PARIS, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekinops (Euronext
Paris: EKI) (FR0011466069), a leading supplier of optical transport
equipment and router solutions for service providers and telecom
operators, announces the release of its latest optical white box
networking solutions, the RM ROADM-H4-WB and RM ROADM-H10-WB at
this year's OFC Conference in San
Diego. These open-source, standards-based ROADMs are
tailored to the needs of Flexgrid networks, allowing service
providers to more easily and efficiently adapt to the
next-generation of high-speed coherent transport networks operating
at 400G and above.
Both the RM ROADM-H4-WB and RM ROADM-H10-WB are designed to be
used as disaggregated ROADM elements in any standard open-source
environment. They provide full Colorless, Directionless,
Contentionless and Gridless (CDCG) functionality with the ability
to support multi-rate designs.
These new 1RU shelves each provide a full ROADM degree including
WSS, amplifiers and Optical Channel Monitor (OCM) in a modular form
factor. The RM ROADM-H4-WB can be scaled to four degrees and RM
ROADM-H10-WB can be scaled to ten degrees on a per-degree basis and
in a non-traffic affecting manner simply by adding another modular
shelf. Both support up to 96 ITU grid channels and are compatible
with any combination of spacing using Flexgrid management.
Ekinops is also introducing its RM OAC17-WB at the show, an
EDFA-based amplifier in the same 1RU rack mountable form factor. It
is designed to extend the optical reach of the disaggregated
network and simplify the process of expanding ROADM networks for
regional, long haul and ultra-long haul transport.
All three of the new shelves are managed through Celestis™ NMS,
Ekinops advanced network management system and are SDN-ready via
standards-based interfaces.
"With these new white box elements, Ekinops is directly
addressing the growing customer demand for disaggregated solutions"
said François Xavier Ollivier,
Chief Operating Officer at Ekinops. "The industry
move towards open, standards-based networks is crucial to free
service providers from vendor lock-in and optimize every function
in terms of both operations and cost efficiencies. These principles
are central to the design of these shelves, enabling flexibility
and seamless operation in a multivendor environment."
The RM ROADM-H4-WB, RM ROADM-H10-WB and RM OAC17-WB are being
shown by Ekinops at Booth #4622 at the OFC 2019 conference taking
place March 5-7 in San Diego, California USA.
More information on these commercially available shelves can be
found here:
https://www.ekinops.com/products/infrastructure-elements/optical-add-drop-modules
For further media information, or to schedule an interview with
Ekinops please contact Beckie
Richardson, iseepr +44(0)113-350-1922 /
beckie@iseepr.co.uk
For more information visit: www.ekinops.net
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