ADVA showcases 400ZR DCI solution with Acacia and
Inphi
- Data center interconnect operators need to transition
to high-capacity, multi-vendor, programmable architectures
- ADVA, Acacia and Inphi demo showcases best-in-breed
400ZR DCI solution
- ADVA FSP 3000 DCI OLS interoperates with any
400ZR-compliant optics
ADVA announced that it has successfully
demonstrated interoperability between its next-generation FSP 3000 DCI open
line system (OLS) and QSFP-DD 400ZR modules from Acacia Communications and
Inphi Corporation. Conducted over a 120km amplified link, the tests show a
clear path to commercial deployments of a complete solution with all the
benefits of open, programmable networking. The trial featured 400Gbit/s WDM
transport using low-power 400ZR pluggable QSFP-DD transceivers from Acacia and
Inphi with ADVA’s FSP 3000 DCI OLS. It was
carried out under real-world conditions with 400Gbit/s channels placed next to
the test channels as well as a fully loaded spectrum. To validate three-way
line-side interoperability, 400ZR was transmitted from Acacia to Inphi and vice
versa. Test results showed that this multi-vendor ecosystem exceeds all OIF
400ZR Implementation Agreement performance metrics. Large-scale DCI network
operators now have an easy and cost-effective route to a dynamic, future-proof
and open environment.
“Today, we’re showing a direct route
to open DCI networking using 400ZR. By proving the next-level interoperability
of our platform with Acacia and Inphi’s optical interconnect technology, we’re
empowering network operators to effortlessly harness the benefits of both 400ZR
and open infrastructure. This will be key to reducing cost and complexity in
the new breed of high-bandwidth DCI networks,” said Steve Penticost, VP, global
business development, ADVA. “Others may talk about openness, but our track
record with multi-vendor innovation speaks for itself. With thousands of our
DCI OLS deployed, we’re already giving huge numbers of networks across the
planet the freedom to select any components and leverage different innovation
cycles.”
The ADVA FSP 3000 DCI OLS is the
market’s most comprehensive OLS platform. Its open and modular design removes
all restrictions of traditional closed systems and puts DCI network operators
in complete control. With ADVA’s unrivalled experience of managing APIs in DCI
architectures, the platform extends SDN to the transport layer. Designed to
interoperate with all standards-based DWDM pluggable optics, the ADVA DCI OLS
now features components specifically engineered to meet 400ZR DCI demands. The
latest trials using a 120km single-mode fiber show that it exceeds 400ZR
performance requirements under fully loaded conditions including 75GHz channel
spacing, enabling an aggregate capacity of 26Tbit/s per fiber. ADVA’s DCI OLS
and Acacia and Inphi’s QSFP-DD 400ZR modules offer operators a complete and
validated solution built on best-of-breed components.
“Acacia has a long, proven history
of pluggable silicon photonics innovation and has continually driven down the
level of power consumption, size and cost of coherent interconnects,” said Tom
Williams, VP, marketing, Acacia Communications. “400Gbit/s coherent pluggables
enable network operators to support their growing bandwidth demands using
power-efficient solutions that offer operational flexibility. By showcasing the
interoperability of our high-performance coherent platform in a QSFP form
factor with ADVA’s new DCI OLS, we’re giving DCI networks a clear path to a
compact and cost-efficient optical layer assembled with best-in-class
innovation.”
“With the introduction of COLORZ®
100G in 2016, Inphi’s silicon photonics-based QSFP transceivers along with
ADVA’s line systems created a simpler and more cost-efficient way to connect
data centers. Inphi’s COLORZ® II 400ZR QSFP-DD transceiver, with its
low-power coherent DSP and silicon photonics engine, takes IP over DWDM to the
next level. COLORZ® II 400ZR enables large cloud operators to
connect metro data centers at a fraction of the cost of traditional coherent
transport systems and allows switch and router companies to offer the same
density for both coherent DWDM and client optics in the same chassis.
Interoperable 400ZR solutions allow customers to deploy a validated ecosystem
with our innovative low-power, high-performing pluggable solutions and ADVA’s
next-generation DCI OLS,” said Josef Berger, AVP, optical interconnect, Inphi.
“400ZR empowers DCI operators to select best-in-class components that reduce
the total cost of ownership of their cloud networks.”
Source: ADVA media announcement