ALISO VIEJO, Calif.,
March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading
provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power,
security, reliability and performance, today announced DIGI-G5, the
newest member of its award-winning DIGI franchise, enabling packet
optical transport platforms to triple in capacity while slashing
power consumption by 50 percent per port. Fortifying Microsemi as
the Optical Transport Network (OTN) processor market leader, the
new DIGI-G5 delivers an unprecedented 1.2 terabits per second
(Tbps) of combined OTN and client interfaces and is first to market
with newly standardized 25 Gigabit Ethernet (GE), 50GE, 200GE,
400GE, Flexible OTN (FlexO) and Flexible Ethernet (FlexE) with
integrated security engine enabling flexible encrypted optical
connections.
Cloud workloads, mobile data and video streaming will drive a
near doubling of network bandwidth by 2021 according to the "Cisco
Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast." Transporting Ethernet,
storage, intellectual property (IP)/ multiprotocol label switching
(MPLS) and 4G/5G Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI)/eCPRI
services over 100G OTN switched connections has proven to be the
most fiber, power and cost-efficient deployment solution for moving
bits in today's metro and long-haul networks. To meet the
anticipated bandwidth growth of the hyper-connected world, network
operators are looking to 200G, 400G and new rate-agile FlexO
connections to scale up their networks.
In response to this continued growth, original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) need to scale from today's 400G line cards and
deliver 1 terabit of capacity or more with denser ports of greater
than 100G rates. OEMs will also require a device like Microsemi's
new DIGI-G5 to leverage DIGI field-hardened OTN software stack and
deliver their leading systems with faster time to market.
"China Mobile operates one of the world's largest OTN switched
networks," said Li Han, deputy
director of the Network Technology Research Institute, China Mobile
Communications Co., Ltd. "To meet bandwidth needs as we enter the
5G and cloud era, our metro network must scale by leveraging new
higher speed OTN rates while reducing both cost and power per bit.
Microsemi's DIGI-G5 platform will enable our suppliers to build
higher capacity scalable systems to support our long-term network
expansion needs."
DIGI-G5 Enables OTN 3.0, Beyond 100G Era
The industry continues to invest in evolving OTN to meet the
needs of a hyperconnected world powered by cloud workloads.
- OTN 1.0 was based on 10G point-to-point wavelength-division
multiplexing (WDM) connectivity.
- OTN 2.0 is today's mainstream 100G optical connections built on
OTN switching.
- OTN 3.0 enables new 25GE, 50GE, 200GE, 400GE and FlexE)
interfaces to be transported over new 400G OTN, OTUCn, and FlexO
switched connections.
DIGI-G5 provides a quantum leap in bandwidth capacity, delivers
the breadth of new OTN 3.0 interfaces and integrates Microsemi's
second generation CrypOTN security engine to enable flexible
encrypted optical connections.
"Our DIGI OTN processor portfolio has been instrumental in
transforming service provider networks to mass deploy 100G OTN
switched networks," said Babak
Samimi, vice president and business unit manager for
Microsemi's Communications Business Unit. "Our DIGI-G5 breaks new
ground by enabling the industry's transition to new OTN 3.0
architectures at terabit scalability by delivering three times the
port density while lowering power consumption by 50 percent per
port."
Field-Hardened OTN Software Stack Accelerates Time to
Market
Microsemi's field-proven and carrier-qualified DIGI OTN
Switching Software Development Kit (SDK) provides an
application-driven hardware abstraction layer (HAL) that simplifies
data path setup to a handful of application program interface (API)
calls, accelerating development cycles of OEMs. DIGI-G5's on-board
ARM® processor enables Tbps application performance by offloading
the host central processing unit (CPU) from complex and
time-critical operations such as data path provisioning, protection
switching and overhead management. With DIGI-G5, OEMs can scale
their software performance as demanded by a software-defined
networking (SDN) controlled network architecture.
