Navigating the Future of Optical Networking with Nokia’s Photonic Service Solutions
With cloud services becoming the standard for many applications and services spanning various industries, demand for robust optical networks and increased bandwidth to seamlessly interconnect data centers has reached unprecedented levels.
Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Solutions, consisting of their 1830 Photonic Service Interconnect – Modular and 1830 Photonic Service Switch – offer a comprehensive suite of modular and scalable platforms. These solutions provide the flexibility and performance needed for evolving optical networking and DCI applications, driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation in this ever-evolving landscape.
1830 Photonic Service Interconnect – Modular (PSI-M)
The Nokia 1830 Photonic Services Interconnect – Modular (PSI-M) is a compact and modular optical networking platform designed for optimal performance in data center interconnect applications spanning metro, regional, and long-haul distances.
The surge in cloud-based services has generated an overwhelming demand for robust optical networks and increased bandwidth, particularly to interconnect data centers and link local data caching sites with their corresponding metro points of presence.
Harnessing the power of modular architecture, the 1830 PSI-M enables carriers to seamlessly configure interfaces and capacities tailored to the specific requirements of each application. The PSI-M platform boasts a modular architecture that empowers carriers to customize interfaces and capacities to meet the unique demands of each application.
This modular approach provides the following key benefits:
Scalability and Performance
Delivering maximum scalability and performance in a compact, high-density platform, the PSI-M’s blade-optimized form factor ensures performance and efficient use of space.
Flexible Configuration Options
Equipped with four modular I/O slots, carriers can craft versatile I/O configurations. The mix-and-match modular interfaces, including single and dual-width modules, provide unprecedented flexibility.
Optimization for Various Services
Coherent optical line ports, powered by Nokia PSE coherent DSPs and advanced optics, ensure cutting-edge performance. Provisioned, multi-modulation line ports enable optimization of capacity and distance for diverse applications.
Efficiency Maximization
The platform facilitates plug-and-play operations with auto-discovery/auto-provisioning, significantly reducing operational costs. Open and programmable with industry-standard interfaces, the PSI-M simplifies operations. Moreover, advanced streaming telemetry provides real-time network health and analytics.
Use Cases for 1830 PSI-M
Metro Data Center Expansion
Tailored for expanding data centers within metro areas, the PSI-M addresses the growing demand for localized data storage efficiently.
Local Data Caching to Metro Point of Presence
The platform facilitates efficient connections from local data caching sites to metro points of presence, optimizing data flow and accessibility.
Data Center Interconnections
Ideal for connecting data centers over long-haul or ultra-long-haul distances, the PSI-M ensures seamless and efficient communication.
1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS)
The 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) represents a comprehensive family of DWDM multiservice, multilayer P-OTN transport platforms, offering streamlined and efficient transport capabilities across various scales – from compact access to the converged Optical Transport Network (OTN)/DWDM core.
Deploying the 1830 PSS allows organizations to seamlessly scale their optical networks to adapt to unpredictable traffic demands. These platforms capitalize on cutting-edge coherent transport facilitated by the Nokia Photonic Service Engine (PSE), agile line systems, and an ultra-scalable P-OTN switching infrastructure, ensuring a versatile and responsive optical network capable of meeting the evolving challenges of modern data transport.
Integrated into the DWDM multiservice, multilayer P-OTN transport platforms, the 1830 PSS family delivers efficient transport at any scale.
The 1830 PSS provides the following key benefits:
Network Scalability and Performance Optimization
Ensuring efficient optical transport for diverse applications, fiber types, and reach, the 1830 PSS family allows unconstrained service grooming at the wavelength, port, and sub-port levels, providing unmatched flexibility.
Maximizing Network Capacity
Advanced PSE super coherent wavelength modulation maximizes fiber utilization, preventing premature fiber exhaustion. Integrated CDC-F wavelength routing with C+L-band WDM and OTN switching optimizes the scaling of network capacity.
Revenue Maximization and Agility
Ultra-scalable OTN switching enables reliable high-bandwidth connectivity services. Tiered protection and restoration resiliency levels cater to value-based SLAs, ensuring network reliability.
Secure, Low-Latency Connectivity
The 1830 PSS family provides bandwidth-efficient encryption for business-critical applications, ensuring secure and efficient data transmission.
Use Cases for 1830 PSS
Carrier-Neutral CSP
Challenges such as supporting DC interconnect, cloud connect, and IX peering and deploying a green field network connecting multiple DC locations and access locations find solutions in the 1830 PSS-16. The complete solution includes PSE-Vs transponders, CDC-F wavelength routing, Layer 0 GMPLS, and advanced protection options.
Tier 1 CSP
Addressing challenges like seamlessly expanding a critical national backbone network and maximizing network capacity utilization, the 1830 PSS-16 and PSS-32 come into play. This solution involves WDM/OTN, PSE-V transponders, Layer 0 and GMPLS, and CDC-F wavelength routing with C+L-band WDM.
Tier 1 Cable MSO
To meet challenges like deploying or expanding regional optical networks and maximizing capacity, the 1830 PSS-8, PSS-16, PSS-32 can be deployed alongside PSE-V transponders, CDC-F wavelength routing with C+L-band WDM, OTDR, business services support, WaveSuite Network Insight, and Service Enablement solutions.
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