Tunable DWDM Transceivers Featuring

Flextune™ Wavelength Self-Tuning

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 Benefits of Wavelength-Tunable DWDM Transceivers

 Pluggable DWDM optical transceivers are a great way to CH.1

lower your network infrastructure CapEx by transmitting CH.2

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multiple data links on a single fiber optics pair. .
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 However, they may add operational complexity and OpEx by having
to source multiple wavelength-specific Part Numbers/SKUs.

 Wavelength-Tunable DWDM Transceivers offer

considerable operational savings:
 Only a single Part Number/SKU is needed to cover the full
C-band (instead of 40 or 96). Duplex T-SFP+ Bidirectional T-SFP+

 The required replacement inventory for sparing is significantly

reduced.

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 Ok, But… Which Fibers should I Use?

 However, a technician still needs to tune

each transceiver to the proper wavelength
and also match it to the proper optical
mux/demux port…

 Sometimes it’s not that obvious which optical

fiber in the rack is the correct one to connect
to the optical module…

 Having to determine which mux/demux fiber

to use gets even more complicated when
trying to track them back to a 40-port Mux
which could be a kilometer or more away…

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 And… How Do I Set the Wavelength?

 Technicians also may need to bring along

“tuning boxes” and laptop computers to set
each transceiver to a specific wavelength…

 Or coordinate with the NOC to configure the

right wavelength on each system port…

 Setting up 40 or more modules could take

several hours, assuming no system crashes
or “blue screen” issues…

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Our Solution: Flextune™ Self-Tuning

 Flextune™ is Finisar’s patented transceiver wavelength

self-tuning feature.

 It eliminates the need to track fibers as well as the need to have

technicians carry around extra equipment to set the wavelength
of each transceiver module.

 Transceivers using this feature are truly “Plug-and-Play”,

since no host system intervention is required.

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Example Use Case: Remote PHY P2P DWDM Network for MSOs
Up to 48 10Gb/s transceivers
in Ethernet Switches (duplex
transceivers shown)
Headend Outdoor
(-5°C to 70°C) (-40°C to 85°C)
Coaxial Cable
Each PHY node contains 1
10Gb/s transceiver
300 meters Remote
PHY
node

Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
800 meters Remote
PHY
node

Ethernet 2000 meters Remote

PHY
Switch node
1200 meters Remote
PHY
node
100 meters Remote
PHY
node

 The Mux ports shown are ITU channel-specific and have passbands which
only support one 50GHz wavelength Up to 48 Remote PHY nodes
 Downstream and upstream wavelengths are different in this example, as only
1 fiber strand linking the Multiplexers is shown

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 Example: Remote PHY P2P DWDM Bidirectional Access Network
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
Ch50 T-SFP+
Ch50
T-SFP+ Ch3 Ch3
Ch51 T-SFP+
Ch51
T-SFP+ Ch4 Ch4
Ch52 T-SFP+
Ch52
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+
Ch7
T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Ch55

T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56 Ch56
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+

Ch17 Ch17
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch89 Ch89
Ch18 Ch18
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch90 Ch90
Ch19 Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91 Ch91

T-SFP+
Ch20 Ch20
Ch92
T-SFP+
Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 1: Near-end “Initial” Scan
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
Ch50 T-SFP+
Ch50
T-SFP+ Ch3 Ch3
T-SFP+
Ch1
X
Ch51

T-SFP+ X
Ch51
Ch4
Ch52
Channel 1 Ch4
Ch52 T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Near-end “Initial” Scan Ch7
Ch55 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56 Ch56
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
 Near-end transmitter (Tx) starts its initial scan through
Ch17
available ITU wavelengths. Ch17
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch89 Ch89
Ch18 Ch18
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch90
Ch19
 If Tx wavelength doesn’t match Mux port, the wavelength is Ch90
Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91 Ch91

T-SFP+
Ch20 blocked by the Mux filter. Ch20
Ch92
T-SFP+
Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 1: Near-end “Initial” Scan
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
Ch50 T-SFP+
Ch50
T-SFP+ Ch3 Ch3
T-SFP+
Ch2
X
Ch51

T-SFP+ X
Ch51
Ch4
Ch52
Channel 2 Ch4
Ch52 T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Near-end “Initial” Scan Ch7
Ch55 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56 Ch56
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
 Near-end transmitter (Tx) starts its initial scan through
Ch17
available ITU wavelengths. Ch17
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch89 Ch89
Ch18 Ch18
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch90
Ch19
 If Tx wavelength doesn’t match Mux port, the wavelength is Ch90
Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91 Ch91

T-SFP+
Ch20 blocked by the Mux filter. Ch20
Ch92
T-SFP+
Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 1: Near-end “Initial” Scan
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
Ch50 T-SFP+
Ch50
T-SFP+ Ch3 Ch3
T-SFP+
Ch3
X
Ch51

T-SFP+ X
Ch51
Ch4
Ch52
Channel 3 Ch4
Ch52 T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Near-end “Initial” Scan Ch7
Ch55 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56 Ch56
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
 Near-end transmitter (Tx) starts its initial scan through
Ch17
available ITU wavelengths. Ch17
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch89 Ch89
Ch18 Ch18
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch90
Ch19
 If Tx wavelength doesn’t match Mux port, the wavelength is Ch90
Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91 Ch91

T-SFP+
Ch20 blocked by the Mux filter. Ch20
Ch92
T-SFP+
Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 2: Near-end Wavelength Reaches Far-end
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

√
T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1
Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
Ch50 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch50
Ch3 Channel 4 Ch3
T-SFP+
Ch4 Ch51 Ch51

