OIF

OIF Q1 2022 Member Meeting Results in New CEI and CMIS Projects, Working Group Election

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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Highlights from OIF s first member meeting of the year include four new Common Electrical I/O (CEI) projects, two new Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) project launches, an OIF Working Group election, and an industry talk from Scott Wilkinson, Lead Analyst, Networking Components, Cignal AI.

Key Points: 
  • Highlights from OIF s first member meeting of the year include four new Common Electrical I/O (CEI) projects, two new Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) project launches, an OIF Working Group election, and an industry talk from Scott Wilkinson, Lead Analyst, Networking Components, Cignal AI.
  • In addition to these 224G project launches, OIF membership approved publishing the 224G Framework Project white paper that was kicked off in August 2020.
  • OIF initiated a new project to create supplemental specifications to CMIS for Form-factor Specific Hardware Management (FSHM).
  • The OIF PLL Working Group is guided by requirements developed by the Physical Layer User Group (PLUG) Working Group and Network Operators Working Group and OIF members.

OpenMetal Creates a New Cloud Segment with the First On-Demand, OpenStack Private Cloud

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenMetal is seeking to transform the IaaS and cloud landscape by rolling out OpenMetal On-Demand Private Clouds (powered by OpenStack) designed to deliver a true "as-a-service" private cloud that is accessible and affordable to small teams and enterprise organizations.

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  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --OpenMetal is seeking to transform the IaaS and cloud landscape by rolling out OpenMetal On-Demand Private Clouds (powered by OpenStack) designed to deliver a true "as-a-service" private cloud that is accessible and affordable to small teams and enterprise organizations.
  • "When it comes to choosing cloud, private clouds have always been the gold standard for greater control over security and costs, but complicated to set up," said Todd Robinson, President of OpenMetal.
  • With OpenMetal, any company, regardless of size or skill, can now spin up on-demand private clouds with no risk or wait."
  • Experience the ease and speed of building an OpenMetal On-Demand Private Cloud on OpenStack.

Co-Packaged Optics Market Forecast to Reach Almost $2.3 Billion by the End of the Decade - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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The co-packaged optics market report focuses on advances for CPO in the data centre.

Key Points: 
  • The co-packaged optics market report focuses on advances for CPO in the data centre.
  • In the first main chapter, the report focuses on the role of the standards and IAs, especially the latest version of the OIF's CPO Framework.
  • The final chapter of this report predicts how large data centres will be rearchitected with CPO to meet current demands.
  • ResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data.

Spirent Showcases Industry-First Ethernet Validation - Crucial to Maintaining Explosive Growth of the Cloud

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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Spirent A1 400G Appliance delivers the industrys highest port density to validate infrastructure and services dependent on high-speed Ethernet technologies, with traffic loads that emulate the real world.

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  • Spirent A1 400G Appliance delivers the industrys highest port density to validate infrastructure and services dependent on high-speed Ethernet technologies, with traffic loads that emulate the real world.
  • This gives service providers and hyperscale data centers confidence they can support massive growth, meet customer expectations, and keep costs in check.
  • Spirents industry-leading 400G and 800G test and validation solutions will be demonstrated at OFC in San Diego (March 8-10) at the Spirent booth #5410 and Ethernet Alliance booth #5409.
  • Spirent is uniquely positioned to help their customers manage validation across entire ecosystems and we look forward to our continued collaboration.

NeoPhotonics Announces Inclusion of its Transceivers in the OIF 400ZR Interoperability Demonstration at OFC

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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OIF will host its largest demonstration of interoperability to date at this years OFC 2022, featuring five key technology areas 400ZR optics; Co-Packaging architectures; Common Electrical I/O (CEI) channels; FlexE (Flex Ethernet) definitions and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) implementations.

Key Points: 
  • OIF will host its largest demonstration of interoperability to date at this years OFC 2022, featuring five key technology areas 400ZR optics; Co-Packaging architectures; Common Electrical I/O (CEI) channels; FlexE (Flex Ethernet) definitions and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) implementations.
  • The work of OIF and its members is critical in accelerating the adoption of technologies enabling the networks of today and the future.
  • The interoperability demos will be both live and static at OIFs booth, #5101, during OFC 2022, March 8-10 in San Diego, CA.
  • Were very pleased to participate in the OIF interoperability demo at OFC this year, and our successful interoperability with different manufacturers modules, switches, routers and test equipment helps to establish and expand the 400ZR eco-system, said Tim Jenks, Chairman and CEO of NeoPhotonics.

Marvell to Showcase Cloud-Optimized Silicon Solutions at OFC 2022

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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Marvell Electro-Optics Solutions Achieve 2022 Lightwave Innovation Honors: Marvell was honored with two 2022 Lightwave Innovation Reviews high scores, for the Marvell Atlas PAM4 DSP in the Data Center Interconnect Platforms category and the Marvell Deneb Multi-rate Coherent DSP in the Data Center Fiber, Cable, Enclosures and Accessories category.

