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NEC participates in Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2024 and demonstrates a new optical transceiver at the Optical Internetworking Forum
Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2024 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that it will showcase its new optical transceiver, the "400G QSFP-DD Transceiver" (*1), at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2024 (OFC 2024, *2) from March 26 – 28 at the San Diego Convention Center, booth #3709. NEC will also participate in the demonstration of multi-vendor interoperability at the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) booth (#1323) as one of the vendors of 400ZR(*3)/OpenZR+(*4) optics.
The optics are based on the QSFP-DD form factor standard (*5) and feature a small pluggable design, enabling easy and convenient plug-in and plug-out from equipment. This flexibility allows for the addition of optical transceivers as demand increases following installation, thereby contributing to an open network infrastructure. Since NEC’s optical transceiver complies with industry standards for 400ZR/OpenZR+, it ensures interoperability with multiple QSFP-DD vendors and router/switch/host devices.
Furthermore, power consumption per bit in the 400G application mode has been reduced by 80% when compared to conventional technology, contributing to significant energy savings. It is also possible to customize the operating mode and memory map according to customers’ application needs.
OIF Interoperability Demo at OFC 2024 Features Nearly 50 Member Companies Addressing Unprecedented Demand for Next-Generation Network Solutions
OIF’s interoperability demonstration at OFC 2024 (booth #1323) will feature 47 member companies showcasing breakthrough solutions in speed, power and density in four key areas: 800ZR (*6), 400ZR and OpenZR+ optics, Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI, *7), Common Electrical I/O (CEI, *8) channels and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS, *9) implementations. For more information, visit: 
https://www.oiforum.com/meetings-events/oif-ofc-2024/.
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- *2)OFC website (https://www.ofcconference.org/en-us/home/)
- *3)400ZR supports a 400Gpbs link up to 120 km based on single-carrier coherent DP-16QAM modulation and a Concatenated FEC (C-FEC). For more information, please view the OIF-400ZR-02.0 – Implementation Agreement 400ZR (
https://www.oiforum.com/wp-content/uploads/OIF-400ZR-02.0.pdf) - *4)OpenZR+ supports from 100Gpbs to 400Gbps metro, regional, and long-haul reaches with the higher coding gain for the OFEC code. For more information, please view OpenZR+ Specifications, v. 3.0 (http://www.openzrplus.org/documents/)
- *5)QSFP-DD (Quad Small Form-Factor Double Density) is a module and cage/connector system. (http://www.qsfp-dd.com/specification/)
- *6)800ZR supports single-lambda 800Gbps coherent line interfaces up to 80-120km. (https://www.oiforum.com/technical-work/hot-topics/800g-coherent/)
- *7)EEI (Energy Efficient Interfaces) focus on studying new energy-efficient electrical and optical interfaces. (https://www.oiforum.com/oif-launches-forward-looking-project-to-explore-the-next-generation-of-energy-efficient-electrical-and-optical-interfaces/)
- *8)CEI (Common Electrical I/O) specifies the transmitter, receiver and interconnect channel for application in high speed backplanes, chip to chip interconnect and optical modules. (https://www.oiforum.com/technical-work/implementation-agreements-ias/#Electrical)
- *9)CMIS (Common Management Interface Specification) defines a generic management communication interface together with a generic management interaction protocol between hosts and managed modules. (https://www.oiforum.com/technical-work/implementation-agreements-ias/#Management)
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