“We have to re-define how networks are built and operated, and we believe that really has to happen all the way down to the physical layer” John Williamson – see page 30
TECHNOLOGIES & PRODUCTS
Ciena’s Waveserver Ai delivers scale and power e ciency for data centre interconnects
Greater capacity with minimal footprint: Ciena’s Waveserver Ai packet optical platform enables higher capacity connections.
Ciena has introduced the Waveserver Ai, a packet-optical platform that enables ultra-high capacity connections between data centre locations and addresses the interconnection of multiple clouds for multi-tenant data centre and cloud providers. The company said that the Waveserver Ai will provide greater capacity and service
and deployment with a programmable coherent chipset that can tune from 100G to 400G to maximise capacity for any distance – from metro, regional to long-haul. Using a single, compact Waveserver Ai platform, operators can deliver single wavelength 400G capacity for short-haul and 200G for long-haul DCI, doubling the capacity potential of today’s networks.
bottom line. Steve Alexander, Senior VP and CTO at Ciena, said, “By pairing a high-performance optical engine with a familiar web-scale IT operational model, our Waveserver Ai platform delivers more capacity with minimal footprint and greater power e ciency for DCI and other high capacity applications.” Another feature of
where space comes at a premium. Leveraging Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai coherent technology, the platform scales to 2.4T in a single rack unit of space, which equates to 50–100 percent more density compared to other compact DCI platforms. Additionally, with ultra-low power per bit, operators can reduce overall energy consumption and see a positive impact on the
Waveserver Ai is that it simplifies DCI planning
densities with minimal footprint in data centres
HellermannTyton has announced the completion of its GST Connectivity range for use on category 6A, 6 and 5e networks. The series features compact RJ45 jacks, CAT6A UTP patch cords, modular jack panels and cable termination tools. Leading the GST line is the component compliant CAT 6A UTP jack, featuring a performance-optimised, multi-layer PCB and contact set. GST panels are available in 1U and 2U options, addressing flat or angled requirements that can accommodate 24 to 72 ports, providing the high density needed in today’s applications. Rounding out the line are two GST-specific Termination Tools. The company’s GST Termination Tool o ers single-action crop and crimp simplicity for repeatable terminations on both GST UTP and Deca10 FTP jacks. The new Pocket Tool assists in the termination of the jack as well as provides a built-in support for the manifold to ease the wire lacing process. HellermannTyton completes data connectivity range
HellermannTyton’s CAT 6A UTP jack.
Teraxion launches slope-matched tunable dispersion compensator
and content providers a tunable DCM with DCIs’ specific needs in mind”, said Patrick Lebeau, sales and product line manager at TeraXion. “We are excited, because the end-product is a plug- and-play device that can bring significant reductions in system costs and space, making the PAM-4 network architecture even more cost- e ective”, he added.
TeraXion has launched a new tunable dispersion compensator, which manages chromatic dispersion simultaneously on the entire C-band. The device has been designed to enable significant cost and size reduction in 100 Gb/s PAM-4 systems for data centre interconnects (DCIs) and other applications. The company said that this single component could eventually replace the current
TeraXion’s TDCMX-SM will o er significant reductions in system cost and space.
compensator, which was deployed in the tens of thousands of units. “The impetus for designing the Slope-Matched Tunable Dispersion Compensator was o ering system integrators
solution of compensating dispersion with spools of dispersion compensating fibre (DCF). The TDCMX- SM uses the same platform as TeraXion’s previous generation tunable dispersion
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