Infinera: DTN-X Multi-Terabit Packet-Optical Transport Network (P-OTN) Platform

June 19, 2014

The DTN-X platform features Infinera’s third generation of 500-Gbps superchannels, leveraging photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and delivering unprecedented WDM capacity. The system enables service providers to deliver services faster and create a more scalable network. The DTN-X platform has been upgraded to include new features that help service providers simplify the operation of multi-layer transport networks through increased automation. The new features include the industry’s first superchannel FlexROADM, the first standards- based multi-layer control plane for spectrum switched optical networks (SSON), and the first 500-Gbps flexible-grid superchannels.

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