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10GBASE-LRM
December 11, 201010GBASE-LRM, (Long Reach Multimode), also known as 802.3aq, uses the IEEE 802.3 Clause 49 64B/66B Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) and 1310 nm lasers. It delivers serialized data over multi-mode fiber at a line rate of 10.3125 Gbit/s.
Tests for High-speed Transmission Technology
December 11, 2010Only a few carriers have deployed 40-Gbps links in their networks; less than a handful have deployed 100-Gbps technology. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t interest in data rates above 10 Gbps. In a recent interview with Lightwave, Paul Brooks, a product manager in JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business segment, described how the increasing attractiveness of high-speed transmission technology has driven new developments in test equipment.
SFP+ MSA
December 9, 2010SFF-8431 - Speciļ¬cations for Enhanced 8.5 and 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Transceiver ( SFP+)
(Revision 4.1 July 6, 2009)
China tests 3000KM 100G WDM
December 9, 2010China Telecom, Huawei, and Corning Inc. have jointly announced completion of what they describe as China's first 100-Gbps WDM ultra long haul transmission test. The test also set a new record for 100G WDM transmission distance of over 3000 km in a terrestrial fiber system, the companies assert.
PRTC selects Calix E7 for regional GPON
December 8, 2010Calix, Inc. says that Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC) of Walterboro, SC, will deploy the Calix E7 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) and a variety of Calix 700GX optical network terminals (ONTs) in its new GPON FTTH/FTTB network.
Google joins tech vendors in 100Gbps optical transceiver MSA
December 8, 2010DECEMBER 7, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- Having stated its need for such a device at several technical conferences this year (including ECOC), Google has joined with Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD), JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU), and Santur Corp. to found a 10x10G optical transceiver multi-source agreement (MSA). The MSA seeks to establish compatible sources for low-cost, low-power, pluggable 100-Gbps optical transceivers based on 10 optical lanes at 10Gbps.