OTN

FlexCom develops and manufactures a wide range of telecommunications equipment.

The Optical Transport Network (OTN) defined in ITU-T G.709 is the default networking protocol that underpins today’s metro, regional and long-haul Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) packet-optical transport networks. Two generations of OTN have already been widely deployed: OTN 1.0, which was based on 10G WDM transport; and OTN 2.0, which enabled the transition to Coherent 100G Metro OTN switched networks and is the de facto standard in transport networks today. OTN has proven to be extremely flexible for accommodating new client signals and line rates. It offers the highest network reliability, providing 50 ms protection against any number of failures and deterministic service isolation capable of supporting the strictest Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

A transition to next-generation OTN is needed to scale the optical transport infrastructure to meet the unprecedented growth in bandwidth requirements. OTN 3.0 introduces flexible, “beyond 100G” (B100G) optical transport capabilities, coupled with support for new services like 25GbE, 50GbE, 200GbE, 400GbE and Flexible Ethernet. While there will be an enduring market need for OTN 2.0, packet optical transport networks will require OTN 3.0 to address another wave of growth in network traffic.

Our OTN processors and OTN physical layers (PHYs) offer leading innovation, integration and power for Data Center Interconnect (DCI) networks. They deliver the quickest time to market and lowest R&D expense for the OEM and minimize the total cost of ownership for the service provider.

We also offer a comprehensive portfolio of optical networking solutions for Synchronous Optical Networking/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH), T1/E1 and Fiber-to-the-Home/Passive Optical Network (FTTH/PON) protocols.

Based on the OTN platform, FlexComAG launches a completely new universal switching equipment focused on 100G and more than 100G - the FlexOT 8500 series product that supports 10G/40G/100G/400G data transfer rates. It can perform ODUk 28.8T/14.4T/9.2T/4.4T electrical level switching and batch switching, as well as 10G/40G/100G/400G

The FlexOT 8505 provides modular and cost-effective high transport capacity of up to 200G by aggregating 10GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE, 8G/16G/32G FC, 12G-SDI, OC-192/STM-64, OTU2/2e, OTU3, and OTU4 services into dual 100G OTU4 uplinks. The device meets market demands for low power consumption and rack space savings, reducing overall CAPEX and OPEX, and enabling to easily and cost-effectively increase capacity of short haul networks.

Supports multiple, user-configurable, operation modes: muxponder, transponder, and ADM
Supported clients: 10GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE, 8G/16G/32G Fibre Channel, 12G-SDI, OC-192/STM-64, OTU2/OTU2e, OTU3, OTU4
Standards-based forward error correction (FEC) for short haul applications
Dual pluggable QSFP28 interfaces for uplink and client
Layer-1 GCM-AES-256 based encryption
FIPS 140-2 certified
Common Criteria EAL2 certified
CNSA Top Secret Suite B 2015 compliant
Supports quantum key distribution (QKD)
Low latency muxponder/transponder/ADM
Comprehensive line and service performance monitoring
Remote management with in-band or out-of-band optical supervisory channel (OSC)
Dual AC or DC pluggable power supply and pluggable fan unit

The FlexOT 8502 is a modular and cost-effective solution for rolling out 100GbE services or increasing existing network capacity. The device has four 200G pluggable optical modules, delivering up to 800G in a 1U chassis, and enabling pay-as-you-grow architecture. The device integrates mux/demux, EDFAs for increasing the link budget, and optical switch for protection, keeping power consumption low, saving rack space, and keeping costs down.

Supports standard MSA pluggable SFP+ (8G/10G/16G/32G client), SFP28 (32G FC client), QSFP+ (40GbE client), QSFP28 (100GbE client) and QSFP28 (100G uplink)

Pay-as-you-grow architecture based on pluggable 200G digital coherent optical modules
Operation modes: QPSK 100G long haul and 200G 8/16 QAM metro
Supported clients: 100GbE, OTU4
Supported FEC modes:

Line: SD-FEC for metro and long haul applications
OTU4 service: ITU G.709 GFEC
100GbE service: IEEE Clause BJ-FEC

Standard MSA pluggable:

CFP2 DCO tunable DWDM for 100G/200G line interface
QSFP28 SR4/LR4/ER4/CWDM4 for 100GbE client interface

Layer-1 GCM-AES-256 encryption
CNSA Top Secret Suite B 2015 compliant
Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange
Supports quantum key distribution (QKD)
Comprehensive line and service performance monitoring
Optional integrated EDFA, mux/demux and optical switch
Facility protection using an optional integrated optical switch
Remote management with in-band GCC, or out-of-band OSC
Easy maintenance with field-replaceable parts:

Dual hot pluggable power supply units AC/DC
Fan unit

The FlexOT 8511 is a highly integrated 10G transponder for unified transport of different protocols such as 10GbE, OTU2/OTU2e, OC-192/STM-64 and 8G/10G Fibre Channel over common fiber optical network. The transponder meets market requirements for low power consumption and rack space savings, reducing overall solution CAPEX and OPEX.

6 independent ITU G.Sup43 standard-based multi-rate 8/10G OTN transponders
Supported clients: 10GbE, 8G/10G FC, OC-192/STM-64, and OTU2/2e
Three FEC types: ITU G.709 GFEC, G.975.1 I.4 and I.7 for enhanced performance
Supports full C-band tunable DWDM on line side optics
Supports multi-rate client interfaces over a common OTN infrastructure
1+1 facility and optical switch line protection
Comprehensive performance monitoring and full OTN managed layer
Optional integrated EDFAs, DCM, mux/demux and optical switch modules
Remote management with in-band GCC or out-of-band optical supervisory channel (OSC)
Dual AC or DC pluggable power supply and pluggable fan unit
Cost-effective 1U platform with low power consumption, ideal for customer located equipment (CLE)
Supports standard MSA pluggable SFP+ (client) and XFP (uplink)