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Coriant Pluggable Optical Layer BENEFITS OF THE CORIANT

PLUGGABLE OPTICAL LAYER
Disaggregating the Optical Layer with Offers a cost-effective,
Compact Pluggables customizable, and scalable
pluggable solution for metro,
metro edge, and access networks
CUSTOMIZING WITHOUT COMPROMISING: with 30% or more CapEx
MERGING LOW COST AND MODULAR FLEXIBILITY savings compared to traditional
approaches
Network operators have been forced to compromise on either the low upfront cost
of integrated system functionality in a small form factor or the flexibility of a modular Provides up to 70% savings
DWDM system design. Coriant has responded to this challenge by revolutionizing in space and power efficiency
optical networking solutions with the innovative Coriant Pluggable Optical Layer. The with customized functionality for
specific applications
Pluggable Optical Layer is the first solution in the industry to provide comprehensive
optical layer functionality on discrete, standardized pluggable components (such Enables future-proof scalability by
as SFPs and XFPs) rather than proprietary full-size interface modules. Capabilities incrementally adding functionalities
with pluggable components
integrated onto these pluggable components include Electronic Variable Optical
Attenuators (EVOA), fixed and variable gain amplifiers (EDFA), Optical Supervisory Ensures simplified deployment
Channel (OSC), Optical Channel Monitor (OCM), Optical Time Domain Reflectometer and operations with plug-and-play
(OTDR), and Wavelength Selective Switching (WSS). The result is a solution that active and passive modules
provides up to 70% savings in price, power, and space by enabling network operators Leverages the full set of
to choose only the functionality needed for specific applications. Additionally, the functionalities required for FOADM
inherent operational simplicity of pluggable solutions enables network operators and ROADM solutions to empower
configuration flexibility
to easily expand the capabilities of their optical network by simply adding more
pluggable components.

The Pluggable Optical Layer consists of the pluggable form factors SFP, XFP, OFP1,
and OFP2. SFPs and XFPs are recognized industry standard form factors while
the OFP1 and OFP2 are newly defined pluggable form factors optimized for more
sophisticated optical functionality. OFP2s are based largely on CFP2s in size and
form, however, they are size and cost optimized for optical layer functions. OFP1s
are larger pluggable components and support the most advanced optical layer
functionalities such as wavelength selective switches.

LEVERAGING THE SAME OPTICAL COMPONENTS

ACROSS THE CORIANT PORTFOLIO
A truly standardized and disaggregated solution, the Pluggable Optical Layer
provides a wide variety of combinations with virtually any set of products. As shown
in Figure 1, the Pluggable Optical Layer components can be added to any product
with the addition of a simple host card, referred to as an Optical Carrier Card (OCC),
enabling the same set of optical components to be leveraged across the entire
Coriant portfolio. For example, applicable elements of the Pluggable Optical Layer are
integrated into the Coriant 8600 Smart Router Series such as IP-Optical transport
that combines highly flexible IP/MPLS and cost-efficient high-capacity optical transport
on one network element.
 7100 PICO

7100 NANO 8625

8605

8615
8630 8660 8665

Pluggable Optical Layer Pluggable Optical Layer

Active Components Passive Components
OPTICAL BAND
CHANNEL DWDM CWDM MUX/
WSS MONITOR EDFA EVOA FILTER FILTER DEMUX

Figure 1: Integrated Pluggable Optical Layer Solution

The Pluggable Optical Layer enables an expandable cost and function optimized solution for DCI applications, efficient and cost-effective
extensions for metro networks, and a flexible and scalable solution for smaller metro core networks.

SELECTING COMPONENTS FOR SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTION

The innovative Pluggable Optical Layer delivers cost-efficient functionalities for optical transport networks in compact pluggables for
customized configurations according to the required application. This solution provides a cost reduction of up to 70% compared with
traditional approaches.

Form Factor Active Components

Single Channel Electronic Variable Optical
SFP A-EVOA
Attenuator with integrated power monitor

Preamplifier and Booster versions

XFP Fixed Power Amp

4 Degree WSS based ROADM

OFP1 WSS
with per channel power balancing

Supports 8 SFP based EVOAs

8 x SFP

OSC
EDFA 20 dB span with and
OFP2 Preamp without add/drop of OSC
PT
EDFA 20 dB span reach East and West
2 x Preamp amplification

EDFA 30 dB span reach with full channel count

Preamp + Booster 20 dB span reach with 16 channels

Per channel balancing for 8 channels

8x A-EVOA Array

4 Ports for ingress and egress in

Optical Channel Monitor
two directions (2D)

