Viavi launches 800g flex XPM module to accelerate the high-speed adoption of communication, cloud and ultra large scale service providers

Shanghai, China, May 17, 2021 – viavi solutions (NASDAQ: viav) recently announced the launch of the industry's first fully formed test product 800g flex XPM module for pluggable 800g transceivers. The module makes full use of 100g electric channel, integrates test application program, and further expands the solution of optical network tester (ont). 800g is the actual peak rate of the current optical network, and with the continuous surge of network traffic, it is rapidly becoming a part of the upgrade plan of operators.

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Affected by the epidemic, the global network traffic pattern, complexity and scale are changing. Enterprises are accelerating the plan of technological modernization, while service providers are committed to upgrading networks and data centers through higher transmission rates, cloud native architecture and machine learning. In the preparatory process, industry organizations have successively released relevant specifications for 800g, and chips suitable for 800g have also been released, and the optical network ecosystem is making full preparations for 800g modules.

800g flex XPM module provides a series of key test and measurement functions, which can meet the needs of manufacturers when designing and verifying 800g optical module based on 100g electrical signal. The module is designed for IC development and verification test, 800g optical module test and supplier selection, system verification test and manufacturing test. Its main functions include: supporting 2x400ge, 8x100ge, 4x200ge and 1x800g non framing, dynamic skew, FEC verification, and automatic integration with viavi ont platform.

Tom Fawcett, vice president and general manager of laboratories and production division of viavi, said: "through cooperation with major equipment manufacturers and service providers around the world, we clearly realize that the implementation speed of 800g has exceeded the level of a year ago. Viavi's leading position in optical network testing ensures that our customers can verify key aspects such as consistency, performance and interoperability through our solutions, thus helping them speed up product launch. "