Juniper collaborates with a group of other industry leaders on a live demonstration of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interoperability, showing the ability to pass 100 GigE traffic between a router and an optical transport system using two different CFP optical transceivers implementing the IEEE 802.3ba 100GBASE-LR4 draft standard. The demonstration marks a significant step towards commercial availability of 100 GigE services at economic cost levels.
The demonstration features a Juniper Networks T1600 Core Router and an Infinera DTN optical system exchanging 100 GigE traffic using 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) pluggable CFP optical transceiver modules from Finisar and Opnext. The 100 GigE signals are generated by test sets supplied by Exfo and Ixia. The demonstration also includes Reflex Photonics' 100GBASE-SR10 CFP modules.
Use of interoperable pluggable modules from these industry leaders marks an important step towards implementing the IEEE's 802.3ba draft standard and the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (CFP MSA). The availability and interoperability of pluggable CFP modules from multiple vendors will be key to widespread deployment of 100 Gigabit Ethernet networking equipment such as routers, switches and optical transport gear. The group of industry leaders believes service providers will see an increasing need for 100 GigE networks as bandwidth demand continues to grow, driven by trends such as video and cloud computing.
The Infinera DTN 100 Gigabit Ethernet tributary interface module and the Juniper 100 Gigabit Ethernet physical interface card in this demonstration are the latest prototypes and are fully compliant with the most recent IEEE 802.3ba draft specification and CFP MSA. The Juniper Networks T1600 is the only core router on the market today delivering 100 Gbps of slot capacity, a feature necessary to support 100 GigE. Similarly, the Infinera DTN is the only optical system deployed today with 100 Gbps DWDM line modules, capable of delivering 100 Gigabit Ethernet transport services simply by inserting a 100 GigE tributary interface module once it becomes available.
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Use of interoperable pluggable modules from these industry leaders marks an important step towards implementing the IEEE's 802.3ba draft standard and the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (CFP MSA). The availability and interoperability of pluggable CFP modules from multiple vendors will be key to widespread deployment of 100 Gigabit Ethernet networking equipment such as routers, switches and optical transport gear. The group of industry leaders believes service providers will see an increasing need for 100 GigE networks as bandwidth demand continues to grow, driven by trends such as video and cloud computing.
The Infinera DTN 100 Gigabit Ethernet tributary interface module and the Juniper 100 Gigabit Ethernet physical interface card in this demonstration are the latest prototypes and are fully compliant with the most recent IEEE 802.3ba draft specification and CFP MSA. The Juniper Networks T1600 is the only core router on the market today delivering 100 Gbps of slot capacity, a feature necessary to support 100 GigE. Similarly, the Infinera DTN is the only optical system deployed today with 100 Gbps DWDM line modules, capable of delivering 100 Gigabit Ethernet transport services simply by inserting a 100 GigE tributary interface module once it becomes available.
For the full release, please visit here.
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