Effdon Networks has demonstrated a 100 Gigabit CFP module with an 80km reach; a claimed industry first !

he com"any has also de#elo"ed the $bo%& a 1 rack unit '1()* e%tended reach "latform ca"able of +00,800 Gigabit,"er, second 'Gb"s* with a reach of 80,-00km

Effdon's CFP does not require the use of external DWDM multiplexing/ demultiplexing and can be added directly onto a router !ource" Effdon #et$or%s

.#ailable 100 Gigabit CFP modules ha#e so far achie#ed 10km Now with the Effdon module a 80km reach has been demonstrated that uses 10Gb"s o"tics and no s"ecialist silicon Effdon/s design is based on the 10%10 01. 'multi,source agreement* 23e ha#e managed to resol#e the technology barriers , using se#eral techni4ues , to get to 80km&2 says Eitan Efron& CE5 of Effdon Networks !here is no 100 Gigabit standard for 80km !he 6EEE has two 100 Gigabit standards7 the 10km long reach 100G8.1E,9(+ and the +0km e%tended reach 100G8.1E,E(+ 0eanwhile& the 100 Gigabit 10%10 01. based on arrays of 10& 10 Gigabit lasers and detectors& has three defined reaches7 -km& 10km and +0km .t the recent 5FC:NF5EC e%hibition& 5"link Communication and hybrid integration s"ecialist& ;aiam& showed the 10%10 01. CFP achie#ing +0km Effdon has not detailed how it has achie#ed 80km but says its designers ha#e a systems background 2.ll the software that you need for managing wa#elength,di#ision multi"le%ing '3<0* systems is in our de#ice&2 says Efron 28asically we ha#e built a system in a module 2

!hese system elements include com"onent e%"ertise and algorithmic know,how 2.lgorithms and software; this is the main 6P of the com"any&2 says Efron 23e are using +0km com"onents and we are getting 80km 2

100 Gigabit landscape Efron says that while there are alternati#e designs for 100 Gigabit transmission at 80km or more& each has challenges . 100Gb"s coherent design achie#es far greater reaches but is costly and re4uires a digital signal "rocessor '<1P* recei#er .16C that consumes tens of watts No coherent design has yet been im"lemented using a "luggable module .lternati#e CFP,based 100Gb"s direct,detection designs based on a +%-8Gb"s architecture e%ist 8ut their -8Gb"s lanes e%"erience greater dis"ersion that make achie#ing 80km a challenge 0ultiPhy/s 0P1100$ <1P chi" counters dis"ersion !he chi" used in a CFP module achie#es a ==km "oint,to,"oint reach using on,off keying and 800km for dense 3<0 metro networks using duo,binary modulation Finisar and 5claro also offer 100Gb"s direct detection CFP modules for metro dense 3<0 using duo,binary modulation but without a recei#er <1P .<>. 5"tical Networking is one system #endor that has ado"ted such 100Gb"s direct,detect modules .nother com"any de#elo"ing a +%-8Gb"s direct detect module is 5"link Communications 8ut Effdon "oints out that its "oint,to,"oint CFP achie#es 80km without using an e%ternal <3<0 multi"le%er and demulti"le%er , the multi"le%ing:demulti"le%ing of the wa#elengths is done within the CFP , or e%ternal am"lification and dis"ersion com"ensation .s a result& the CFP "lugs straight into 6P routers and data centre switches 23hat they ?data centre managers@ want is what they ha#e today at 10 Gig7 A( ?80km@ o"tical transcei#ers&2 says Efron

Market demand 23e see a lot of demand for this ?80km@ solution&2 says Efron !he design& based on 10 Gigabit o"tics& has the ad#antage of using mature high #olume com"onents while -=Gb"s com"onent technology is newer and a#ailable in far lower #olumes 2!his ?cost reduction associated with #olume@ will continue; we see 10 Gig lasers going into ser#ers& base stations& data centre switches and ne%t generation P5N&2 says Efron 2!en Gigabit o"tical com"onents will remain in higher #olume than -= Gig in the coming years 2 !he 10%10 01. CFP design can also be used to aggregate multi"le 10 Gig signals in data centre and access networks !his is an emerging a""lication and is not straightforward for the more com"act& +%-=Gb"s modules as they re4uire a gearbo% lane,translation 6C

Reach extension Effdon Networks/ $bo% "latform "ro#ides data centre managers with +00,800Gb"s ca"acity while offering a reach u" to -00km !he bo% is used with data centre e4ui"ment that su""ort CBP or $1FP modules but not the CFP !he 1() bo% thus takes interfaces with a reach of se#eral tens of meters to deli#er e%tended transmission

$bo% su""orts eight client,side "orts , either +0 or 100 Gb"s , and four line,facing "orts at s"eeds of 100Gb"s or -00Gb"s for a reach of 80 to -00km 6n future& the "latform will deli#er +00Gb"s line s"eeds& says Efron 1am"les of the 80km CFP and $bo% are a#ailable for selected customers& says Effdon& while general a#ailability of the "roducts will start in the fourth 4uarter of -01C