DIGI-G5 Delivers Industry-leading Innovations
Microsemi's OTN processor offers a number of differentiating
features, including:
- Total interface bandwidth of up to 1.2Tbps
- Comprehensive Ethernet support: 10GE, 25GE, 50GE, 100GE, 200GE,
400GE and the new OIF FlexE specification
- New OTN 3.0 rates, enabling flexible (FlexO) and fractional
100G+ (OTUCn, OTUCn-m) transmission
- 56G PAM-4 Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) allows direct
connection to QSFP-DD, OSFP and coherent digital signal processors
(DSPs)
- Integrated packet test set enables remote troubleshooting and
debug, driving down capital and operating expenditures
- Integrated security engine enabling end-to-end AES-256 based
encryption and authentication
- Integrated G.HAO bandwidth-on-demand processing for OTN
switching networks
- Innovative DIGI-Mesh-Connect architecture which
enables compact, pay-as-you-grow OTN switching at lowest cost and
power by eliminating the need for a centralized switch fabric
device.
Market research firm Cignal AI expects the market for OTN-based
optical transport equipment to approach $14
billion in 2021, with 100G joined by 400G representing the
vast majority of deployed capacity. Advanced packet-OTN switching
equipment represents one of the fastest growing segments of the
optical market and is at the core of the large metro WDM
deployments pursued by carriers such as Verizon, China Mobile and
Telefonica. Cignal AI expects revenue for this segment of the
optical market to grow at a 20 percent compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) through 2021.
"While 100G is prevalent in both metro and long-haul networks
today, next-generation packet optical transport must scale beyond
100G and include features that eliminate excess margin and quickly
deliver bandwidth when and where it is needed," said Andrew Schmitt, lead analyst with Cignal AI.
"With the DIGI-G5, Microsemi continues a long history of delivering
market-leading OTN chipsets that are at the foundation of OTN
transport and switching networks."
On top of multi-service OTN processors and Carrier Ethernet/OTN
PHYs, Microsemi also offers OTN timing translators, secure field
programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and PCIe switches. These are
critical for the development of OTN transport equipment, OTN
switching equipment and data center interconnects using OTN.
Product Availability
Microsemi's new DIGI-G5 will be sampling in the second calendar
quarter of 2018. For more information, visit
www.microsemi.com/digi-g5 or email sales.support@microsemi.com. For
more information about Microsemi's OTN product portfolio visit
https://www.microsemi.com/product-directory/optical-networking/3659-otn.
OTN 3.0 Whitepaper and Poster
A white paper and poster discussing OTN 3.0 are also available
for download at:
https://www.microsemi.com/product-directory/multi-service-otn-processors/5056-pm6010-digi-g5-otn-processor#resources.
Product Showcase at OFC in Corporate Village #6617 and Upper
Level Meeting Room 23B
Microsemi will be showcasing its new DIGI-G5 OTN processor,
along with other solutions catered to optical communications and
networking professionals, at the Optical Networking and
Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC) March 13-15. For more information, visit
https://www.microsemi.com/details/328-ofc.
About Microsemi's Product Portfolio for
Communications
Microsemi is a premier supplier of semiconductor, system and
services differentiated by performance, power reliability and
security. Microsemi enables customers to build solutions in a range
of applications including Ethernet switches, 100G Ethernet and OTN,
cellular infrastructure including LTE-Advanced and 5G, small cells,
microwave and millimeter wave systems, Wi-Fi access points, XGS PON
or NGPON2 based converged wireline access, broadband gateways
including fiber/PON, G.fast and DOCSIS3.1, and home/on-premise
security/surveillance. Microsemi's communications portfolio
includes high accuracy timing and synchronization including
IEEE1588 PTP and NTP servers, software and components; low jitter
PLL and high fan-out buffers, enterprise and carrier Ethernet
switches and PHYs, voice and audio intelligence including AEC and
ASR, lowest power FPGAs with high security and reliability; PCI
Express Switches, OTN PHYs and processors, optical drivers,
integrated Wi-Fi front-end modules (FEM) and power-efficient and
multi-standard power-over-Ethernet (PoE) ICs and systems, and G.hn,
G.fast and xDSL line drivers. For more information, visit
http://www.microsemi.com/applications/communications.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive
portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications,
defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products
include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal
integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management
products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time
solutions, setting the world's standard for time; voice processing
devices; RF solutions; discrete components; enterprise storage and
communication solutions, security technologies and scalable
anti-tamper products; Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs
and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services.
Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso
Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 4,800 employees
globally. Learn more at www.microsemi.com.
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