PMC’s DIGI-G4 400G OTN Processor Receives Lightwave Innovation Award
March 23 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC®) (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor and
software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect,
move and store big data, today announced it received the Lightwave
Innovation Award for its DIGI-G4 OTN processor, which enables the
transition to 400G line cards on packet optical equipment used in
metro networks. DIGI-G4 earned an impressive score of 4.5 out of 5,
one of the highest scores awarded by the judges. The 2015 Lightwave
Innovation Awards judges comprised a panel of industry experts,
including service providers, technology developers, industry
analysts and journalists.
“Being SDN-ready is paramount for today’s fiber networks, and
the move to 400G is not just on the horizon, it’s becoming
reality,” said Tim Hermes, group publisher, Lightwave. “The DIGI-G4
OTN processor proved itself to the judges as a terrific option for
OTN switching in metro networks. A 4.5 score is rare, and truly
marks what the judges feel can be considered a ‘best of
breed’-class product.”
PMC’s DIGI-G4 is the industry’s densest single-chip 4x100G OTN
processor with 50 percent less power per port than the previous
generation. It delivers the capacity, security and flexibility
required for 400G line cards in packet optical transport platforms
(P-OTP), ROADM/WDM and optimized data center interconnect platforms
(see infographic and video).
“We would like to thank the Lightwave team for acknowledging the
unique value that our DIGI-G4 OTN processor brings to the
industry,” said Babak Samimi, vice president of marketing and
applications for PMC’s Communications Business Unit. “DIGI-G4
addresses the needs of an SDN-ready, encrypted transport
infrastructure, and it enables equipment providers to scale their
product portfolios to the highest capacities at half the power per
port. We’re proud to be recognized for helping the industry
transition to 400G OTN switched metro networks.”
DIGI-G4’s industry-leading innovations include:
- Industry’s first single-chip 4x100G
solution for OTN switched line cards
- Industry’s first sub-wavelength OTN
encryption solution to secure the cloud
- Industry’s highest port density 10G,
40G and 100G multi-service support
- Industry’s first 25G granularity
flexible framer to DSP interface providing scalable line-rates to
match the programmable modulation capabilities found in
next-generation Coherent DSPs
- Integrated 100G Gearbox for direct
connect to CFP2, CFP4 and QSFP28 transceivers
- Industry’s only carrier-qualified OTN
Switching Software Development Kit (SDK) with adapter layer
software to accelerate time to market
The PM5990 DIGI-G4 is sampling now. For more information,
including white papers, video and infographics, visit
http://www.pmcs.com/OTN.
About the 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards
The 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards review and recognize the
industry’s most unique products and solutions that help optical
communications professionals worldwide drive improvements and
innovation in optical technology. Executives from Huawei, Verizon,
Coriant, ADVA Optical Networking, Oclaro, and JDSU were among the
third-party judges for the 2015 Innovation Awards. Criteria used in
the Innovation Awards rankings include, first and foremost, unique
technology or application thereof, innovation, ease of use,
efficiency, reliability and contribution to profitability.
About PMC
PMC (Nasdaq:PMCS) is the semiconductor and software solutions
innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big
data. Building on a track record of technology leadership, the
company is driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile
networks. PMC’s highly integrated solutions increase
performance and enable next-generation services to accelerate the
network transformation. For more information, visit www.pmcs.com.
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