Figure 2: Active Pluggable Modules

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 Carrier Card Function

POCC (Pluggable Optical Carrier Card) 1 slot active module

2 POCC / 6 POCC /
3 x OFP2 slots 7100 Pico 7100 Nano
1 x OFP1 slot 7100 PICO
7100 NANO

O2CC Fits into Auxiliary slot on 7100 Pico O2CC /

OFP2 XCC
O2CC: OFP2 Carrier Card
XCC: XFP Optical Carrier Card 7100 PICO
XCC
2 x XFP

Figure 3: Available Carrier Cards

Passive Components Function

OMD44: 1RU, 44 channels

1RU 8 Slot Passive Shelf

Compact, simple, flexible, modular design for passive components

8 Channel DWDM/CWDM Filter (2 slots)

4 Channel DWDM/CWDM Filter (1 slot)

DWDM/CWDM Band Mux/Demux (1 slot)

DCFM 2 slots, lower loss, improved density

Baffles, 2 slots each

4 Channels Add/Drop

2 Channels Add/Drop

Single Channel Add/Drop

Figure 4: Passive Pluggable Modules

OPTIMIZING RESOURCES WITH STREAMLINED PLANNING

Coriant provides advanced software tools to simplify the planning and system management of the Pluggable Optical Layer technology. The
Coriant 7196 Optical Planning Tool enables streamlined network design planning, ordering, and installation for optimal resource utilization.
The Coriant Transport Network Management System (TNMS) and the Coriant Transcend SDN Solution ensure full end-to-end management
of Pluggable Optical Layer network deployments.

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HIGHLIGHTING PLUGGABLE OPTICAL LAYER APPLICATIONS
The flexible and modular Pluggable Optical Layer solution enables the low cost and small form factor optimization of metro edge, metro,
and DCI applications and supports a broad range of network topologies and configurations including point-to-point, linear chain, rings, and
ROADM spurs and arcs as shown in Figure 5.

ARC
40 km unamp
1000+ km amped

CHAIN
40 km unamp
1000+ km amped
NETWORK
EXTENSIONS
SPUR
80 km 8+ chan
140 km 1-2 chan

SPUR 80 km 8+ chan ROADM Network

EXPRESS 140 km 1-2 chan

80 km 8+ chan
RING
140 km 1-2 chan

STAND-ALONE
NETWORKS
P-T
40 km unamp
1000+ km amped

Figure 5: Pluggable Optical Layer Applications

COMPLEMENTING CORIANT METRO NETWORK SOLUTION LEADERSHIP

The Pluggable Optical Layer solution features the ideal combination of flexibility and modularity to optimize metro networks for low cost
and small form factor. With customized configurations that can be flexibly adapted as network conditions and requirements change, the
Pluggable Optical Layer is a breakthrough in building optical layer networks and complements Coriants broad and comprehensive portfolio
of transport solutions.

Filter Max Insertion # of Add/Drop CWDM Power Upgrade Port Add/Drop Indoor/ Form
Name Loss Channels Monitor Port Channels (nm) Channel Outdoor Factor
(mux/demux) Centers (nm)
(dB)
CWDM 8 Channel Add/Drop Filters
COMD8U 3.6 8 Yes 1271 1451 1471 1611 Indoor LGX
COMD8U 3.6 8 Yes 1271 1451 1471 1611 Outdoor IP 66 Enclosure
COMD8-1 3.6 8 No n/a 1471 1611 Indoor Cartridge (2 slots)
CWDM 4 Channel Add/Drop Filters

COMD4U 2.9 4 Yes 1271 1451 1471 1491 Indoor LGX

1511 1571 1591 1611
COMD4U 2.9 4 Yes 1271 1451 1471 1491 Outdoor IP 66 Enclosure
1511 1571 1591 1611
COMD4-1 2.9 4 No n/a 1271 1331 indoor Cartridge (1 slot)

