With 400ZR commercial rollouts underway, many are focused 800G as the next step to scale. But coherent pluggable optics are also scaling down to 100 Gbit/s data rates as operators find a need for small form factor coherent pluggable in edge and access networks and to be housed in a multitude of networking devices, including compact DWDM systems, routers and switches, and PON OLTs. This session addresses the emerging opportunity for coherent 100G at the edge, from both an application and technology perspective.
Topics will Include:
- 400ZR and ZR+ solutions and deployments: what have we learned?
- 800ZR: What has been implemented, performance achievements and benefits over 400ZR
- Expected enhancements for 800ZR and beyond from optimizations and next generation DSPs
- Deploying coherent pluggable modules: best practice, challenges and solutions from network management to optical line systems