ADVA (FSE: ADV) says it now offers a version of its FSP 3000 open line system (OLS) for data center interconnect (DCI) applications that will support 400ZR optical transceivers. This new version of the FSP 3000 is undergoing customer testing and evaluation, the company says.
The open line system will support point-to-point data center interconnect links of up to 120 km at 75-GHz or 100-GHz channel spacing. Its performance will exceed OIF 400ZR Implementation Agreement specifications as well, ADVA asserts. With the ability to support OpenZR+ optics as well, the FSP 3000 open line system will support significantly greater reaches, for example. Meanwhile, the use of data center-compatible open APIs enables the open line system to easily fit within SDN environments, the company adds.
The FSP 3000 open line system also carries the functional integration necessary to minimize fiber cabling and support simplified, automated, and rapid turnup. Multiple integrated diagnostic tools, including built-in OTDR for the monitoring of all fibers and built-in optical channel monitoring, also reduces operating costs, according to ADVA.
“Our next-generation FSP 3000 DCI OLS offers a way to inject ultra-high capacity while reducing total cost of ownership and operational complexity,” stated Christoph Glingener, CTO at ADVA. “What’s more, the ADVA FSP 3000 DCI OLS solution is designed to optimize performance with 400ZR-compliant optics from any vendor.”
“Omdia is projecting a significant market take-up for 400ZR pluggable technology. 400ZR has many appealing attributes, including multi-vendor interoperability, appealing cost per bit, and a small form factor with low power consumption. Additionally, 400ZR will be practically deployable in switch/routing platforms, enabling the realization of a decades-long service provider dream,” commented Ian Redpath, practice leader, transport networks and components, Omdia, via an ADVA press release. “ADVA has a proven co-development track record in supporting open and innovative DCI solutions. With its new DCI OLS, ADVA is ideally positioned to take the open line system concept to the next level, interworking directly with 400ZR. And with open API support, ADVA will ensure tight integration with cloud and network provider SDN orchestration and control systems.”
ADVA has offered the FSP 3000 in various configurations since at least 2000 (see, for example, this listing from the September 2000 edition of Lightwave).
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