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Re: Tunable QSFP Optics


From: Brandon Martin <lists.nanog () monmotha net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:47:54 -0400

On 06/19/2018 12:41 PM, Lewis,Mitchell T. wrote:
Let me clarify a bit-I understand that 40GBase-LR4 uses 4 10g wavelengths(lanes) which typically are:
1264.5- 1277.5 nm
1284.5–1297.5 nm
1304.5–1317.5 nm
1324.5–1337.5 nm
My question is are there any vendors that make optics which 4 wavelengths(lanes) are something other than those 
typically used by 40GBase-LR4?

Did 40GBASE-FR ever catch on? It was supposed to be single-lane serial 40Gbps on 1310nm with the receiver also accepting 1550nm.

For that matter, what are all the optical transport folks using for ~40Gbps OTU3? Or did they all just skip that and go straight to ~100Gbps OTU4 on coherent optics (which are fairly readily available albeit in CFP, not QSFP).

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Brandon Martin


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