Finisar Introduces Flextune Feature for Wavelength-Tunable Optical Transceivers
October 17 2017 - 4:05PM
Finisar (NASDAQ:FNSR) today introduced Flextune™, a new hardware
configurable feature for wavelength-tunable optical transceivers.
The Flextune feature significantly simplifies deployment of Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transceivers in Remote PHY
access networks constructed by Multiple System Operators (MSOs).
Finisar will display Flextune as well as UltraSpan® Optical
Amplifiers for Remote PHY access networks and 200 Gb/s coherent
optical transceivers for business services during the SCTE
Cable-Tec Expo this week in Denver, Colorado in Finisar’s booth
#1074.
The industry-first Flextune feature by Finisar
allows up to 96 wavelength-tunable optical transceivers in a Remote
PHY network to self-configure their wavelengths to operate over the
DWDM infrastructure without input from the host equipment nor
intervention from technicians. Technicians simply insert the
universal transceivers into any host port in the headend equipment
and remote PHY nodes, and connect them to any of the optical
multiplexer ports with fiber optic patch cables. Firmware contained
in the transceivers determines the proper wavelengths to link the
headend equipment to each Remote PHY node.
“Wavelength-tunable optical transceivers with
the Flextune enhancement significantly reduce operational
expenditure for MSOs when deploying Remote PHY networks,” stated
Shawn M. Esser, Director of Product Management at Finisar. “Cable
operators only need to stock one universal wavelength-tunable
transceiver compared to stocking many different fixed-wavelength
modules. Flextune capability reduces configuration time of the
transceivers for a link from hours to minutes. In addition, it
simplifies installations because technicians do not have to trace
fibers from the optical multiplexer to the Remote PHY nodes, which
could be a distance of 2km or longer.”
Finisar’s 10 Gb/s wavelength-tunable duplex and
dual-band bidirectional (BiDi) transceivers will offer the Flextune
feature. The latter was introduced last month as the industry’s
first tunable dual-band BiDi SFP+ transceiver which fits a pair of
wavelengths into each port of standard 100GHz DWDM multiplexers and
de-multiplexers. This allows 80 wavelengths to be deployed over
existing 40-wavelength DWDM networks, increasing the data capacity
from 200 Gb/s to 400 Gb/s in each direction over a single fiber
without replacing the entire infrastructure. Because it only has
one optical connection for the pair of wavelengths, the BiDi
transceiver also reduces the number of fiber optic patch cables by
a factor of two, simplifying installation and saving space.
During SCTE next week, Finisar will also display
market-leading UltraSpan optical amplifiers which extend reaches of
Remote PHY access networks to 80km and longer, and coherent optical
solutions that can deliver up to 200 Gb/s on a single optical
wavelength to enterprises. For more information about these
products, visit our website.
About Finisar Finisar
Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber
optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed voice, video
and data communications for telecommunications, networking,
storage, wireless, and cable TV applications. For more than 25
years, Finisar has provided critical optics technologies to system
manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for network bandwidth
and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA
with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales offices worldwide. For
additional information, visit www.finisar.com.
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Press Contact:
Victoria McDonaldDirector, Corporate
Communicationsvictoria.mcdonald@finisar.com
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