Infinera announced the launch of the DTN-X,
the first multi-terabit packet-optical transport (P-OTN) network platform based on 500 Gb/s
Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs).
It is designed for global service providers
facing increasing demands for bandwidth driven by video, mobile and cloud-based
services.
The DTN-X is designed to integrate switching
with DWDM without trade-offs in capacity. The architecture of the DTN-X extends
the ease of use and reliability of Infinera’s DTN in a new multi-terabit
platform that scales for the future, is simple to operate and efficiently
reduces the number of elements in the network.
Infinerais introducing
third-generation 500 Gb/s PICs that integrate more than 600 optical functions and
deliver the world’s first 500 Gb/s superchannels, providing a foundation for
the DTN-X’s scale and efficiency.
Since most end-user services today are 10
Gb/s or less, global operators require integrated ITU G.709 Optical Transport
Network (OTN) switching to groom traffic onto larger 100 Gb/s and 500 Gb/s
pipes to maximize network utilization.
The DTN-X will deliver 5 Tb/s of non-blocking
OTN switching in a single bay, and in subsequent releases will be upgradeable
to resilient multi-bay configurations providing 100 Tb/s of non-blocking OTN
and MPLS switching.
Unlike competitive offerings where
integrating DWDM with switching was an afterthought, the DTN-X is designed from
the ground up to combine three unique technology building blocks – PICs, custom
switching ASICs and intelligent GMPLS software enabling the DTN-X platform to
be flexibly configured with up to 5 Tb/s of DWDM or service interfaces in each
bay, or any combination of the two, without any loss of capacity.
While the Infinera Digital Optical Network
has always been scalable, simple and efficient, the combination of the 500 Gb/s
PICs and integrated switching will allow the DTN-X to deliver the following
benefits to global service providers:
The DTN-X is designed to help global
operators confidently face future bandwidth demands by delivering 500 Gb/s
super-channels, upgradeable to 1 Tb/s super-channels yielding up to 24 Tb/s per
fiber in the future. Initially the DTN-X will offer 5 Tb/s of OTN switching
capacity, upgradeable in the future to 100 Tb/s.
The DTN-X is designed to converge layers of
the network and support DWDM transmission, OTN switching and in the future MPLS
switching in a single platform.
The disruptive nature of Infinera’s 500 Gb/s
PIC will enable the DTN-X to consume 33percent less space and 50 percent less
power than alternatives in a typical configuration
We remain committed to our customers and
will continue to drive innovation that helps them win in their
markets,” said Tom Fallon, president and CEO, Infinera.
The DTN-X is a multiterabit class platform
that enables service providers to build scalable, simple and efficient optical
transport networks, ultimately making them more profitable,” Fallon added.
Recently, Infinera and SEACOM, a pan-African telecom
service provider, announced the completion
of the trial of five 100 Gigabit per second (100Gb/s) coherent optical signals
transmitted over 1732 km.
The 500Gb/s trial ran over and was looped back across
SEACOM’s newly built 930 km Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) fiber route which links the
SEACOM Mtunzini cable landing station in KwaZulu Natal to the Teraco data
center in Johannesburg.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
