Industry News

Oclaro delivers intra-node amplifiers for next-gen ROADM architectures

March 4, 2012

Optical components vendor Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR) has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first family of amplifiers aimed at offsetting losses inside the nodes of next-generation ROADM network architectures that will carry 100 Gbps, 400 Gbps, and 1 Tbps channels.

Making sure cloud computing performance on data communications networks Part 3

March 4, 2012

In our first two installments of this cloud computing series, we explained how software designers and network architects can use the concept of reference points (RPs) to better understand cloud communications infrastructure (see Part 1) and discussed the challenges of delivering cloud services (see Part 2). In this, the third and final installment of the series, we will highlight some of the issues related to cloud computing performance and some of the work being done to resolve these issues.

JDSU announces 8500 series 40-Gbps coherent transponder

March 4, 2012

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU) says its 8500 series 40-Gbps coherent DP-QPSK transponder is now available for sampling. The module leverages coherent processing technology from ClariPhy Communications, which supplied similar technology to Oclaro for its MI 5000XM 40G coherent modules (see “ClariPhy, Oclaro tout 40-Gbps coherent”).

Smart SFP first announcing from OE Solutions, AimValley collaboration

March 4, 2012

Optical module vendor OE Solutions and Dutch technology services company AimValley have announced the Smart SFP, which features integrated operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) functions within the transceiver. The Smart SFP is the first publicly released product derived from a collaboration between the two companies announced this past December (see “OE Solutions, AimValley partner for optical transceiver development”).

Avago provides QSFP+ modules that interoperate with SFP+ devices

March 2, 2012

Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) has unveiled a pair of QSFP+ optical transceiver modules that offer interoperability with fielded SFP+ modules. The new pluggable, parallel optical QSFP+ eSR4 transceiver can address both 40 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications with a verified link distance of 400 m. Meanwhile, the QSFP+ iSR4 modules enable interoperability to 10G SFP+ links up to 100 m using OM3 multimode fiber (MMF) and 150 m using OM4 MMF