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400G WaveLogic Ai FOTR Modules

For the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform

Optimized for multiservice clients and leveraging the

best-in-class performance and low power consumption
of Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai coherent modem, the Features and Benefits

WaveLogic Ai FOTR modules are highly dense optical • Provides a flexible range of
multi-protocol services to
transponder and service channel interfaces that enable address various applications
a more programmable infrastructure. • Addresses all application
requirements with a single
The WaveLogic Ai (WLAi) FOTR combines up to 34 clients (four QSFP28/QSFP+, module that leverages a pay-as-
sixteen SFP28/SFP+ and fourteen SFP+ pluggable modules) and one programmable you-grow operating model
400G coherent line interface in a double slot form factor. With its flexible range of
• Maximizes channel capacity for
supported pluggable client ports, operators can accommodate Ethernet, SONET/SDH,
all applications, with tunability
OTN, and 16G/32G Fiber Channel services with pay-as-you-grow benefits. One
from 100G to 400G in 50G steps
variant of the module includes an Optical Protection Switch (OPS) port directly on
the card for integrated optical layer protection without the need to deploy additional • Increases service availability
hardware. The WLAi FOTR operates flexibly in any of the existing 6500 D-Series and with a variant that integrates
S-Series shelf configurations, from the compact 6500-D2 (2RU height) to the half- an Optical Protection Switch
rack 6500-S32 configuration, so network providers can select the appropriate form on the card
factor to match specific capacity and power/space requirements. • Offers unprecedented, real-time
optical networking performance
The WLAi FOTR module integrates Ciena’s programmable WLAi coherent modem
data with the programmability
technology, which allows users to tune capacity from single wave 100 Gb/s to
required to make networks more
400 Gb/s to maximize capacity for any distance. Users can transport twice the
adaptable
capacity per wavelength versus leading solutions today, or extend signals over three
times the distance at equivalent capacities to gain significant economic savings.
Specifically, 400G can be deployed in metro and DCI applications, 300 Gb/s for
regional applications, 200 Gb/s for long-haul terrestrial, and 100G for >10,000 km
compensated submarine links.
 To provide previously unattainable network monitoring and
efficiencies, WLAi FOTR offers unique, real-time link monitoring
Flexible Services
10GE/100GE capabilities, enabling operators to extract the most efficiency
16G FC/32G FC out of their network at any point in the network’s life. With
16G FICON these embedded link measurement capabilities, operators
10G CE LR
OC-192/STM-64 can determine exactly how much margin is currently present
OTU2/OTU2e in the network, as well as the optimal capacity they can
deploy. Combined with Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
Figure 1. Flexible services across high-capacity wavelengths
scaling up to 400G with WLAi FOTR analytics, applications such as predictive link failure now
become possible, allowing operators to pre-empt outages
Each WLAi FOTR module cost-efficiently addresses all with scheduled maintenance activities. Users can access the
application requirements and supports a pay-as-you-grow following critical real-time link measurements:
operating model. The user simply selects the maximum reach
• Pre-FEC BER, Pre-FEC Q (average, max)
required and enables client capacity in 100G increments by
selecting the appropriate software license. As bandwidth • Tx power level
requirements increase, additional capacity licenses can be • Rx total power and channel power
purchased. Using this approach, operators not only realize
• Maximum, average, and real-time DGD
lowest cost/bit per kilometer advantages, but also benefit
from simpler forecasting, shorter certification cycles, and • PDL (average, max)
reductions in sparing costs. • Total Rx and total Tx link dispersion

• Estimated fiber length

56Gbaud – higher performance
• Estimated unidirectional latency
250G
200G 300G
• Effective Signal-to-Noise Ratio (ESNR)
150G 350G

