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November 8, 2022

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

A low hanging solution to future-proofing a colocation center

It's time for a new approach to optics in colocation centers. Enter yet another application of single-lambda 100G optics.

November 1, 2022

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Why optics are more important than ever for high performance routing (Part 3 of 6): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 31

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.

October 19, 2022

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Why optics are more important than ever for high performance routing (Part 2 of 6): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 30

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

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.

Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 4 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 28 notes

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)

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)

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

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.