PRODUCT NEWS
DZS’ 100G/400G Remote In-Band management
DZS demonstrated what it believes is the world’s first remote in-band management capabilities for next-generation 100G/400G optical transport on its Saber 4400 platform (pictured) during Fibre Connect 2024 in Nashville in July. The company says with this breakthrough capability to power next-generation compact optical transport form factor modules, including the popular Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density Digital Coherent Optical (QSFP- DD DCO) transceiver, DSS is arming service providers with a powerful, flexible, and cost-effective way to bring up to 400G optical transport to the network edge to support emerging bandwidth needs.
It adds that by offering in- band management, the Saber 4400 eliminates the need for dedicated fibre or channels to manage these smaller, more powerful transceivers both locally and remotely. Additional key benefits include reducing space requirements for dedicated management devices in remote cabinets and their associated power consumption while improving time-to-market and flexibility. Further efficiencies
can be achieved by leveraging the DZS Xtreme Transport Cloud Manager to deliver remote in-band management and administrative capabilities to all (including third-party) coherent optical equipment. The addition of in-band management functionality to the Saber 4400 eliminates the need for service providers to allocate additional fibre or channels for managing onsite and remote coherent optics
deployments. It also mitigates the need for additional local equipment to physically manage the system, fibre, space and power for temperature control, thereby optimising deployment efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This capability, says DZS, further improves the economics of optical transport deployment and opens a new path for service providers to enable much needed higher bandwidth at the network edge.
CommScope’s 1.8 GHz DOCSIS 3.1 Amplifiers now shipping
CommScope says its STARLINE® 1.8 GHz Extended Spectrum DOCSIS®(ESD) amplifiers announced in October are general availability. Available immediately, the BLE® 180 Line Extender and MB180 MiniBridger® amplifiers offer operators a simple and economical solution for introducing ESD to DOCSIS 3.1 networks as well as a clear path to DOCSIS 4.0. Both amplifiers support ultra-high-split operation of up to 1794 MHz in the downstream and up to 684 MHz in the upstream to maximize network reliability and data rates. CommScope is currently shipping orders of the new ESD amplifiers to major customers.
networks in anticipation of next-generation architectures like DOCSIS 4.0, while fully monetizing their current network assets and better serving their consumers today,” stated Guy Sucharczuk, SVP & President Access Network Solutions. He continued, “By deploying the amplifiers in mid-split or high-split 1.2 GHz networks now, MSOs can optimize the performance of their DOCSIS 3.1 networks while taking an important step in future-proofing, before eventually upgrading taps and nodes. This incremental approach defers the costs per homes passed associated with an immediate DOCSIS 4.0 network upgrade—the perfect way to both plan for the future and protect an investment in next-generation technology.”
The company is developing Full Duplex DOCSIS (FDX) amplifiers that also use the STARLINE form factor, offering MSOs two paths to DOCSIS 4.0 operation from the same family of amplifiers. CommScope is also developing DOCSIS 4.0 ESD and FDX models of its
NC4 and OM4 Series optical nodes, which will provide MSOs with a full portfolio of active components that support both common DOCSIS 4.0 network technologies. “We designed the STARLINE 1.8 GHz ESD amplifiers for MSOs to upgrade their
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