Verizon has deployed a commercial 100G (gigabits per second) ultra-long-haul optical system for live traffic. The system was deployed on the company’s European optical core network between Paris and Frankfurt.
The company said that it is using Nortel’s commercially available 100G offering to carry live private IP traffic between its core routers over the 893-kilometer route without modifying the system. The 100G transmission was conducted on the company’s ultra-long-haul optical system carrying other live 10G wavelengths.
The company said that the equipment enables it to economically carry increasing amounts of IP backbone traffic when compared to an equivalent number of 10G links. The 100G transmission is carried on the company’s network along with other live 10G wavelengths. It is carried on a single wavelength with 50GHz channel spacing.
Mark Wegleitner, senior vice president of network architecture at Verizon, said: “This latest 100G-first gives Verizon the edge in meeting the growing bandwidth demands of our customers. By consolidating traffic onto one large pipe rather than several smaller ones, customers will benefit from increased network capacity, improved transmission quality, and greater network efficiencies.”
Philippe Morin, president of metro ethernet networks at Nortel, said: “Nortel is proud to have partnered with Verizon on this industry-first achievement. The progression to 100G optical speeds is a critical next step for forward-looking service providers like Verizon. Nortel’s unique 100G technology makes this evolution one that is painless to deploy while lowering total network costs.”
