Simon Stanley ran this deep dive into the world of Next-Generation Network Components in Santa Clara, California attended by more than 150 delegates. Smart devices and cloud services are driving demand for new network technologies and ever higher bandwidths. Next generation networks need to support up to 100 and 400 Gbit/s and be built on a virtualized […]
Latest Modules Drive Market Toward 400G
Third-generation optical modules and semiconductor components supporting 28Gbit/s interfaces have made 100G more attractive than 10G or 40G and open the door to 400G connectivity. QSFP28 and CFP4 modules support 100G ports at much higher densities, lower power and lower cost of ownership than previous generations. There are already 20 vendors developing or shipping these […]
Next-Generation Platforms for Telecom Cloud Services
Telecom services are shifting to a cloud infrastructure in which new services can be rapidly provisioned by deploying virtual network functions (VNFs) instead of physical boxes. This dramatically reduces the operating cost of carrier networks and allows carriers to invest in new infrastructure as revenue grows. This webinar explored the benefits of deploying a telecom […]
100G: Ready for Prime Time
User demand and the introduction of the latest 100G optical modules and related physical layer (PHY) devices have positioned 100G for significant growth through 2016/17. The majority of systems in many sectors of the long-haul, metro and enterprise markets are already shipping with 100G ports. Fifth-generation CFP4 and QSFP28 optical modules in the data center […]
White Box Switching Enabled by Latest Silicon & Software
The latest switch silicon and software is enabling white box switches that, together with standard servers systems, are replacing dedicated network systems. These switch systems provide multi-terabit switching on a platform that can be customized by the network or data center operator with software-defined networking (SDN), OS and other software downloaded to the box. The […]
LTE will be the Connectivity of Choice for IoT
The rapid growth in LTE-enabled devices and carrier networks is opening up new opportunities develop solutions that can truly deliver connected things and the Internet of Things (IoT). WiFi, Bluetooth, EnOcean, 2G/3G are all wireless technologies that are used for connecting things to the Internet. The first three rely on local hubs supporting the right […]
G.fast Plugs the Gap for Gigabit Cities
The race to deliver gigabit broadband services is accelerating, and G.fast is the technology that telecom service providers need to compete successfully. G.fast will change the market for high-speed broadband and could reverse the subscriber migration to fiber and cable services. G.fast builds on the success of VDSL2 and removes significant limitations. The first chipsets […]
SDN/NFV Pushes the Boundaries for Multicore Processors
SDN and NFV are changing the requirements for multicore processors. Virtualized networks with virtual functions running on standard platforms require hardware systems that integrate more than a standard server processor. SDN and NFV significantly increase East-West packet traffic between systems requiring higher-speed network interfaces and lower-latency packet processing. Integrated multicore processors with high-speed networking interfaces […]
The Network Appliance Platform: More Than a Carrier-Grade Server
A new class of networking platform has emerged that combines the cost effectiveness of carrier-grade servers with the flexibility and manageability of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platforms such as ATCA. The network appliance platform has been developed by taking the standard carrier-grade server and using the extensive input/output (I/O) interfaces on the latest processors from Intel and […]
Next Generation Network Components 2014
Santa Clara, USA. Simon Stanley hosted this Light Reading event in Santa Clara, Calif. The keynotes included Christos Kolias from Orange Silicon Valley, Tom Fawcett from the Ethernet Alliance and Andy Bechtolsheim from Arista. The event was sponsored by Advantech, ARM, Avago, Broadcom, eASIC, MoSys and Qualcomm. The sessions presented to a pre-qualified audience of […]