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 Filter Max Insertion Loss # of Add/Drop Add/Drop Channel Centers Form
Name (mux/demux) (dB) Channels (THz) Factor
DWDM 8 Channel Add/Drop Filters
OMD8-1 3.6 8 191.7 192.4 Cartridge (2 slots)
OMD8-2 3.6 8 192.6 193.3 Cartridge (2 slots)
OMD8-3 3.6 8 193.5 194.2 Cartridge (2 slots)
OMD8-4 3.6 8 194.4 195.1 Cartridge (2 slots)
OMD8-5 3.6 8 195.3 195.1 Cartridge (2 slots)
DWDM 4 Channel Add/Drop Filters
OMD4-1 2.9 4 191.7 192.0 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-2 2.9 4 192.1 192.4 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-3 2.9 4 192.6 192.9 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-4 2.9 4 193.0 193.3 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-5 2.9 4 193.5 193.8 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-6 2.9 4 193.9 194.2 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-7 2.9 4 194.4 194.7 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-8 2.9 4 194.8 195.1 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-9 2.9 4 195.3 195.6 Cartridge (1 slot)
OMD4-10 2.9 4 195.7 196.0 Cartridge (1 slot)
DWDM 2 Channel Add/Drop Filters
OMD2-1 1.9 2 191.7 191.8 Cable
OMD2-2 1.9 2 191.9 192.0 Cable
OMD2-3 1.9 2 192.1 192.2 Cable
OMD2-4 1.9 2 192.3 192.4 Cable
OMD2-5 1.9 2 192.6 192.7 Cable
OMD2-6 1.9 2 192.8 192.9 Cable
OMD2-7 1.9 2 193.0 193.1 Cable
OMD2-8 1.9 2 193.2 193.3 Cable
OMD2-9 1.9 2 193.5 193.6 Cable
OMD2-10 1.9 2 193.7 193.8 Cable
OMD2-11 1.9 2 193.9 194.0 Cable
OMD2-12 1.9 2 194.1 194.2 Cable
OMD2-13 1.9 2 194.3 194.4 Cable
OMD2-14 1.9 2 194.6 194.7 Cable
OMD2-15 1.9 2 194.8 194.9 Cable
OMD2-16 1.9 2 195.0 195.1 Cable
OMD2-17 1.9 2 195.3 195.4 Cable
OMD2-18 1.9 2 195.5 195.6 Cable
OMD2-19 1.9 2 195.7 195.8 Cable
OMD2-20 1.9 2 195.9 160.0 Cable
DWDM Band Splitter Filter
BMD5 0.4 (add) 2.0 (drop) 5 191.7 192.4 Cartridge (1 slot)
0.8 (add) 1.6 (drop) 192.6 193.3
1.2 (add) 1.2 (drop) 193.5 194.2
1.6 (add) 0.8 (drop) 194.4 195.1
2.0 (add) 0.4 (drop) 195.3 196.0
High Band/Low Band Filter
H/L Mux 1.2 2 High: 1271 1451 nm Cartridge (1 slot)
Low: 1471 1611 nm

