AMCC, Menara Networks collaborate on OTN transport for 10GbE
JUNE 19, 2008 -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (search for AMCC), a supplier of optical transport, embedded Power Architecture processing, and storage technologies, is collaborating with optical Ethernet transport system specialist Menara Networks (search for Menara) to demonstrate OTN connection interoperability, allowing flexible, next-generation OTN-enabled open technologies.
Menara Networks' Kilimanjaro-100 OTN 300-pin optical module will be demonstrated live seamlessly interoperating with AMCC's Pemaquid OTN Mapper device, in AMCC's booth #SL1009 at NXTcomm08 this week in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The optical module is a 100% MSA-compliant full C- and L-band tunable, 300-pin optical transceiver with an integrated OTN framer, enhanced forward-error correction, and electronic dispersion compensation. Designed for seamless operation within existing 300-pin host platforms, Menara's system-in-a-module is a flexible, multirate MSA supporting G.709 framed OTU2 transmission for OC-192, 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) LAN/WAN PHY and 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel host side interfaces. Additionally, Kilimanjaro-100 supports G.Supplement 43 Section 7.3 GFP mapping, providing full-rate 10GbE payload transmissions within a standardized G.709 OTU2 10.709Gbps frame. The device supports an 8.6-dB coding gain, strong FEC compatibility with AMCC's EFEC algorithm for high-performance networks, and the G.975 Reed Solomon 255,239 FEC standard for metro and regional network interoperability.
The TiPi-Rubicon (S19262) device is a small footprint derivative of the Rubicon (S19227) 10G OTN device from AMCC. The S19262 provides the same standard FEC coding gain (6.2 dB) and strong FEC coding gain (8.6 dB) through AMCC's EFEC code as provided in Rubicon. The TiPi-Rubicon also implements the flexible 10GbE mapping modes that render it capable of transporting 10GbE through the emerging metro Ethernet network. When used in conjunction with AMCC's 10G SMF EDC S3394 demux device, significant reaches can be achieved in metro and long-haul optical networks, according to the company. The Pemaquid device (S19258) marries the features of the Rubicon and TiPi-Rubicon with AMCC's PHY technology to bring to market a compact and targeted 10GbE to OTN framer chip with a line-side serial interface designed to interface directly to metro Ethernet networks through XFP modules.
"Menara Networks' MSA system-in-a-module products offer our customers unprecedented flexibility and functions traditionally found in large transponder system platforms in a drastically reduced footprint and power package while maintaining 100% MSA compatibility," says Adam Hotchkiss, vice president, Product Line Management at Menara Networks.
Neal Neslusan, director of marketing for AMCC's Transport Product Group, says, "By demonstrating interoperability between Menara's OTN 300-pin MSA module and AMCC's Rubicon and Pemaquid family of OTN devices, customers are presented with a diverse level of OTN mapper form factor and implementation development options, leading to more modular product interface options and a faster time-to-market."
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