PacketLight PL-2000T - 800G Optical Transport Platform

Features

• Pay-as-you-grow architecture based on pluggable 200G digital coherent optical modules
• Operation modes: QPSK 100G long haul and 200G QAM 8/16 metro
• Supported clients: 100G LAN, OTU4
• Supported FEC modes:
  • Line: HDFEC/SD-FEC for metro and long haul applications
  • OTU4 service: ITU G.709 GFEC
  • 100GbE service: IEEE Clause BJ-FEC
• Standard MSA pluggable:
  • CFP2 DCO tunable DWDM for 100G/200G line interface
  • QSFP28 SR4/LR4/ER4/CWDM4 for 100G client interface
• Layer-1 GCM-AES-256 encryption
• Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange
• Comprehensive line and service performance monitoring
• Optional integrated EDFA, mux/demux and optical switch
• Facility protection using an optional integrated optical switch
• Remote management with in-band GCC, or out-of-band OSC
• Easy maintenance with field-replaceable parts:
  • Dual hot pluggable power supply units AC/DC
  • Fan unit

Applications

• Integrated EDFA, mux/demux and optical switch in 1U
• High transport capacity of 800G with configurable modulation scheme
• Embedded Layer-1 optical encryption
• Modular and cost-effective for future growth and maintenance

Benefits

• Managed service platform for 100G
• Metro OTN/DWDM network applications ranging up to 1,000km
• High capacity DCI for enterprise, campus and cloud computing networks
• 200G links to bolster existing OTN/DWDM infrastructure
• Last mile access/aggregation CPE for 100G managed services
• Secured and encrypted optical transport for 100G protocols

Overview

The PL-2000T delivers a full optical transport solution of up 800G capacity in a pay-as-you-grow architecture. The PL-2000T fits 200G metro and 100G long haul applications, provides the full demarcation point between the 100G/OTU4 service and the uplink DWDM/OTN side, and is interoperable with any third party switch or router. This provides full visibility and performance monitoring of both line optical transport layer (OTN) and 100G LAN/OTU4 service interfaces.

Flexible Design

The PL-2000T is a modular and cost-effective solution for rolling out 100G services or increasing existing network capacity. The device has four 200G pluggable optical modules, delivering up to 800G in a 1U chassis, and enabling pay-as-you-grow architecture. The device integrates mux/demux, EDFAs for increasing the link budget, and optical switch for protection, keeping power consumption low, saving rack space, and keeping costs down. 

Powerful Feature Set

The PL-2000T has three operation modes: QAM8 and QAM16 for 200G metro, and DP-QPSK 100G for long haul. The support and flexible selection of these modulation modes enables using the same device for multiple applications in the network, such as alien wavelength applications, last mile access/aggregation CPE for 100G managed services, high capacity DCI for enterprise, and encrypted communication for 100G protocols.

The PL-2000T has field-replaceable parts such as PSUs, fan unit, 200G pluggable drawers and pluggable optical modules.

PL-2000T Diagram