High Speed Data Converters
Bruce Beggs provides an overview of the importance of High Speed Data Converters.
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Application Notes
Coherent Optical Processing for High-Capacity Networks
The paradox for today’s network providers is looming ever larger and faster: Increase available capacity for users, but do so at less cost. Equipment vendors have jumped into this issue wholeheartedly and are examining and offering a variety of techniques to solve this high-capacity bandwidth challenge. One solution in particular, pioneered by Ciena as the optimum approach and known as “coherent optical processing”, promises to help service providers solve their dilemma by allowing tremendous increases in capacity while keeping CAPEX and OPEX low.
Packet Transport Evolution
When it comes to packet transport, one single solution is hardly an answer for all carriers’ needs, given the diversity of their subscribers’ requirements and the legacy of their installed base. In addition to the cost of the solution, packet transport also must address the transparency and the unique characteristics of the transport network. Ciena’s Intelligent Infrastructure allows the combination of several transport technologies—including Coherent 40G/100G and 1T—to provide a complete toolset for the most efficient and comprehensive packet transport architecture, with the agility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness suited for carrier needs for years to come.
Solving the 100 Gb/s Transmission Challenge
As the line transmission rates are increased from 10 Gb/s to 40 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s, it becomes increasingly challenging to meet the same system performance parameters that service providers are accustomed to at 10Gbps that have helped dramatically reduce network-level CAPEX and OPEX. Service providers deploying a Ciena 40G coherent solution can evolve their networks to add 100 Gb/s wavelengths as soon as their business dictates, deploying 100 Gb/s on their existing network with similar transmission attributes as those currently allowed today.
