- Industry-first 100G/200G line card delivers 200G on fiber to
allow operators to protect network investment as they evolve
capacity and speeds with deployment underway in 20 networks
PARIS, Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today
announced that it is the first vendor to deliver a single-carrier
100 gigabit-per-second (100G)/200G DWDM optical line card giving
service providers the ability to more than double the bandwidth
capacity of their networks.
The card will plug in to Alcatel-Lucent's 1830 Photonic Service
Switch (PSS) platform to offer service providers a flexible network
evolution path and meet ever-growing demands for high-bandwidth
services such as streaming HD video and cloud computing. Following
a pre-selection process, the 100G/200G single carrier line card has
already been deployed into 20 service providers networks.
A Bell Labs study released in
December 2013 revealed that demand
for real-time video content streamed from the cloud to mobile smart
devices will increase by 720 percent between 2012 and 2017. Traffic
generated from datacenter connectivity will also increase by 440
percent in the same period. Using the 1830 Photonic Service Switch
(PSS), Alcatel-Lucent's 100G/200G- line card family allows service
providers to support a mix of traffic while taking advantage of a
scalable, agile, flexible and cost-effective solution. The ability
to operate in either 100G or 200G mode means they can meet today's
bandwidth demands and seamlessly grow capacity when needed without
additional investment.
Ron Kline, Principal
Analyst, Intelligent Networks, Ovum said: "200G provides a
very compelling case for operators looking to lower total cost of
ownership. The technology provides twice the bandwidth in the same
footprint without increasing power requirements, a great
option for operators."
Basil Alwan, President of
Alcatel-Lucent's IP Routing & Transport business line, said:
"We were the first to innovate with a single-carrier 100G solution
and we are now the first to offer 200G. This is the most flexible
solution on the market – it's backward compatible allowing existing
customers to easily deploy extra speed and capacity in their
networks whenever and wherever they need it. This removes the
inefficiency of having to predict future demand and purchase extra
capacity, when upgrading networks, when it may not be needed or
used for some time."
Technical Details
- Alcatel-Lucent's 100G/200G single-carrier optical transport
line card family allows operators to transmit data over distances
as great as 4,000 km in 100G mode and as far as 1,000 km in 200G
mode.
- The 200G solution initially allows for the doubling of
fiber capacity from 8.8 Tbps (88 x 100G) to 17.6 Tbps (88 x 200G).
Alcatel-Lucent's flexible grid feature delivers a total system
capacity of 24 Tbps. The solution is backward compatible with
previous generations of Alcatel-Lucent's 100G DWDM solution.
- It uses the 200G-ready 1830 PSS and the 400G Photonic Service
Engine (400G PSE), thereby laying the foundations for a smooth
evolution to 400G capacity and speeds in the future.
Additional Resources:
- Single carrier 100G and 200G Optics (website)
- Life After 100G (blog)
- Agile Optical Networking
- Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS photo
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
We
are at the forefront of global communications, providing products
and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as
ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service providers and
their customers, and to enterprises and institutions throughout the
world. Underpinning us in driving the industrial transformation
from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery of data, video
and information is Bell Labs, an
integral part of the Group and one of the world's foremost
technology research institutes, responsible for countless
breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications
industry. Our innovations have resulted in our Group being
recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as
well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top
50 "World's Most Innovative Companies". We have also been
recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry
Group Leader in the Technology Hardware & Equipment sector in
the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review, for making global
communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in
pursuit of the Group's mission to realize the potential of a
connected world.
With revenues of Euro 14.4 billion
in 2013, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the Paris and New
York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE: ALU). The company
is incorporated in France and
headquartered in Paris.
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