Infinera Introduces the DTN-X: Innovation from the Ground Up

At 5T Infinera's DTN-X is the largest integrated WDM/OTN product today; it is upgradable to 10T per bay and will include a 100 Tb/s system in the future. In various configurations the DTN-X can support up to 24T on a single fiber.

With 150 patents backing it up, Infinera is introducing the DTN-X with a "clean slate design." The DTN-X uses the 500G coherent technology Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) combined with large-scale OTN switching and grooming. The backplane supports 1 Tb/s/slot and is designed to support a multibay approach to larger configurations. This is the largest OTN/WDM switched transport product announced to date.

Eventually, the DTN-X will support MPLS with LSR functionality to enable statistical multiplexing. Perhaps the most unique quality of this new product is its uncompromising scale. It can support up to 5T of WDM line side 500G super channels or 5T of client side services, all with nonblocking OTN switching with the ability to “dial up or down” without tradeoffs. In various configurations the DTN-X can support up to 24T on a single fiber.

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ACG Research Examines the Next-Generation LSR

ACG Research examines how content providers’ requirements differ from service providers’ requirements; how a next-generation label switched router can provide benefits for both types of networks; and how new optical technologies have enabled a breakthrough and paradigm shift that now enable and significantly increase the value of converging packet and optical technologies.

With the successful penetration of smart phones and tablets, ubiquitous access to information is no longer limited to standalone and fixed devices. Thirst for more bandwidth continues to grow exponentially, and traditional service providers have approached a fork in the road. They can either become a transport utility or a value-added service provider.

While service providers work on developing service opportunities, they have realized that content delivery has morphed, creating a new infrastructure of interconnected content provider networks that are shifting traditional service providers to the side and establishing direct connections between consumers and content. This disintermediation is disrupting traditional economic models in the Internet and new players are beginning to define and reshape the networks.

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