Pluggable coherent optics offer network operators more choice than ever before. Leveraging design techniques based on greater integration, lower power, and smaller area to pack more function into smaller forms, 400G coherent technology will soon be available in the same package size as high-speed client optics. Driving this forward in parallel, and building the base for a broader ecosystem, industry standards bodies have started to deliver a framework of specifications for pluggable coherent interoperability.
What are the key features and performance metrics of these new pluggable products and where is it most advantageous for operators to deploy them?
In this session, hear about the key foundational technologies and components required to build coherent plugs and the network applications where their modularity and density benefits really shine.
Speakers:
Patricia Bower, Senior Manager, Portfolio Marketing, Ciena
Helen Xenos, Sr Director, Portfolio Marketing, Ciena