Verizon Media Completes 400ZR Trial Using Inphi COLORZ® II DWDM QSFP-DD Optics
September 23 2020 - 8:00AM
Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI), a leader in high-speed data
movement interconnects, and Verizon Media have successfully
validated a seamless upgrade from 100GbE QSFP28 optics, using
Inphi’s COLORZ®, to 400GbE QSFP-DD over the same production Open
Line System, using Inphi’s COLORZ® II. This groundbreaking
demonstration consisted of adding a 400ZR from an Arista 400G
switch into a 100GHz DWDM channel without affecting any of the
existing 100GbE waves.
To build a better content delivery network, which brings rich
high-quality media to millions of users, Verizon Media needs to
connect super PoPs with low latency and high capacity DWDM
interconnects. Verizon Media is advancing the disaggregation of
optics, switching, and optical line systems in preparation for an
enormous surge in data driven by cloud, HD video and 5G
applications.
Both generations of Inphi’s COLORZ optics enable data center
connectivity directly from any switch or router port, allowing for
the same density as client optics, while accelerating the paradigm
shift to IPoDWDM. Leveraging existing 100GHz optical line systems,
COLORZ II increases fiber capacity from 4Tb/s to 16Tb/s while
further lowering power and cost per bit.
“To ensure our CDN remains ready for the web of tomorrow, we
must constantly stay at the leading edge of technology to drive
scalability of our network, while building the most price
competitive and efficient infrastructure possible,” said Nitin
Batta, Principal Infrastructure Architect, Verizon Media. “The
solutions and roadmap offered by COLORZ products will allow us to
rapidly, easily and cost effectively add terabits of capacity in
response to customer demands.”
Both Inphi’s COLORZ optical platforms use a single Silicon
Photonics Integrated Circuits technology for all transmit and
received functions. With a strong market adoption of over 100,000
units COLORZ deployed, COLORZ II will further benefit from a strong
industry support with a multi-vendor ecosystem and a well-accepted
interoperable 400ZR standard.
“As data center network traffic continues to grow exponentially,
it is critical for infrastructure suppliers to continue providing
innovative scalable solutions,” said Tomas Maj, Sr. Director,
Marketing, Optical Interconnect at Inphi Corporation. “COLORZ
products continue to open new possibilities for DCI total cost of
ownership reductions, while providing a seamless upgrade path to
400G.”
COLORZ is the industry’s first Silicon Photonics 100G PAM4
platform solution for 80km DWDM Data Center Interconnects (DCIs) in
QSFP28 form factor. Utilizing advanced Pulse Amplitude Modulation
(PAM4) signaling, COLORZ delivers up to 4Tb/s of bandwidth over a
single fiber and allows multiple data centers located up to 80km of
each other to be connected and act like a single data center.
COLORZ II is the industry's first 400ZR QSFP-DD pluggable
coherent transceiver for cloud DCIs to major cloud operators and
OEMs. COLORZ II enables large cloud operators to connect metro data
centers at a fraction of the cost of traditional coherent transport
systems and allows switch and router companies to offer the same
density for both coherent DWDM and client optics in the same
chassis. This eliminates a layer of network connectivity that was
previously required and supports high capacity DWDM connectivity
directly from data center switches.
To learn more about COLORZ and COLORZ II, visit
https://www.inphi.com/products/colorz/.
About InphiInphi Corporation is a leader in
high-speed data movement interconnects. We move big data – fast,
throughout the globe, between data centers, and inside data
centers. Inphi’s expertise in signal integrity results in reliable
data delivery, at high speeds, over a variety of distances. As data
volumes ramp exponentially due to video streaming, social media,
cloud-based services, and wireless infrastructure, the need for
speed has never been greater. That’s where we come in. Customers
rely on Inphi’s solutions to develop and build out the Service
Provider and Cloud infrastructures, and data centers of
tomorrow. To learn more about Inphi, visit www.inphi.com or
connect with Inphi on Twitter or Linkedin.
About Verizon MediaVerizon Media, a division of
Verizon Communications, Inc., houses a trusted media ecosystem of
premium brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost to help people
stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while
creating new ways for advertisers and media partners to connect.
From XR experiences to advertising and content technology, Verizon
Media is an incubator of innovation and is revolutionizing the next
generation of content creation in a 5G world.
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