Oslo, Norway, – 6 January 2015 – Smartoptics, a global supplier of optical networking solutions, today announced that its 16-Gbit optical transceivers have been approved by network solution provider Brocade Networks in all of its latest Fibre Channel switches. This allows the lowest-cost and highest-capacity connectivity options for SAN extensions in business continuity and disaster recovery applications.
The Smartoptics range of modular solutions can be uniquely deployed within a Brocade switch in a number of ways to provide cross-site Fibre Channel connectivity depending on capacity requirements. Each solution offers the lowest-cost alternative to traditional-transponder based solutions and maximizes performance, reduces power consumption, improves latency, and helps ensure the highest availability of mission-critical applications.
The transceivers are approved in Brocade DCX 8518/8514 blades (FC16-32, FC16-48), 6520, 6510, and 6505. FOS 7.3.1 or later is required. They can be used in a number of different configurations based on distance and number of channels: The primary deployments customers may choose to use are as follows:
1. Single-channel connectivity. For point-to-point connections.
2. Passive WDM networking. Allows up to 80 channels of Fibre Channel and/or Ethernet traffic to be connected together over the same fibre. Smartoptics (Brocade Certified) CWDM or DWDM transceivers reside directly in the Switch and connect via an LC patch cord to a completely non-powered (Passive) CWDM, or DWDM mux/demux.
3. Active WDM networking. If a ”gray” 850- or 1,310-nm signal is required at the customer sites.
4. Semipassive WDM networking. Transceivers reside directly in the switch and are combined with Smartoptics powered M-Series platform to extend distances up to 150 km.
These solutions bring a different approach to embedded networking that allows unparalleled simplicity and cost effectiveness in a SAN. Smartoptics unique range of distance extension solutions enable customers to generate enormous cost savings over competing DWDM transport methods which are prohibitively complicated and expensive. Companies can now move large volumes of data between sites over large distances with truly plug and play solutions while simultaneously reducing capital and operational expenditure.
Sean Davies, Sales Director at Smartoptics said, “We are delighted to have our 16-Gbit optical transceivers approved by Brocade. This approval enables Brocade customers to connect their data centers over greater distances with greater reliability and resilience in a cost efficient manner without compromising on quality of service or bandwidth.”
For more information on this approval, see www.smartoptics.com
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