Mar 4 2010
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and JDSU today announced the successful transmission of IEEE-compliant 100GE optics, an important milestone for the feasibility of pluggable optics for 100GE.
This achievement included transmitting and receiving Ethernet traffic at 100GE through a Sumitomo LR4 100GE CFP Multi-Source Agreement (CFP MSA) compliant optical module using the JDSU Optical Network Test instrument (ONT).
The demanding test environment showed the Sumitomo Electric 100GE LR4 CFP module's ability to transport a range of traffic from PRBS and PCS to Ethernet. The test validates both the functionality and performance of the Sumitomo 100GE LR4 CFP as well as the test applications available in the JDSU ONT.
"We are pleased to announce the successful operation of our 100GE LR4 CFP modules. We are planning to enhance our emerging high-end product line such as 40G and 100G by leveraging our vertically integrated optical device and components," said Ichiro Kono, General Manager of Optical Components Division, Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations.
JDSU 100GE test solutions, which support testing from the photonic layer through L3 Ethernet traffic, are gaining widespread acceptance by network equipment, component, and subassembly manufacturers and service providers in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
"We are delighted to have Sumitomo select the JDSU ONT 100G to help them bring this important technology to market," said Dave Holly, president of JDSU's Communications Test and Measurement business segment. "This partnership is also further validation of JDSU's strong relationships across the 100G ecosystem that allow us to help manufacturers bring their solutions to the market on time and on budget, ensuring the reliable delivery of 100GE."
The JDSU 100GE test suite evaluates and verifies components, subassemblies and network equipment and will be able to help service providers ensure reliable performance on new network builds.