Cyan N-Series Open Hyperscale Transport Platform (OHTP)

The platform provides high capacity to data centers in a small, rack-mounted chassis, and leverages 16QAM modulation to transmit 200G on a single wavelength. Judge's Comment.

While hyperscale cloud and Internet content providers use open source technologies and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware wherever possible, increasing bandwidth between multiple data centers has often required the deployment of proprietary, vertically integrated optical platforms. Cyan says that its N-Series OHTP is designed to enable 100G cloud and data center interconnect networks. It uses a modular, COTS-based hardware architecture with an open, SDN-enabled Linux network operating system to leverage best-in-breed optical networking technologies and standards as they emerge.

Specifically, the N-Series currently can deliver 800 Gbps of total capacity (client + line) in a 1RU shelf. A rack can support up to 34 Tbps, which Cyan says is 60% greater capacity than its competitors. There can be four 100G client ports, while the solution uses 100 W of power per 100G of transport.

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