Optical transport firm, Coriant has launched its Pluggable Optical Layer, a new approach to metro optical service enablement by disaggregating the full suite of optical layer components into compact pluggables, including amplifiers, variable optical attenuators, power monitoring, combiners, splitters, WSSs, etc. The Pluggable Optical Layer builds upon and complements Coriant’s Metro ROADM and Long Haul DWDM, and is designed for use across Coriant’s end-to-end product portfolio. The solution is initially supported on the Coriant 7100 Packet Optical Transport Platform, which includes the 7100 Pico and 7100 Nano.
By providing the ability to mix and match different functional components, the Pluggable Optical Layer enables operators to customize metro optical network deployments (e.g., fixed DWDM, CWDM, and ROADM) without the need to pay for unwanted or unneeded functionality, said Corant. The Pluggable Optical Layer supports a broad range of metro network topologies and configurations (e.g., point-to-point, ring, ROADM spur), and helps service providers protect their investment by enabling seamless and non-disruptive upgrade to full ROADM capabilities without sacrificing footprint, power consumption, or cost-effectiveness, added Coriant.
Brian Nagle, Director of Product Line Management, Coriant
In today’s dynamic and competitive market for metro services, operators do not want to choose between low cost and flexibility when it comes to building or extending metro optical networks.
