OFS, a designer and manufacturer of optical fiber products, participated in the 10-Gigabit Ethernet interoperability demonstration by the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance.
The live demonstration featuring OFS LaserWave, AllWave, and TrueWave RS Fibers was conducted this past week at SuperComm 2002 in Atlanta, Ga.
The demonstration, which seeks to promote the adoption of 10 Gb Ethernet within the telecommunications industry, included OFS' LaserWave 300 Fiber, carrying live 10 Gb Ethernet transmissions between two 850 nm 10GBASE-S ports over a 300-meter distance.
OFS' award-winning TrueWave RS and AllWave Fibers are supporting 40-km links with 1550 nm 10GBASE-EW ports and 10-km links between 1310 nm 10GBASE-LR ports, respectively. The specifications of both LaserWave and AllWave Fibers are referenced in the latest draft of the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gb Ethernet standard. LaserWave Fiber is also referenced by the 10 Gb Fibre Channel standard draft and the 10 Gigabit Optical Internetworking Forum OC-192 VSR-4 specification.
"The LaserWave Fiber demonstration illustrates a landmark solution for 10 Gb Ethernet in-building networks, enabling low total system cost through the use of low cost 850-nm serial optics," says Janice Haber, vice president of market development and offer strategy for OFS. "With AllWave and TrueWave RS Fibers available for longer reach situations, OFS can offer complete solutions for 10 Gb Ethernet networks."
LaserWave 300 and LaserWave 150 Fibers have been shipping in volume since December 1999. OFS' AllWave Fiber permanently eliminates the water peak in the 1400 nm wavelength band, thereby enabling high capacity and low cost metro Ethernet applications. TrueWave RS Fiber is optimized for long haul and regional metro networks.
OFS is based in Norcross, Ga. For more information call Olga Shmuklyer at
9170-822-4185.
