ISL Verbindungen und WDM mit Embedded WDM und m:series

ISL Verbindungen und WDM
Matthias Kayser
Director Business Development
matthias@smartoptics.com
Fibre Channel Symposium 2012, Wien

SmartOptics Company Overview
SmartOptics Company Facts

• Founded in 2005
• Headquarter in Oslo, Norway
• Development in Stockholm, Sweden
• Part of the Finisar Group since 2011
• Provides complete portfolio of:

• Data Center Connectivity
• Passive WDM Networking (Mux/Demux/OADMs)
• Optical Transceivers
• Active WDM Networking (EDFAs, transponders)
• Semi-Passive DWDM Networking
since 2006
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Mail: info@smartoptics.com
Web: www.smartoptics.com
ISL Trunking and (embedded) WDM
Conventional Transmission
One service per fiber pair

FC #1 FC #1
FC #2 FC #2
FC #3 FC #3
FC #4 FC #4
FC #5 FC #5
FC #6 FC #6
FC #7 FC #7
FC #8 FC #8
Important when using ISL:

“Trunks operate best when the cable length of each trunked link is roughly equal to the others in the
trunk. For optimal performance, no more than 30 meters difference is recommended. “*
SmartOptics AS
* Fabric OS Administrator's Guide, Fabric OS 7.0.1, Brocade 53-1002446-01
Phone: +47 213 79 180
WDM Transmission
FC #1 Multiple services per fiber (pair) FC #1
FC #2 FC #2
FC #3 FC #3
FC #4 FC #4
FC #5 FC #5
FC #6 FC #6
FC #7 FC #7
FC #8 FC #8
• Each wavelength creates a ”virtual fibre”

• WAN fibre requirements reduced by the factor of used wavelengths
• Pay-as-you-grow, new wavelengths can be added without traffic interruption
• Multiple protocols/speeds can operate over different wavelengths on the same fibre
• All services are operating over exactly the same fiber distance!
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Typical dual fiber and single fiber transmission using WDM
Dual fiber solution Single fiber solution
1 fiber pair
1 single fiber
Example: 8ch. CWDM module
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Embedded WDM (no transponders)
C/DWDM SFP in client

equipment
Mux/Demux
WDM
Colour coded LC Patch
cord to Mux/Demux
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Embedded WDM – So how does it work?
Up to 80 FC / IP connections,
Up to 100km,
no power required
1. Use colored C/DWDM SFP/SFP+/XFP directly in SAN/LAN equipment

2. Use C/DWDM Mux/Demux units to combine/split wavelength channels
3. LC-LC Patch cord from transceiver to multiplexer
 Wavelengths are like virtual fiber pairs
 no additional latency, ISL Trunking possible
 no special SAN equipment configurations
 passive solution, thus best reliability typ. 450 years MTBF
 Ethernet and Fibre Channel/FICON can be used on the same system
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Why embedded WDM in the Datacenter ?
In general:
• No need for active WDM equipment for simple
poin-to-point networks
• No management overhead
• Lower cost (both CAPEX and OPEX)
• Less space
• No power consumption
• No extra points of failure
For ISL Trunking:

• Active equipment adds extra Latency
• Muxponder Solutions do mostly NOT support trunking
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
But: Optical transceivers have issue with higher data-rates
4ch. Mux/ 32 ch. Mux/

Link budget
Demux Demux
TX to RX incl. Link
FC protocol insertion insertion Distance
dispersion budget
loss loss
penalty
(CWDM) (DWDM)
8G/10G 14 dB 3dB 7dB 7 – 11 dB up to 44km
16G 10dB – 11dB 3dB 7dB 4 – 8 dB up to 32km
32G 7 - 8 dB 3dB 7dB 0 – 5 dB Up to 20km
-> Amplified solutions are needed for higher datarates and longer distances!
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Market for Passive vs. Active WDM Solutions so far
Passive WDM Networking Active WDM Networking
0 to 70 km 70 to 2000 km
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Now the Rules are changing 
Semi Active WDM Networking
Passive WDM Networking Active WDM Networking
0 to 70 km 70 to 200 km 200 to 2000 km
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
DWDM Data Center Interconnect (DCI)
for distances >40 km
m:series: Plug & Play DWDM Distance Extension
• Minimum Complexity
• Minimum Cost
• Maximum Speed
• Maximum Distance
• Industries first semi-passive WDM platform

• Intelligent „all in one“ Mux/EDFA/DCF/NMB platform
• Cost & technical benefits of embedded WDM system
• Distance performance of active WDM platform
• 4+4 / 16+16 channel solutions (today)
• Up to 200km transmission distance for 10G
• All protocols up to 100G supported
• Removes dependency on active DWDM system
• No complicated planning, setup or configuration
• Simple Plug & Play
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Embedded WDM (no transponders)
DWDM SFP in client

equipment
Colour coded LC Patch WDM Mux

cord to Mux/Demux
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Traditional DWDM approach (using transponders)
850nm SFP in client DWDM SFP o/p from All separate blades in
equipment transponder DWDM system
Dispersion Comp.
EDFA Booster
EDFA Preamp
OSC Add/Drop
Transponder
WDM Mux
OSA NMB
Mux/Demux combines all

850nm SFP i/p in to transponder
signals on to single output
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Traditional DWDM approach (using transponders)
850nm SFP in client DWDM SFP o/p from All separate blades in
equipment transponder DWDM system
Dispersion Comp.
EDFA Booster
EDFA Preamp
OSC Add/Drop
Transponder
WDM Mux
OSA NMB
Mux/Demux combines all

850nm SFP i/p in to transponder
signals on to single output
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Semi Active WDM Networking using m:series
DWDM transceiver still But the

