Finisar, Opnext And Sumitomo Electric/Excelight Announce Multi-Source Agreement For 40Gb/s And 100Gb/s Optical Transceivers
Sunnyvale, CA - Finisar Corporation, Opnext, Inc. and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd./Excelight Communications, Inc. announced recently that they have entered into a Multi-Source Agreement (MSA). The purpose of the CFP MSA is to define a hot-pluggable optical transceiver form factor to enable 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s applications, including next-generation High Speed Ethernet (40GbE and 100GbE). Pluggable CFP transceivers will support the ultra-high bandwidth requirements of data communications and telecommunication networks that form the backbone of the internet.
According to industry analysts, IP traffic is expected to nearly double every two years through 2012, potentially resulting in core network bandwidth shortages. The IP traffic volume will be driven by high-quality video services like VOD and IPTV as well as the availability of high-speed and high-capacity access networks such as FTTx and WiFi. To prevent these shortages, carriers and service providers are already planning the deployment of next-generation high-speed network protocols. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is currently working on the standardization of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet under its P802.3ba Task Force. In addition to the existing 40Gb/s telecom standards, both the OIF and the ITU-T are working on standardizing SDH/OTN telecom interfaces for long-haul transmission of 100Gb Ethernet.
Pluggable transceiver modules compliant to the CFP MSA will be used on these 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s interfaces. The CFP MSA is defining the specifications required to support multiple applications using the same form factor. These applications include various protocols (such as 40GbE, 100GbE, OC-768/STM-256, OTU3), media types (multimode and single mode fiber optics) and link distances. The CFP MSA utilizes numerous innovative features like advanced thermal management, EMI management and 10Gb/s signal integrity design to define the transceiver mechanical form factor, the optical connector, the 10x10Gb/s electrical connector with its pin assignments, the MDIO-based transceiver management interface and the hardware required on the system host board.
SOURCE: Finisar Corporation, Opnext, Inc. and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.