Metro network device connects 10GbE Ethernet

Metro network device connects 10GbE Ethernet

XAUI-to-XFI 10G LAN/WAN/OTN framer/mapper/PHY device targets optical networks

Enabling metro Ethernet equipment to connect directly to 10GbE/OTN optical networks, the PEMAQUID S19258 framer/mapper/PHY device targets line cards in carrier-grade switches/routers, 10GbE/OC-192 MSPPs, and OTU2 DWDM networks. The XAUI-to-XFI 10G LAN/WAN/OTN IC operates in 10GbE, 10G Fibre Channel, OC-192/STM-64, and OTU2 network applications and features 10GbE to OTU2 mapping modes, EDC, FEC, and XAUI and serial 10G interfaces.

The chip is said to be the industry’s first physical-layer device for migration from traditional SONET/SDH to carrier-grade Ethernet transmission equipment. It enables a direct connection between 10G MACs, network processors, or 10GbE switches, and XFP/SFP+ optical modules and can replace up to three devices.

The chip’s integrated FRACn synthesizer requires only one low-cost external reference oscillator to enable support for 10G line rates from 9.954 to 11.32 Gbits/s, while meeting SONET/SDH and OTN jitter requirements. The IC comes in a 19 x 19-mm package and consumes only 2.5 W in typical applications. ($95 ea/10,000samples available now.)

Applied Micro Circuits , Sunnyvale , CA
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