Contact Information: Media Contacts Finisar Corporation Victoria McDonald victoria.mcdonald@finisar.com (408) 542-4261 Ixia Kelly Maloit kmaloit@ixiacom.com (818) 444-2957
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - January 5, 2010) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ) and Ixia
(NASDAQ : XXIA ), leaders in high-speed optical communications and
performance testing solutions, respectively, today announced they have
successfully demonstrated interoperability between Ixia's K2 100 Gb/s and
40 Gb/s IP test interfaces with Finisar's 100G Ethernet (100GE) CFP optical
transceiver modules.
The test setup included a Finisar 100GE LR4 CFP optical transceiver module
operating in the Ixia K2
100 Gb/s Ethernet/IP test module. Error-free operation was demonstrated by
transmitting IP packets to a second Finisar 100GE LR4 CFP optical module
over 25 kilometers of single-mode fiber, vastly exceeding the 10-kilometer
distance being standardized for this application by the IEEE.
"Initial performance testing of the Finisar 100GE LR4 CFP transceiver in
their facility was very promising," stated Glenn Wellbrock, Director of
Optical Transport, Network Architecture and Design for Verizon, who
witnessed the event. "I look forward to testing the module in our
laboratories together with system vendors soon."
Finisar's 100GE LR4 CFP optical transceivers are compliant with the CFP
Multi-source Agreement (MSA) and support the 100GBASE-LR4 (4x25G) optical
interface standardized in the IEEE P802.3ba Draft document. They are part
of a family of Finisar CFP transceiver modules that also includes 40G
Ethernet and multimode fiber versions. Finisar's entire portfolio of
transceiver modules utilize internally developed integrated circuits and
internally packaged optics.
"Demonstrating interoperability of 100GE CFP modules with leading 100GE
test systems is a very positive milestone for the entire industry," said
Christian Urricariet, director of product marketing for high-speed optics
at Finisar. "We are convinced that the LR4 versions of the pluggable CFP
transceivers will enable successful 100G Ethernet deployments by our key
customers."
Ixia's K2 higher speed Ethernet (HSE) load module is the industry's first
and only 100GE IP test solution which is capable of transmitting, receiving
and analyzing full line-rate 100 Gb/s Ethernet traffic. It is the latest
load module in Ixia's test platform, which includes test chassis and load
modules designed for different interface types and speeds. All load
modules, including both the 40GE and 100GE models, test the full range of
IP networking devices -- from layer 2 through 7.
"Ixia's use of the Finisar CFP demonstrates the feasibility of pluggable
optics for both 40/100 GE," said Errol Ginsberg, chief innovation officer
of Ixia. "We believe this extremely successful demonstration conducted by
Ixia and Finisar for carriers, such as Verizon, shows that 100 GE
technology is quickly moving forward and will soon approach the deployment
phase."
For more information about the Finisar 100GE CFP optical modules or the
Ixia IP test platforms, please contact the following company
representatives: Christian Urricariet (christian.urricariet@finisar.com)
and Thananya Baldwin (tbaldwin@ixiacom.com).
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ) is a global technology leader of fiber
optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed voice, video and
data communications for networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV
applications. For more than 20 years, Finisar has provided critical optics
technologies to system manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for
network bandwidth and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, USA with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales offices worldwide.
For additional information, visit www.finisar.com.
About Ixia
Ixia is a leading provider of converged IP performance test systems and
service verification platforms for wireless and wired infrastructures and
services. Ixia's test systems are used by network and telephony equipment
manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service providers, governments
and enterprises to validate the performance and reliability of complex
networks, devices and applications. Ixia's multiplay test systems address
the growing need to test voice, video and data services and network
capability under real-world conditions.
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