100G 400G In addition to these new levels of intelligence and

programmability, the WLAi FOTR provides features that
250G 100G facilitate and accelerate operational tasks—including topology
200G 150G
discovery, facility/terminal loopbacks, an independent
integrated test set per client port, and 15-min interval line
35Gbaud – fixed grid compliant
performance monitoring data—providing users with quick
Figure 2. Trade channel throughput for optical
performance and spectrum usage visibility into data and signal integrity. Various client and line
protection options offer users the ability to implement the
WLAi FOTR operates at a selectable symbol rate of 35GBaud or level of resiliency needed for their network.
56GBaud, giving users the ability to trade channel throughput
for optical performance and spectrum usage while delivering With Ciena’s 400G WaveLogic Ai FOTR modules, operators
power and space efficiency benefits over both fixed and flexible can evolve to a more programmable network and reduce
grid photonic line systems. The full range of capacities are transport costs for a wide range of 10G - 100G services
available at 56Gbaud, with 100G to 250G channel capacities across any distance, leveraging industry-leading multi-rate
available at 35Gbaud. coherent optics.

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WaveLogic Ai FOTR Modules Specifications

Module Description WaveLogic Ai FOTR 34 Port WaveLogic Ai FOTR w/OPS 34 Port

(4xQSFP28/16xSFP28/14xSFP+) (4xQSFP28/16xSFP28/14xSFP+)

Number of line ports Line: 1 x WLAi line port (up to 400 Gb/s)

Number of client ports Clients (34 Ports Total): 4 x QSFP28/QSFP+, 16 x SFP28/SFP+, 14 x SFP+

Integrated Optical Protection N/A 1+1 Line Protection

Weight 2.5 kg (5.5 lb)

Tunable frequency 191.3425 to 196.1075 THz, 0.0001THz tuning precision

Tx output power -9 to +4 dBm -9 to -0.3 dBm

Rx back-back sensitivity -20 dBm (per channel) -18.2 dBm (per channel)

Rx overload +5 dBm (per channel) +5.7 dBm (per channel)

+11 dBm (total power) +11.7dBm (total power)

Rx damage level +14 dBm (total power) +14.7 dBm (total power)

PMD tolerance For 35Gbaud: 80 ps mean, 240 ps peak

For 56Gbaud: 50 ps mean, 150 ps peak

PDL tolerance For 35Gbaud, all line rates: 2.5 dB

For 56Gbaud, line rate dependent:
• 100G line rate: 3.0 dB
• 150G line rate: 2.8 dB
• 200G line rate: 2.5 dB
• 250G line rate: 2.5 dB
• 300G line rate: 2.0 dB
• 400G line rate: 1.5 dB

WaveLogic Ai link performance monitoring • Pre-FEC BER, Pre-FEC Q (average, max)

• Tx power level
• Rx total power and channel power
• Maximum, average, and real-time DGD
• PDL (average, max)
• Total Rx and total Tx link dispersion
• Estimated fiber length
• Estimated unidirectional latency
• Effective Signal-to-Noise Ratio (ESNR)

Client Protocols (Mappings) • 100GbE (GMP)

• 10GbE (BMP)
• OTU2, OTU2e (None)
• 16G FC / 16G FICON (BMP)
• 32G FC (BMP)
• OC-192 / STM-64 (BMP/AMP)

Certifications • IBM GDPS

•S AN environments: Brocade (including multi-link trunking support) and
Cisco switches

Topology Discovery • 10GE and 100GE LLDP Ingress Monitoring (LLDP snooping)
•N etwork Discovery Protocol (NDP) Adjacencies for photonic layer discovery

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Loopback support • Line: facility and terminal loopbacks supported
• Client: facility and terminal loopbacks supported

Integrated test set (ITS) • 34 independent ITS per card, 1 per client port
• A bility to test full traffic path across the DWDM line, as well as
subtending equipment

Protection • 1+1 OPS client-layer optical path protection

• 1+1 OPS optical channel path protection
• 1+1 OPS optical trunk protection
• Layer 0 Control Plane restoration

Shelf capacity • 6500-D2: 400 Gb/s

• 6500-D7/S8:1.2 Tb/s
• 6500-S14: 2.8 Tb/s
• 6500-S32: 6.4 Tb/s

ROADM Support • Up to 16 cascaded ROADMs

Channel plan support • 35Gbaud: 50GHz fixed, 75GHz fixed, 100GHz fixed, flexible grid
• 56Gbaud: 75GHz fixed, 100GHz fixed, flexible grid

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