Ciena Optical Multiservice Edge 6500

6500 Packet-Optical Platform

The 6500 Packet-Optical Platform (formerly called the Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 or OME 6500 during the product's time at Nortel) in telecommunication, computer networking and optical communications is a Multi-port multi-protocol system designed by Ciena that supports TDM/WDM/GigE/10G/40G and 100G ports.^{[1] [2]}

The system supports high bandwidth demands from applications like IPTV, Internet Video, HD programming, and mobile video by increasing the speeds over existing fiber. Normally increasing the speeds from 10G to 40G to 100G typically entails trade-offs such as shortening the distance of each network segment or increasing optical dispersion because the weakening of optical signals as they travel. Prevention of this signal loss would normally require amplifiers or repeaters, or in some cases new better quality fiber would need to be installed. Nortel prevents this by using a signal modulation technology called dual-polarization quadrature phase shift keying (DPQPSK).^{[3] [4]}

Modules

100 Gigabit Module

• 1 port 100 Gigabit/s Module

The 100G Gigabit Module effectively uses two wavelengths This is

40 Gigabit Module

• 1 port 40 Gigabit/s Module

10 Gigabit Module

• 4 port 10 Gigabit/s Module

See also

• 100 Gigabit Ethernet
• Phase-shift keying
• Optical hybrid

Notes and references

1. "Nortel 40G platform achieves JITC certification from DoD". Lightwave. April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
2. "Nortel takes novel approach to 40G, 100G". By Ed Gubbins. Telephony Online. Mar 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
3. "Scaling to 40G and Beyond: The Risks and Rewards of Innovation". Xchange Magazine. June 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
4. "Group crafts spec for 100G networking". EE Times. Aug 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-23.

External links

• Ciena 6500 Packet-Optical Platform