PacketLight Networks debuts 400G PL-4000T transponder/muxponder
PacketLight Networks says it now offers the PL-4000T transponder/muxponder for support of 100GbE, OTU4, and 400GbE services over 400G wavelengths. The company sees the platform finding use in data center interconnect, metro, and long-haul networks.
The modular, standards-based PL-4000T features a pay-as-you-grow architecture that can operate as either a 4x100GbE muxponder or 1x400GbE transponder per slice using pluggable optical modules. Modules supported include QSFP-DD, CPF2-DCO, and QSFP-DD-DCO formats using industry-standard OFEC and CFEC. Use of such modules reduces power consumption by more than 70% and increases port density per 1U versus more traditional approaches, says PacketLight Networks.
The PL-4000T offers Layer 1 encryption based on GCM-AES-256 standards and Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange. The 1RU platform integrates EDFA, mux/demux, and an optical switch for fiber protection. It can be used to provide a full demarcation point between the 100GbE, OTU4, and 400GbE client service and the DWDM. The system also is interoperable with any third-party vendors’ switches and routers, PacketLight Networks asserts.
“We are focused on our customers’ needs to expand their networks faster than ever by providing them with the benefits of our latest technology,” says Koby Reshef, CEO of PacketLight Networks. "Our solution enables migration to 400G networks with optimal cost and performance, while supporting the OIF ZR, OpenZR+, and Open ROADM standards.”
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