Fujitsu intros 10-GbE LAN-PHY mapper for WDM networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2007 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (search for Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe), supplier of silicon devices for 10G and 40G optical communications networks, recently unveiled its MB87Q2091 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) LAN-PHY mapper, which targets Ethernet mapping and transport applications.

According to the company, the MB87Q2091 enables transport of multiple service types (both synchronous and asynchronous), including 10-GbE LAN-PHY or WAN-PHY, SDH/SONET STM-64/OC-192, or OTN OTU-2 signals. With support for multiple mapping modes, the device provides maximum flexibility to manage Ethernet LAN/WAN transport over metro and core networks and complements Fujitsu's family of products for 10G SDH/SONET and Ethernet applications as well as 40G SDH/SONET/OTN applications, say Fujitsu representatives. The MB87Q2091 also functions as a multiple-standard interface converter (XFI/SFI-4/SFI-5s), 2.5G or 10G asynchronous cross-connect, and has two full-duplex 10G channels for protected terminal applications. Supporting seamless integration to XFP modules on the client side and to standard 10G and 40G FEC devices on the network side, the MB87Q2091 offers a compact option for 10G transport, claims the company, and with its comprehensive feature set, provides future-proof and cost-efficient mapping for 10-GbE client signals.

"As a supplier of multi-service provisioning solutions for next-generation converged networks, and as a partner to Fujitsu in bringing Ethernet transport technology to market, we see the MB87Q2091 as a key enabler for 10GE transport over OTN," contends Theo Muys, managing director of AimValley in Hilversum, the Netherlands. "We are currently working on a reference design incorporating this device along with Cortina Systems' IXF30009 FEC device."

"We are pleased that FME and AimValley chose the IXF30009 to build a module for 10-GbE transport over OTN," adds Arun Zarabi, product line manager of Cortina Systems. "Enabling a breadth of solutions for metro/core applications, the MB87Q2091 supports glueless connectivity to the IXF30009 family of products."

"The launch of the MB87Q2091 and its current integration into several platforms of a leading OTN system provider underlines FME's commitment to developing products to address the needs of current and future high-speed optical networks," notes Dirk Weinsziehr, FME's vice president of marketing and development. "We are also pleased to be working with AimValley and Cortina Systems to provide these solutions and look forward to demonstrating the OTN module at OFC in February 2008".

Fujitsu's MB87Q2091 will be available in sample volumes from January 2008.