T-SFP+ Ch4 Ch4

Ch52 T-SFP+
Ch52
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Near-end Wavelength Ch6
Ch54 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch7
T-SFP+ Ch7

T-SFP+
Ch55
Ch8
Ch56
Reaches Far-end Ch55
Ch8
Ch56 T-SFP+
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
 At some point in time, the near-end Tx wavelength will
T-SFP+
Ch17
Ch89
match the Mux port, and the signal will travel all the way Ch17
Ch89
T-SFP+
Ch18
through the network to the far-end receiver (Rx). Ch18
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch90 Ch90
Ch19 Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch91
Ch20  Once the far-end Rx detects the signal, then the transceiver Ch91
Ch20
Ch92
T-SFP+
Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21
Ch93
will initiate its response. Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 3: Far-end “Special” Scan
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch4
Ch50
Ch3
Ch51
X
Channel 50
Ch50
Ch3
Ch51
Ch4
Ch4
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch4
Ch52 Ch52 X Ch50
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Far-end “Special” Scan Ch7
Ch55 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56 Ch56
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
 The far-end transmitter will then start a special scan
T-SFP+
Ch17
Ch89
through the available ITU wavelengths. Ch17
Ch89
T-SFP+
Ch18
T-SFP+
 If Tx wavelength doesn’t match the Mux port, the
Ch18
T-SFP+ Ch90 Ch90
Ch19 Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91
Ch91
wavelength is blocked by the Mux filter. Ch20
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch20
Ch92 Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 3: Far-end “Special” Scan
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch4
Ch50
Ch3
Ch51
X
Channel 51
Ch50
Ch3
Ch51
Ch4
Ch4
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch4
Ch52 Ch52 X Ch51
T-SFP+ Ch5 Ch5
Ch53 T-SFP+
Ch53
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Far-end “Special” Scan Ch7
Ch55 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56 Ch56
Optical Multiplexer

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
 The far-end transmitter will then start a special scan
T-SFP+
Ch17
Ch89
through the available ITU wavelengths. Ch17
Ch89
T-SFP+
Ch18
T-SFP+
 If Tx wavelength doesn’t match the Mux port, the
Ch18
T-SFP+ Ch90 Ch90
Ch19 Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91
Ch91
wavelength is blocked by the Mux filter. Ch20
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch20
Ch92 Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch22 Ch22
Ch94
T-SFP+
Ch94
T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23
Ch95
T-SFP+
Ch95
T-SFP+ Ch24 Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Flextune Step 4: Far-end Wavelength Reaches Near-end
Near-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (duplex shown) Far-end Wavelength-Tunable SFP+ Transceivers (Up to 2 km of fiber)

T-SFP+ Ch1 Ch1

Ch49
T-SFP+
Ch49
T-SFP+ Ch2 Ch2
Ch50 T-SFP+
Ch50
T-SFP+ Ch3 Ch3
T-SFP+
Ch4 Ch51 Ch51
Ch4
T-SFP+ Ch4 Ch4
Ch52 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch52 Ch52
Ch5
Ch53
Far-end Wavelength Reaches Near-end Ch5
Ch53
Ch52 T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch6
T-SFP+ Ch6
Ch54 Ch54

T-SFP+
Ch7
T-SFP+ Ch7
Ch55 Ch55

T-SFP+
Ch8
T-SFP+ Ch8
Ch56
Optical Multiplexer LINK ESTABLISHED! Ch56

Optical Multiplexer
. .
Up to 80 km of fiber
. .
. .
 Once the far-end Tx wavelength matches the Mux port, the
Tunable SFP+ Tunable SFP+
signal will travel all the way through the network to the
T-SFP+
Ch17 near-end Rx. Ch17
Ch89
T-SFP+
Ch89
T-SFP+
 At that point, a handshake occurs which locks the
Ch18 Ch18
T-SFP+ Ch90 Ch90
Ch19 Ch19
T-SFP+
T-SFP+ Ch91 wavelengths of both transceivers. Ch91

T-SFP+
Ch20 Ch20
Ch92
T-SFP+
 Normal data transmission begins.
Ch92

T-SFP+
Ch21 Ch21
Ch93
T-SFP+
Ch93
Ch22
T-SFP+
T-SFP+  The process occurs simultaneously on every transceiver
Ch22
Ch94 Ch94

T-SFP+ Ch23 Ch23

Ch95
T-SFP+
T-SFP+
Ch95
Ch24 installed with Flextune™ enabled Ch24
Ch96
T-SFP+
Ch96

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 Value Proposition of Flextune™
 Up to 96 wavelength-tunable transceivers in a DWDM network will
automatically configure their wavelengths within approximately
5 minutes without any input from field technicians or the host network
equipment.

Greatly Reduces Operational Expenditures:

 Saves hours in deployment: Configuration of wavelengths is automatic – Technicians
do not have to manually set the wavelengths of the tunable transceivers or determine
which fixed-wavelength transceivers to use.
 Reduces complexity: Technicians install the wavelength tunable transceivers into any
host port and connect the jumper cables to any fiber port on the DWDM optical Mux.
 Eliminates need to track fibers from the DWDM optical Mux to the transceivers
(which could be up to 2 km away from each other).

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Summary of Finisar Flextune™ Benefits

 Finisar is enabling and offering considerable

operational savings to customers through its patented
Flextune™ wavelength self-tuning feature: Duplex T-SFP+

 No fiber tracking is needed

 No wavelength tuning is needed
 No host system configuration is needed
 No technician intervention is needed Bidirectional T-SFP+

 Wavelength-tunable modules from Finisar with

Flextune™ are in production and available NOW!

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More information at: www.finisar.com/flextune

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