3 August 2011

NeoPhotonics samples extended-reach 10G PON OLT transceivers

NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks, has announced sample availability of its first extended-reach ‘XG PON1’ transceiver module for 10G passive optical network (PON) applications in an XFP form factor.

The new pluggable transceiver increases the link budget from 29dB (ITU-T G987.2 Class N1) to 31dB (ITU-T G987.2 Class N2), and is designed to support network overlay of 10G XG-PON1 over existing Class B+ GPON networks (28dB link budget).
The transceiver module is for emerging 10G PON networks that require backward compatibility with existing 1G PON networks, says chairman & CEO Tim Jenks. “We have provided samples to customers as they are starting initial deployments of 10G PON networks,” he adds.

NeoPhotonics has also announced that it has tripled capacity for its current optical line terminal (OLT) transceivers over the last year to help satisfy demand from fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments in Asia and North America. “As FTTH deployments grow globally, we believe we are well positioned to serve the needs of our customers with increasing volume shipments,” says Jenks.

The new ITU-T G987.2 Class N2 XG-PON1 XFP OLT module is the latest addition to the firm's expanding 10G PON transceiver portfolio, which covers both ITU-T G.987.2 XG-PON1 and IEEE 802.3av PX30 and PRX30 standards. The portfolio includes Class B+ and C+ GPON OLTs, PX20 and PX20+ GEPON OLTs, multiple ONUs, as well as 10G/1G and 10G/10G EPON OLT and ONU transceivers.

The new module is designed for operation in 10G PON overlays on Class B+ GPON networks, allowing carriers to leverage investments in existing infrastructure while upgrading their fiber-optic broadband access networks from 1.25G and 2.5G data rates to 10G data rates. The Class N2 XG-PON1 OLT module is now available in sample quantities.

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