Acacia targets access networks with coherent QSFP-DD
Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 10:49AM - Acacia Communications has announced a 100-gigabit coherent QSFP-DD pluggable module.
- The module is the first of several for aggregation in the access network.
The second article addressing what next for coherent
Part 2: 100-gigabit coherent QSFP-DD
Acacia Communications has revisited 100-gigabit coherent but this time for access rather than metro networks.
Acacia’s metro 100-gigabit coherent pluggable product, a CFP, was launched in 2014. The pluggable has a reach from 80km to 1,200km and consumes 24-26W.
Tom Williams
The latest coherent module is the first QSFP-DD to support a speed lower than the 400-gigabit 400ZR and ZR+ applications that have spurred the coherent pluggable market.
The launching of a 100-gigabit coherent QSFP-DD reflects a growing need to aggregate 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links at the network edge as 5G and fibre are deployed.
“The 10GbE links in all the different types of access networks highlight a need for a cost-effective way to do this aggregation,” says Tom Williams, vice president of marketing at Acacia.
