SORRENTO NETWORKS ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH 100G SOLUTION – GIGAMUX 3300
Introduces high bandwidth capabilities to fibre optics product portfolio, allowing service providers to cost effectively deploy coherent optics in the metro domain
October 20, 2015 – Sorrento Networks International, a global provider of DWDM optical systems to maximise fibre network bandwidth, announces the introduction of a 100G (Gigabytes per second) line-rate system. The ultra-compact GigaMux 3300 system is the latest addition to the GigaMux portfolio of products.
The Sorrento Networks GigaMux 3300 solution is unique in both its low cost of deployment and compact footprint compared to other available offerings.
The increased bandwidth of this solution enables optical transport across metro edge and core topologies of native 100G client traffic, or the flexibility to multiplex up to ten 10G or two 40G client sources to a single 100G line. This boosts the bandwidth capacity of current fibre plants significantly, enabling operators to maximise their fibre utilisation before investing in expensive additional plant. The alternative would be to lay or rent new fibres or purchase standard Ethernet services.
The innovative optics engine of the GigaMux 3300 100G solution lowers the cost threshold for smart coherent technology in the metro domain. Fibre spans of up to 1500km are supported, without regeneration, in addition to offering simplified network design with electronic dispersion compensation and operation over low quality fibre plant. Up to 80 100G channels can be supported per fibre using GigaMux 3000 and GigaMux 3200 photonic filters.
“The new normal is rapidly becoming the 100G speed for bandwidth services, and the GigaMux 3300 offers an easy and cost-effective path for service providers to achieve this,” comments John Mitchell, director of product management at Sorrento Networks. “We see many of our customers eager to deploy such speeds, but are hampered by the challenges of laying or renting new fibre. This offers a fast and cost-effective solution and represents a significant enhancement to the Sorrento Networks GigaMux product portfolio.”
Sorrento Networks is demonstrating the GigaMux 3300 at Broadband World Forum, London at booth D11.
The GigaMux 3300 adds to the existing portfolio of products – GigaMux 3000, 3100 and 3200 – extending the offer of right-sized solutions per application. The GigaMux 3300 allows current users of the Sorrento Networks GigaMux 3200 to multiplex existing 10G services to 100G, freeing wavelengths channels for future use. In addition, the coherent nature of the GigaMux 3300 100G line signal enables 100G traffic to ride seamlessly over spare channels in existing GigaMux 3200 fibre infrastructure without further plant re-engineering.
About Sorrento Networks International (part of The Comtek Group)
Sorrento Networks International is a global provider of metro optical access solutions for customers who want to maximise their bandwidth availability.
Sorrento Networks offers an edge-to-regional CWDM and DWDM product portfolio to telecom carriers and enterprises throughout North America and Europe. Its GigaMux optical transport products are an efficient and low cost means of adding bandwidth to clients’ networks while transporting mission-critical services and applications across existing network infrastructure. Sorrento Networks products offer a cost-effective solution while protecting existing network investments. Data transport security is also ensured by the use of state-of-art technology which meets all NIST AES-256 requirements.
The company is part of the Comtek Group, a global provider of repairs and support to the telecoms, data communications and network service industries.
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