Earlier this 12 months on the Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Convention and Exhibition, Cisco demonstrated the brand new NCS 1014 with the two.4T WDM line card based mostly on the Acacia Coherent Interconnect Module 8 (CIM 8). I’m excited to announce basic availability of the NCS 1014 and a couple of.4T WDM line card at the moment. This newest technology NCS 1014 platform helps 100G, 400G, and 800G purchasers and as much as 1.2T multi-rate trunks—doubling capability in the identical footprint because the earlier technology of compact modular techniques and addressing the sustainability wants suppliers search at the moment.
The NCS 1014 is the newest in Cisco’s compact modular platform collection, which now consists of precision timing assist for enhanced monitoring insights and helps each layer 0 (photonics) and layer 1 (transponders) functionalities. NCS 1014 will be utilized to all kinds of use circumstances, together with standalone multi-haul transponders, QSFP-DD-based line playing cards, metro DCI line techniques, and multi-degree ROADMs, combining these into a standard system for low-footprint necessities.
This next-generation platform incorporates the state-of the-art Jannu digital sign processing (DSP) within the CIM 8 pluggable module from Acacia to allow multi-haul transport with as much as 2.4 Tbps on a single line card for high-capacity functions.
Developments in DSP algorithms, excessive baud-rate optics, and 3D siliconization have sped time-to-market for this new 2.4T WDM line card. For our prospects, this implies huge capability in each C- and L-bands to allow high-performance networks for long-haul and subsea functions to move 100G, 400G, and 800G purchasers. NCS 1014 additionally gives a dense 3.2T QSFP-DD line card leveraging 400G Vivid ZR+ optics to optimize area, energy, and price, whereas guaranteeing interoperability with multi-source settlement (MSA) requirements and routed optical networking deployments.
Dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) stays one of many few areas in networking the place standardization has been gradual. Incremental enhancements provided by proprietary options now not outweigh the advantages of standardization, and all Cisco line techniques are open. Any vendor’s coherent transponder can run at the moment over the NCS 2000, NCS 1010, and NCS 1014, permitting prospects to keep away from vendor lock-in (technically or commercially).
Cisco is dedicated to open requirements and continues to take part in key interoperability boards, reminiscent of OpenConfig, Open ROADM, OFCnet, OIF, and TIP to develop open administration assist for multi-layer, multi-domain, and multi-vendor networks.
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We’re excited to attach with our prospects and companions to debate these and different improvements at our annual Packet Optical Networking Convention (PONC), Sept. 20-21, in Richardson, Texas.
On the convention, attendees can see our lab and expertise the total portfolio of present and future platforms, together with an indication of the NCS 1014 and the two.4T WDM line card. Prospects on the convention will discuss their routed optical networking deployments and have the chance to work together through the a number of breakout classes.
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