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Transmission network operator bandwidth reliability verification · 800GE expansion support
Nokia, First Vendor to Ship High-Density 800GE Systems

Keysight Technologies (hereinafter Keysight) and Nokia have met all performance and verification requirements for the 800GE IP routing interface.

The two companies announced on the 1st that they successfully demonstrated the world's first public 800GE test, which supports verifying the next-generation optics readiness of service providers and transmission network operators.

With the transition to 800GE plug-in optics for front panel ports, the need for a new verification cycle for interconnection and link reliability to support carrier-grade environments is emerging.

These high-speed interfaces must be accurately tested with new 800GE-supported silicon devices, optical transceivers, and high-bandwidth Ethernet speeds.

Readiness testing was conducted using Keysight's AresONE 800GE Layer 1-3 800GE line speed test platform and Nokia 7750 service routing platform.

AresONE was used for testing and verifying Nokia FP5 network processor silicon with 800GE pluggable optics.

The Nokia platforms used for verification are the FP5-based 7750 SR-1x-48D supporting 48-port 800GE and supporting 36-port 800GEIt was the 7750 SR-1se I wanted.

Nokia FP5 silicon provides 112G SerDes that can support 800GE in hardware.

FP5 provides advanced protection features to prevent network security threats from spreading in stages, maintains integrity to reduce power consumption, and can expand IP subscriber services while efficiently scaling network capacity.

Nokia is the first vendor to ship high-density 800GE systems this year, ranging from 36 x 800GE on a small fixed platform to 432-port 800GE on the flagship 7750 SR-14s.

"The transition to 800GE has presented supply chain service providers and vendors with new challenges to verify chips, optical transceivers, and networking equipment port electronics," said Ram Periakaruppan, Vice President and General Manager of Keysight's Network Test and Security Solutions Group. "The combination of Keysight's AresONE 800GE test system and Nokia's 7750 service router resolves the interoperability challenges of 112Gbps electric lane signaling and enables the service provider community to accelerate the verification of carrier-grade 800GE devices and network infrastructure in multi-service environments."

"We are very pleased to introduce FP5 silicon in collaboration with Keysight at a significant, world-first demonstration," said Ken Kutzle, Vice President of Nokia IP Routing Hardware. "The combination of Keysight's AresONE 800GE and the Nokia FP5 and 7750 SR platforms meets all the performance and verification requirements of the 800GE IP routing interface."