Optical transceivers: Useful references
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 10:07AM Having begun a gazettabyte feature on optical transceiver roadmaps, here are some useful references.
Industry bodies
The CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA): The hot-pluggable optical transceiver form factor for 40Gbps and 100Gbps applications
Useful articles on optical transceivers
- CFP, CXP form factors complementary, not competitive, Lightwave magazine
- The difference between CFP and CXP, Lightspeed blog
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System vendors |
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ZTE |
ZXR10 T8000 core router with up to 2,048 40Gbps or 1,024 100Gbps interfaces |
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Optical transceivers |
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Finisar |
40GBASE-LR4 CFP: A 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LR4 CFP transceiver |
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Opnext |
100GBASE-LR4 CFP: The 100GbE optical transceiver standard for 10km. Sept 2009. |
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Reflex Photonics |
Dual 40Gbps CFP: Two 40GBASE-SR4 specification for 40G Ethernet links up to 150m. Oct 2009 |
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Sumitomo Electric |
40GBASE-LR4: The 40GbE CFP module for 10km transmission. Sept 2009 |
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Menara Networks |
XFP OTN |
Table 1: Company announcements
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