MARCH 17, 2010 -- Opnext, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPXT) and Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA) have announced the successful demonstration of 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) traffic using the Ixia K2 traffic generator and analyzer and Opnext’s 100GBase-LR4 CFP Multi-Source Agreement (CFP MSA) compliant optical module.

The 100GbE transmission demonstration confirms the interoperability of both the CFP MSA standard and the IEEE 802.3ba draft standard across multiple products and platforms, the companies assert. Ixia and Opnext previously verified their 100GbE CFP MSA products, successfully transmitting and receiving 100GbE packets at a demonstration hosted by Juniper Networks.

Opnext and Ixia have also announced a 100GbE trial with Cisco and AT&T (see "AT&T, Opnext, Cisco demonstrate 127-Gbps transmission with live traffic").

“In alignment with our vision for ‘The New Network,’ Juniper is leading the development and testing of 100GbE hardware for high-performance networks, supported by an open, flexible, and secure infrastructure,” said Unmesh Agarwala, vice president of engineering, Core Business Unit, Juniper Networks. “We are excited to work with Opnext and Ixia to establish an industry-leading, standards-based Ethernet technology that meets the rapidly growing bandwidth requirements of next generation networks.”

The Ixia K2 traffic generator and analyzer is designed to provides a flexible, robust test platform for deployment of 100 Gigabit Ethernet networks; it is the only set of testing modules available today that can validate IEEE P802.3ba standard-based products, the company asserts.

The Opnext TRC5E20ENF CFP module supports the 100GBase-LR4 interface in the IEEE draft 100 Gigabit Ethernet standard. The module is sampling and available to customers.

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