Avago Technologies, Infinera, Ixia Demonstrate First 100 Gigabit Ethernet Traffic Generation and Interface at NXTcomm08
June 12 2008 - 1:45PM
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Avago Technologies, Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN) and Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA)
are collaborating on live demonstrations that will send 100 Gigabit
Ethernet (100 GbE) traffic over a long-haul network from Infinera�s
booth number SU5607 at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas June 17-19th. The
partners believe that the demonstrations of 100 GbE capability mark
significant progress towards making 100 GbE products and services a
commercial reality in the near future. Ixia will demonstrate an
initial implementation of 100 GbE line-rate traffic generation and
analysis. The traffic will be handed off to a 100 GbE interface on
the Infinera DTN DWDM transport system. The 100 GbE signal is then
switched and transported by the DTN through a long-haul DWDM
network to Los Angeles, where it will be looped back and then
transported back to the Infinera booth in Las Vegas. Performance
metrics will reported from the Ixia XM2 chassis. The growth of
converged voice, video and data network services and rapid advances
in computer technology and network architecture are causing
bandwidth bottlenecks convincing network operators and large
Internet service providers to significantly boost data speeds: 100
GbE for aggregation and core networking applications, and 40 GbE
for server and storage applications. Ixia's proof-of-concept
demonstration includes the first implementation of the Multi-Lane
Distribution (MLD) protocol architecture, the new 100 GbE Physical
Coding Sublayer (PCS) approved as the baseline proposal just last
month by the IEEE 802.3ba task force. MLD bonds multiple physical
lanes into a single, logical 100 GbE link. Currently, the highest
line rate commonly available for Ethernet is 10 GbE. Ixia and
Infinera have been working with the 802.3ba task force from its
inception and are committed to supporting efforts to reach an
industry-wide standard. �Ixia is on the forefront of rolling out
pre-standard and standards-based technologies, by working side-by
side with industry leaders in the early stages of working draft
standards,� said Atul Bhatnagar, president and CEO of Ixia. �Ixia
believes that its active participation in the IEEE standardization
effort and its dedication to providing test equipment that paces
the standardization effort will help to foster the development of
100 GbE network products. A full family of compatible, tested
products will serve to ensure the acceptance of this important
technology.� Avago is demonstrating prototype 100GBASE-SR10 optical
modules consisting of a 10-channel optical transmitter and receiver
pair. These modules are capable of transmitting data at rates in
excess of 10 Gb/s per channel, yielding more than 100 Gb/s of
aggregate bandwidth. 100GBASE-SR10, the new parallel Physical Media
Dependent (PMD) sublayer for 100 GbE Short Reach links based on OM3
multimode fiber, was also approved last month as a baseline
proposal by the IEEE 802.3ba task force. �Leveraging our extensive
parallel optics expertise and strong vertical integration, Avago
can push the limits of high speed networking technology, such as
100 GbE, and keep costs controlled because we use our own VCSEL and
IC technology,� said Sharon Hall, product marketing manager for
Avago Technologies� fiber optic products division. �In addition,
Avago continues to be highly active in the industry with a
leadership role in driving the technical standards for 100 Gb/s
Short Reach products. We are very committed to bringing viable,
higher speed communications products to market.� Infinera�s 100 GbE
Tributary Adapter Module (TAM) interface for the DTN takes the 100
GbE signal and puts it onto the transport network using Infinera�s
Digital Virtual Concatenation (DVC) protocol to send it across ten
optical wavelengths at 10 Gb/s each. The TAM module fits inside an
Infinera Digital Line Module (DLM), using only a single pair of
photonic integrated circuits to transport the 100 GbE signal. With
Infinera�s new ILS2 system, which begins shipping this summer, up
to sixteen 100 Gb/s DLMs can be multiplexed onto a single fiber,
allowing the transport of 1.6 Terabits/second (Tb/s) of
information, with future scalability rising to 8 Tb/s of capacity.
Infinera�s Bandwidth Virtualization� enables these services to be
carried over current optical infrastructures with little or no
optical reengineering required. �The technology developments from
Infinera, Avago and Ixia mark very significant steps towards making
100 GbE services a reality,� said Andy Moorwood, Infinera vice
president of Systems Engineering. �The flexibility of Infinera�s
Bandwidth Virtualization, based on our highly scalable photonic
integration platforms, makes Infinera the best-positioned optical
systems developer to bring 100 GbE services to market.� The 100 GbE
demonstrations can be viewed at NXTcomm08 from Tuesday, June 17 to
Thursday, June 19 at the Infinera booth, number SU5607. Please call
your Avago, Ixia or Infinera representative to make an appointment.
Press and analysts are invited to contact the representatives below
to make an appointment. White papers with an overview of 100 GbE
technology and PCS/MLD operation are available at
http://www.ixiacom.com/100GbE. About Avago Technologies Avago
Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components
for communications, industrial and consumer applications. By
leveraging its core competencies in III-V compound and silicon
semiconductor design and processing, the company provides an
extensive range of analog, mixed signal and optoelectronics
components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers. Backed by
strong customer service support, the company's products serve four
diverse end markets: industrial and automotive, wired
infrastructure, wireless communications, and computer peripherals.
Avago has a global employee presence and heritage of technical
innovation dating back 40 years to its Hewlett-Packard roots.
Information about Avago is available on the Web at
www.avagotech.com. About Infinera Infinera provides Digital Optical
Networking systems to telecommunications carriers worldwide.
Infinera�s systems are unique in their use of a breakthrough
semiconductor technology: the photonic integrated circuit (PIC).
Infinera�s systems and PIC technology are designed to provide
optical networks with simpler and more flexible engineering and
operations, faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly
deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical
infrastructure. For more information, please visit
www.infinera.com. About Ixia Ixia is a leading provider of IP
service verification platforms and performance test systems for
IP-based infrastructure and services.�Ixia's test systems are used
by network and telephony equipment manufacturers, semiconductor
manufacturers, service providers, governments and enterprises to
validate the performance and reliability of complex IP networks,
devices, and applications. Ixia's multiplay test systems address
the growing need to test voice, video, and data services and
network capability under real-world conditions. This press release
contains certain forward-looking statements based on current
expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties. These statements are based on information available
to Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual results could differ
materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements
regarding Infinera�s expectations, beliefs, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, such as the benefits and
capabilities of our products, the belief that the demonstrations of
100 GbE capability mark significant progress towards making 100 GbE
products and services a commercial reality in the near future, that
the ILS2 will allow the transport of 1.6 Terabits/second (Tb/s) of
information with future scalability rising to 8 Tbps of capacity
and beyond with the introduction of higher-capacity PICs, that
Bandwidth Virtualization enables services to be carried over
current optical infrastructures with little or no optical
reengineering required and its flexibility, based on highly
scalable photonic integration platforms, makes Infinera the
best-positioned optical systems developer to bring 100 GbE services
to market, and that the technology developments mark very
significant steps towards making 100 GbE services a reality. Such
forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking
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"expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar
words. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements include aggressive business tactics by
our competitors, our dependence on a single product, our ability to
protect our intellectual property, claims by others that we
infringe their intellectual property, our manufacturing process is
very complex, product performance problems we may encounter, our
dependence on sole or limited source suppliers, our ability to
respond to rapid technological changes, our ability to maintain
effective internal controls, the ability of our contract
manufacturers to perform as we expect, a new technology being
developed that replaces the PIC as the dominant technology in
optical networks, general political, economic and market conditions
and events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other
risks and uncertainties described more fully in our annual report
on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 19, 2008, our public announcements and other documents
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