Spirent Announces the World’s First 200G Ethernet Test System to Meet the Insatiable Demand for Bandwidth
February 16 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New test solution combines four 50G lanes to
scale up to 200Gbps
Spirent Communications Plc (LSE: SPT), an industry leader in
test and measurement, today announced the world’s first 200G
Ethernet Test System. This additional Ethernet speed is enabled by
new 50G electrical interfaces, which allows the deployment of
cost-effective 50G links from high performance servers to a new
generation of switches and routers. Within these devices, 50G
interfaces can easily be combined to build higher speed connections
to other systems within the data center or out to the cloud.
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According to the IEEE, 200G will be the next area for explosive
growth in the Ethernet ecosystem due to the insatiable demand for
more bandwidth in mobile devices, high-speed data center servers,
internet-enabled entertainment (especially video), cloud computing
and social media.
“The 200G Ethernet speed heavily leverages 100G 4x25G NRZ
technology now shipping in high volume. Its 4x50G PAM4 architecture
re-uses 100G optical packaging and lasers. This enables near-term
cost-effective volume deployment,” stated Chris Cole, Vice
President of Advanced Development at Finisar.
“Traditionally, combining four electrical interface lanes has
been the sweet spot, both technically and economically, for
Ethernet technologies,” stated Neil Holmquist, VP, Marketing Cloud
and IP at Spirent. “So just as the use of four 25G lanes has been
embraced for 100GbE, it is our belief that the use of four 50G
lanes will be widely adopted for 200GbE.”
This new generation of switches and routers, based on 50G
electrical interfaces, will present additional challenges for
equipment vendors and those who deploy their equipment. It will
start with ensuring the integrity and stability of the physical
link as the traffic scales up to 200Gbps, then will require the
validation of a new set of features, functions, performance and
scale.
“Spirent’s 200G test capability proves that Spirent is the
partner for companies racing to bring their leading edge network
technologies to market first,” said Abhitesh Kastuar, General
Manager of Spirent’s Cloud and IP Business Unit. “We have a long
history of helping our customers get to market faster with the
development of generation after generation of Spirent Ethernet
testing technologies and we continue to do so with this
first-to-market 200G release, as we did with our award-winning 400G
solution released back in 2015.”
This new 200G release is compatible with Spirent’s existing
chassis and its other Ethernet products. To learn more about
Spirent’s 200G test system visit:
https://www.spirent.com/Products/TestCenter/Boost/200G
About Spirent Communications plc
Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT) is the leading provider
of verification, assessment, analytics, and device intelligence
solutions. We enable those who deliver networks, connected devices,
and communication services to provide a superior user experience.
From service provider networks and enterprise data centers to
mobile communications and connected vehicles, Spirent works with
leading innovators to help the world communicate and collaborate
faster, better, and more securely. For more information visit:
http://www.spirent.com/About-Us/News_Room
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