Patch cord still connects
plugged directly into SAN “Mux /Demux”
traffic to the “Mux/Demux”
equipment is intelligent 
m:series
Automatic
Power
Equalization
Network Optical Dispersion Optical and Link
Management Monitoring compensation Amplification Adjustment
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Embedded DWDM and Semi Active distance extension
Up to 32 FC / IP channels,
up to 200km,
Exactly the same concept as Passive WDM !
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Wichtige Parameter für das Design von WDM Links
Optische Parameter:
• Länge der Dark Fiber
• Optische Dämpfung der Dark Fiber
• Typ der Glasfaser (z.B. G.652 oder G.655)
Zu übertragende Services:
• Anzahl benötigter Services am Tag 1 und für die Zukunft
• Geschwindigkeit der geplanten Services am Tag 1 und für die Zukunft
FC Switch:
• Lizenz für ISL
• Lizenz für Buffer Credits
Details siehe auch im Brocade „Fabric OS Administrator's Guide“
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Brocade Approved SmartOptics Products
Part no: Description/Application

SO-SFP-4GFC-L50D ELWL: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 18dB, 50km, 1550nm
SO-SFP-4GFC-L100D ELWL: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 28dB, 100km, 1550nm
SO-SFP-4GFC-50D-Cxx CWDM: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 18dB, 50km
SO-SFP-4GFC-80D-Cxx CWDM: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 28dB, 80km
SO-SFP-4GFC-80D-Dxxxx DWDM: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 24dB, 80km
SO-SFP-8GFC-L40D-Cxx CWDM: 8x/4x/2x FC/FICON, SFP+, SM, DDM, 16dB, 40km
SO-SFP-8GFC-ER-Dxxxx DWDM: 8x/4x/2x FC/FICON, SFP+, SM, DDM, 15dB, 40km in certification process
SO-SFP-16GFC-ER-Dxxxx DWDM: 16x/8x/4x FC/FICON, SFP+, SM, DDM, 14dB, 40km in certification process
T-3008-LC CWDM: 8 channel 8 ch. CWDM Mux/Demux, C47-C61, IL Link=3.5dB, LC
T-3009-LC* CWDM: 8+8 channel 8+1 ch. CWDM Mux/Demux, C47-C61+1310nm, IL Link=4.0dB, LC
T-3016-LC CWDM: 8 channel 8 ch. CWDM Mux/Demux, C29-C43, IL Link=2.5dB, LC
T-3832 DWDM: 32 channel 32 ch. DWDM Mux/Demux, 100GHz, SO ch. plan, IL=7.2dB, LC
C/DWDM: 8 channel
T-4408 8 channel, 1U, 100Mbps - 4.25Gbps System, GUI, SNMP, 2xOSC, APS
transponder system
m:series DWDM: up to 16+16 channel Amplified semi active DWDM system, 1U, up to 200km no certification required
SmartOptics AS
* Special version T-3009-LC-40 needed for SO-SFP-8GFC-L40D-Cxx
Phone: +47 213 79 180
Summary
Active Embedded DWDM Networking
• Embedded Networking still growing in importance
• IPoDWDM
• Even better fit for higehr data-rates as transponder cost is

of higher importance
• Sweet spot is still <120-160 km

• Data Center Connectivity
• Regional IP Networks
SmartOptics AS
Phone: +47 213 79 180

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Fibre Channel Symposium 2012, Wien

SmartOptics Company Facts

• Part of the Finisar Group since 2011

• Provides complete portfolio of:

One service per fiber pair

Important when using ISL:

FC #1 Multiple services per fiber (pair) FC #1

• Each wavelength creates a ”virtual fibre”

Dual fiber solution Single fiber solution

Example: 8ch. CWDM module

C/DWDM SFP in client

1. Use colored C/DWDM SFP/SFP+/XFP directly in SAN/LAN equipment

For ISL Trunking:

4ch. Mux/ 32 ch. Mux/

8G/10G 14 dB 3dB 7dB 7 – 11 dB up to 44km

16G 10dB – 11dB 3dB 7dB 4 – 8 dB up to 32km

32G 7 - 8 dB 3dB 7dB 0 – 5 dB Up to 20km

Passive WDM Networking Active WDM Networking

Semi Active WDM Networking

Passive WDM Networking Active WDM Networking

0 to 70 km 70 to 200 km 200 to 2000 km

• Industries first semi-passive WDM platform

DWDM SFP in client

Colour coded LC Patch WDM Mux

Mux/Demux combines all

Mux/Demux combines all

DWDM transceiver still But the

Exactly the same concept as Passive WDM !

Details siehe auch im Brocade „Fabric OS Administrator's Guide“

Part no: Description/Application

SO-SFP-4GFC-50D-Cxx CWDM: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 18dB, 50km

SO-SFP-4GFC-80D-Cxx CWDM: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 28dB, 80km

SO-SFP-4GFC-80D-Dxxxx DWDM: 4x/2x/1x FC/FICON, SFP, SM, DDM, 24dB, 80km

SO-SFP-8GFC-L40D-Cxx CWDM: 8x/4x/2x FC/FICON, SFP+, SM, DDM, 16dB, 40km

T-3008-LC CWDM: 8 channel 8 ch. CWDM Mux/Demux, C47-C61, IL Link=3.5dB, LC

T-3016-LC CWDM: 8 channel 8 ch. CWDM Mux/Demux, C29-C43, IL Link=2.5dB, LC

Active Embedded DWDM Networking

• Embedded Networking still growing in importance

• Even better fit for higehr data-rates as transponder cost is

• Sweet spot is still <120-160 km

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