Infinera this week announced a number of new platforms within its DTN-X Family designed to power cloud scale networks.
Infinera unveiled two new platforms, the XT-3300 and the XT-3600 meshponders, as well as significant upgrades to the XTC-4 and XTC-10 Packet Optical Transport Node (P-OTN) platforms. Infinera also announced the MTC-6 FlexILS chassis and 20-port super-channel Flexible Grid Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (FlexROADM), a key element within one of the most widely deployed flexible grid open line systems.
New cloud-based applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), XaaS, video and virtual reality are driving a growing amount of bandwidth across service provider subsea, long-haul, metro and data center interconnect (DCI) networks. As cloud infrastructure expands and networks migrate to a new architecture of Layer C (Cloud Services) and Layer T (Intelligent Transport), service providers need their Layer T networks to adapt to new traffic flows and to support smooth scale-out expansion, said Infinera.
The DTN-X Family platforms now integrate with Infinera Infinite Capacity Engine featuring the Advanced Coherent Toolkit. Infinera cliams that the new server-like DTN-X XT-3300 and XT-3600 are the industry's first meshponder platforms, which combine sliceable photonics and muxponder functionality to deliver hyper-scalability up to 2.4 terabits per second (Tb/s) along with fine-grained granularity for optical mesh networks.
Buddy Bayer, Senior Vice President, Transport Engineering at Windstream
As we expand our fiber transport network routes in the US, we rely on networking solutions that can be easily upgraded like the FlexILS which provides an open line system and the new 20 port ROADM capabilities.
Dr. Dave Welch, Infinera Co-founder and President
The upgraded DTN-X Family and the new CDC FlexROADM deliver a new architecture that enables network operators to cost effectively provide scalable and secure end-user services.