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Available Optical Carrier Cards
Pluggable Optical Carrier Card (POCC)
Supported on the Coriant 7100 Nano
Packet Optical Transport Platform and
Coriant 7100 Pico Packet Optical
Transport Platform
Equipped in any interface module slot
Contains 4 total sub-slots, including 3
OFP2 sub-slots and 1 OFP1 sub-slot
Supported in slots 1 through 6 in a 7100
Nano and slots 1 and 2 in a 7100 Pico
Dimensions:
Height: 14.44 in (366.77 mm)
Width: 0.96 in (24.38 mm)
Depth: 9.76 in (247.90 mm)
O2CC Carrier Card (OFP2 Carrier Card)
Supported on the 7100 Pico
Equipped in auxiliary slot
1 x OFP2 pluggable
Weight: 0.20 kg
Dimensions:
Height: 0.997 in (29.324 mm)
Width: 3.051 in (77.495 mm)
Depth: 8.638 in (219.405 mm)
Typical Expected Wattage:
Without pluggable: 0.53 W
With pluggable: 8.07 W
XCC (XFP Carrier Card)
Supported on the 7100 Pico
Equipped in auxiliary slot
2 x XFP pluggable
Weight: 0.18 kg
Dimensions:
Height: 1.11 in (28.19 mm)
Width: 3.07 in (77.98 mm)
Depth: 7.7 in (195.6 mm)
Typical Expected Wattage:
11.95 W (with 71T-XEDFA XEDFA)
4.95 W (without 71T-XEDFA XEDFA)
Active Pluggable Components
XFP EDFA
Common Specifications:
Operating ambient temperature: -5C
to 50C
Operating relative humidity: 5% to
90% non-condensing
Storage temperature: -40C to +70C
(GR-63-CORE)
Physical dimensions:
Height: 0.52 in (13.21 mm)
Width: 0.88 in (22.35 mm)
Depth: 2.94 in (74.68 mm)
Regulatory compliances: GR-468-
CORE, Generic Reliability Assurance
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Requirements for Optoelectronic
Devices Used in Telecommunications
Equipment
Weight: 0.05 lb (0.023 kg)
Equipage: The XEDFAs can be
installed in the XCC module in the
7100 Pico and in the HDTG in the
7100 Nano. Two XEDFAs may be
installed in the XCC and ten in the
HDTG.
MBTF: 25 years per SR-332 (40C,
50% electrical stress, 90% confidence
interval)
RoHS: 6/6 compliant assembly
All operate with Automatic Power
Control (APC) that maintains a
constant aggregate output power
to prevent far end transceiver input
overload
Optical Performance Specifications:
Preamplifer XFP: -4 dBm output
power, signal gain range (min) 20 dB
(for eight 10G channels at -30 dBm)
Booster Amplifier XFP: +8 dBm output
power, signal gain range (min) 17.5 dB
(for two channels at -10 dBm)
Booster Amplifier XFP: +14 dBm
output power, signal gain range (min)
23.5 dB (for two channels at -10 dBm)
Booster Amplifier XFP: +5 dBm output
power, gain range (min) 14.3 dB (for
one channel at -20 dBm)
Preamplifier XFP: +2 dBm output
power, gain range (min) 20.0 dB (for
one channel at -10 dBm)
OFP2 EDFA
Common Specifications:
Operating ambient temperature: -5C
to 50C
Operating relative humidity: 5% to
90% non-condensing
Storage temperature: -40C to +70C
(GR-63-CORE)
Physical dimensions:
Height: 1.99 in (50.5 mm)
Width: 0.77 in (19.5 mm)
Depth: 6.08 in (154.4 mm)
Regulatory compliances: GR-468-
CORE, Generic Reliability Assurance
Requirements for Optoelectronic
Devices Used in Telecommunications
Equipment
Weight: 6.5 oz (0.185 kg)
Equipped in a POCC in the OFP2 slots
(three per POCC) and O2CC
MBTF: 25 years per SR-332 (40C,
50% electrical stress, 90% confidence
interval)
RoHS: 6/6 compliant assembly
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) that
maintains a constant gain output
power to prevent far end transceiver
input overload. The module maintains
constant gain for each channel in the
aggregated optical signal according
to the gain as long as the total output
power does not exceed the maximum
rated value.
Automatic power shutdown when
the aggregate input falls below the
threshold
Preamplifiers Optical Performance
Specifications:
OFP2 Preamplifier: +14 dBm min
saturated output power, settable gain
range 0 dB to 18 dB
OFP2 Dual Preamplifier: +14 dBm min
saturated output power, settable gain
range 0 dB to 18 dB
Preamplifiers with Automatic Gain
Management:
OFP2 Dual Preamp with auto gain
management: +14 dBm min saturated
output power, settable gain range 0
dB to 18 dB
OFP2 Preamplifier with OSC support:
+15 dBm min saturated output power,
settable gain range 0 dB to 18 dB
Preamplifier + Booster
OFP2 with Preamplifier and Booster:
Preamplifier: +14 dBm min saturated
output power, settable gain range
10 dB to 27 dB
Booster: +17 dBm min saturated
output power, fixed gain 8 dB
OFP2 with Preamplifier and Booster
for Spur: +17 dBm min saturated
output power, settable gain range 0
dB to 23 dB
Electronic Variable Optical Attenuator
(EVOA)
Insertion loss: 2.5dB (max)
VOA dynamic range: 20dB
SFP form factor
Equipped in the OFP1 module (up to
eight EVOAs). The OFP1 is inserted
into the POCC module (1 OFP1 slot per
POCC module).
DWDM Passive Pluggable Components
Passive WDM Shelf (PWS)
8 total slots:
8 x 1-slot modules
4 x 2-slot modules
2 x 4-slot modules
Dimensions:
1.70 in (H) x 17.4 in (W) x 9.6 in (D)
1RU, 19-inch and 23-inch rack support
Common Specifications:
Operating ambient temperature: -5C
to 50C
Operating relative humidity: 5% to
90% non-condensing
Storage temperature: -40C to +70C
(per GR-63-CORE)
Duplex LC interfaces
100GHz pass band filter shape
8-skip-1 channel plan (channels 9, 18,
27, 36 skipped)
Back to back express insertion loss =
1.2 dB (max) for OMD based filters
Equipped in cartridge form factor:
PWS or rack mounted
OMD44 Dispersion Shifted Fiber Compensation
OMD44 version covering channels 1 to Modules
44 A family of 10 part numbers of
OMD44 version covering channels 45 Dispersion Compensation Modules
to 88 (DCMs) supporting negative chromatic
Weight 5.6 lb (2540.12 g) dispersion for 10100 km in 10 km
Dimensions: increments
Height: 17.29 inches (439.1 mm) Equipage: Small form factor across
Width: 1.70 inches (43.2 mm) two slots in the PWS or can be rack
Depth: 6.56 inches (166.7 mm) mounted individually
Insertion Loss:
Line to drop port: 5.5 dB
Add port to line: 5.5 dB
CWDM Passive Pluggable Components
Common Specifications:
Operating ambient temperature:
-40C to +65C (industrial range)
Operating relative humidity: 5% to
90% non-condensing
Storage temperature: -40C to +70C
(GR-63-CORE)
Duplex LC interfaces
Equipage (in cartridge form factor,
LGX form factor, and IP66 enclosure):
PWS or rack mounted

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