A New Generation of Pluggable, 100 - 400G Coherent Optical Modules: Implementation and Testing

Evolving network requirements are driving an expansion of use cases that can benefit from coherent optical technology. This is ushering in a new era of pluggable coherent optical technology with 100 – 400Gb/s capacity, support for various interoperable transport standards and a wide variety of client payloads. At the same time, the options for pluggable client optical transceivers are also broadening with respect to form factor, client rates and types. At the nexus of these trends are transport and router platforms utilizing both client pluggable optics and coherent pluggable optics to support a range of different applications. These systems will leverage the capabilities of this new generation of multi-rate coherent pluggables to enable features like modularity, pay-as-you-grow, interoperability and flexibility.

In this webinar, we explore:

• Some of the challenges posed in realizing these coherent pluggables and where they will be used in networks
• How these new pluggable coherent optics will coexist in the network alongside common client interface pluggables
• How validation and testing of end-to end client traffic will be managed
• The need for proper test tools to ensure efficient deployment in networks

Who should attend? Network operators, data center operators, equipment manufacturers, component manufacturers and others looking to gain insight into the applications for pluggable coherent optical technology, the innovation behind them and how traffic testing and validation will be managed in networks with these new solutions.