim, California. We welcome you all to be part of the dialog around Next Generation Transport technology! Optical networks are the foundation of communications today – and trends such as programmable networks, dynamic networking, interconnected data centers, […]