OSFP direct-attach cable boasts 8 high-speed
PAM4 electrical lanes
Ixia, a leading provider of network testing, visibility, and
security solutions, announced today a collaboration with TE
Connectivity Ltd. (TE) (NYSE: TEL), a world leader in connectivity
and sensors, to deliver a live demonstration of 400 Gigabit
Ethernet (GbE) traffic with an Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable
(OSFP) solution, reflecting that this technology is available for
adoption.
OSFP is a new pluggable form factor with eight high speed
electrical lanes that supports 400 Gbps (8x50G) data rates while
allowing up to 32 OSFP ports per 1RU front panel, enabling 12.8
Tbps per 1U. It is expected that 400G optics will require more
power than 100G optics, and OSFP addresses this reality by using an
integrated heat-sink that significantly improves the thermal
performance and enables modules with up to 16W power in a switch
chassis with conventional airflow. In addition, the form factor
volume (LxHxW) supports packaging of both client side and line side
optical solutions (DWDM and/or coherent), as well as supporting 26
AWG direct attach copper cable assemblies for maximum reach. OSFP
is the only optimal 400 Gbps form factor solution to demonstrate
this combination of features and enhanced performance.
The live demonstration, available to all attendees, will take
place in the Ixia Booth 4Y17 at Interop Tokyo, June 7th –
9th at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The first of its kind, this
demonstration will include Ixia and TE working together to send and
receive IEEE802.3bs compliant, line rate 400 GbE traffic via 50
Gbps four-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM4) electrical
lanes over the OSFP form factor with TE’s new OSFP connector, cage,
and 1m copper cable assembly.
Eric Himelright, vice president of Product Management at TE
Connectivity’s Data and Devices business unit, stated, “The
combination of Ixia’s signaling technology and TE’s OSFP
interconnect expertise enables this 400 Gbps demonstration,
providing solutions for customers who want to push the limits of
connectivity and data capability. We are excited to work with Ixia
to lead the next generation of Ethernet signaling based on 400 Gbps
and preview our OSFP demonstration at the Interop expo in
Tokyo.”
The 400GbE ecosystem has been designed to address the growing
bandwidth requirements of expanding hyperscale data centers. In
fact, the market size for hyperscale data centers, at $86.9 billion
in 2016, is anticipated to be $359.7 billion in 2023.1
Ixia continues to extend innovation leadership in Ethernet
technology
Ixia currently supports and collaborates with the OSFP
Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) to help drive the effectiveness and
efficiency of 400 GbE technology. The OSFP MSA is comprised of
approximately 80 industry leaders who are tasked with defining the
form factor for new 400 GbE transceiver modules and cables that
will support the full range of 400 GbE technologies, from
datacenter to metro reach.
Based on its own Forward Error Correction (FEC) and Physical
Coding Sublayer (PCS) intellectual property, Ixia was the
first company to demonstrate line rate 400GbE technology by
combining eight electrical lanes of 50 Gbps, defined as 400GAUI-8
by IEEE802.3bs, via four-level Pulse Amplitude
Modulation (PAM4).
“400 GbE technology is crucial to reducing the cost per bit of
data traffic, especially as the global growth in cloud computing
and big data is driving a massive increase in machine-to-machine
traffic and east-west communication in web-scale data centers,”
said Matt Bergeron, Chief Technology Officer at Ixia. “However, the
development of 400 GbE optics is quite challenging. Ixia is
participating in the OSFP MSA to help organizations reduce the
obstacles associated with 400 GbE adoption.”
About TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) is a $12 billion global
technology leader. Our commitment to innovation enables
advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical
technology, energy, data communications, and the home. TE’s
unmatched breadth of connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in
the harshest of environments, helps build a safer, greener, smarter
and more connected world. With 75,000 people – including more than
7,000 engineers – working alongside customers in nearly 150
countries, we help ensure that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS
– www.TE.com.
About Ixia
Ixia, now part of Keysight Technologies, provides testing,
visibility, and security solutions to strengthen networks and cloud
environments for enterprises, service providers, and network
equipment manufacturers. Ixia offers companies trusted environments
in which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely
on Ixia to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and
ensure protection of their networks and cloud environments. Learn
more at www.ixiacom.com.
About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies is a leading technology company that helps
its engineering, enterprise and service provider customers optimize
networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at a
lower cost. Keysight’s solutions go where the electronic signal
goes, from design simulation, to prototype validation, to
manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud
environments. Customers span the worldwide communications
ecosystem, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor
and general electronics end markets. Keysight generated revenues of
$2.9B in fiscal year 2016. In April 2017, Keysight acquired Ixia, a
leader in network test, visibility, and security. More information
is available at www.keysight.com.
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companies. Ixia and the Ixia logo are trademarks or registered
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1 WinterGreen Research, Inc., Hyperscale Data Centers: Market
Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2017 to 2023.
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