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  • Marvell Electro-Optics Solutions Achieve 2022 Lightwave Innovation Honors: Marvell was honored with two 2022 Lightwave Innovation Reviews high scores, for the Marvell Atlas PAM4 DSP in the Data Center Interconnect Platforms category and the Marvell Deneb Multi-rate Coherent DSP in the Data Center Fiber, Cable, Enclosures and Accessories category.
  • Ethernet Alliance to Demonstrate Multivendor Interoperability From 50GbE to 800GbE at OFC 2022, March 8-10 : The Ethernet Alliance's interactive demo in Booth 5409 at OFC 2022 will highlight multivendor interoperability across 50GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE, 400GbE and 800GbE technologies and solutions in a variety of form factors, media and reaches.
  • The demo will connect equipment from 15 companies, including providers of switches and routers, interconnects, cables, optical modules and test and measurement solutions.
  • Marvell and the M logo are trademarks of Marvell or its affiliates.

Marvell and Hisense Broadband Announce Production Availability of 400G OpenZR+ Pluggable Optical Modules for Carrier and Data Center Networks

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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Supporting 100G/200G/300G/400G for routers and switches, the Hisense Broadband 400G QSFP-DD small form-factor pluggable module deliversthe high performance and scalability required to enable cost-effective, simplified, 5G and cloud data center services.

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  • Supporting 100G/200G/300G/400G for routers and switches, the Hisense Broadband 400G QSFP-DD small form-factor pluggable module deliversthe high performance and scalability required to enable cost-effective, simplified, 5G and cloud data center services.
  • OpenZR+ optical modules are critical in reducing cost and complexity in data center applications as well as edge networks for global carriers.
  • Marvell is driving the largest open ecosystem of module partners like Hisense Broadband to enable standards-based OIF 400GE-ZR and OpenZR+ compliant pluggable modules scaling to 400G.
  • Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies (Hisense Broadband) is a global leader in the development and manufacture of optical transceivers and multimedia terminals devices.

Lumentum to Demonstrate and Preview Innovations at OFC 2022

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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Additionally, TIP will demonstrate reliable optical communication links in next-generation networks using Lumentum's 400G CFP2-DCO modules in a 400 Gbps OpenROADM interoperability demonstration.

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  • Additionally, TIP will demonstrate reliable optical communication links in next-generation networks using Lumentum's 400G CFP2-DCO modules in a 400 Gbps OpenROADM interoperability demonstration.
  • New 25G T-SFP28 Tunable Transceivers: Emerging applications, such as 5G wireless fronthaul, require high-performance tunable transceiver technology at 25GB/s.
  • Lumentum is well-positioned to address this market with its latest 25G T-SFP28 product, now available to sample.
  • Industry-First SmartTunable Multi-Source Agreement (MSA): Lumentum has formed the SmartTunable MSA with other industry suppliers to enable standardization and interoperability between multiple vendors.

Kandou Begins Volume Production of Second Member of Matterhorn USB-C Multiprotocol Retimer Solutions Family

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Our ability to deliver a compelling USB4 retimer is reinforced with this announcement, says Amin Shokrollahi, Founder and CEO of Kandou.

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  • Our ability to deliver a compelling USB4 retimer is reinforced with this announcement, says Amin Shokrollahi, Founder and CEO of Kandou.
  • Other applications for Matterhorn retimer solutions include docking stations, adaptors, gaming consoles and peripheral devices.
  • KB8002 is a fully qualified and compliant-ready retimer solution for Thunderbolt 3, USB4, USB3.2, DisplayPort 1.4a protocols.
  • K8002 is a package-only variant of KB8001, the first USB4 retimer in the Matterhorn product family of USB-C multiprotocol retimer solutions.

Marvell and Molex Unveil 400G OpenZR+ Pluggable Optical Module for Carrier and Cloud Data Center Networks

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Based on the Marvell Deneb Coherent DSP (CDSP) , the newMolex 400G QSFP-DD small form-factor pluggable module delivershigh performance and scalability while reducing power and total cost of ownership, enabling simplified, more reliable edge and data center networks.

Key Points: 
  • Based on the Marvell Deneb Coherent DSP (CDSP) , the newMolex 400G QSFP-DD small form-factor pluggable module delivershigh performance and scalability while reducing power and total cost of ownership, enabling simplified, more reliable edge and data center networks.
  • OpenZR+ solutions enable carriers to go beyond the ZR reach to address metro edge and data center applications.
  • Marvell is driving the largest open ecosystem of module partners like Molex to enable standards-based ITU, Open ROADM, OIF 400GE-ZR and OpenZR+ compliant pluggable modules scaling to 400G.
  • With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex enables transformative technology innovation in the automotive, data center, industrial automation, healthcare, 5G, cloud and consumer device industries.