SmartOptics Brocade - Long-Distance SFP+ and Embedded WDM Networking

Questions about long distance networking and WDM? We can help. WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) enables multiple data channels to be transported through a single fibre pair. Users save a significant amount of money on fibre rental and construction costs, while still being able to transport all their Storage Area and Wide Area Network (SAN and WAN) traffic. With SmartOptics, a direct approach using coloured optical transceivers (SFP and SFP+), embedded directly into the switch, and passive filters has become the preferred technology for users who want to implement long-distance or multi-channel networks. SmartOptics’ embedded WDM platform can deliver 16 channels of CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) or 80 channels of DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) through a single fibre pair. Both CWDM and DWDM handle any protocol combination including 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 1/2/4/8 Gigabits per second (Gbps) Fibre Channel (FC) and new channels can be seamlessly added when required. SmartOptics Transceivers enable distances of over 200Km.

Brocade WDM Networking

SmartOptics Brocade-approved SFP transceivers are plugged directly into the Brocade switches and transport Fibre Channel and/or FICON traffic over a passive WDM architecture. The simple and powerful solution is the missing element required for many long distance disaster recovery sites. SmartOptics is the first and only vendor to offer a passive CWDM platform capable of delivering:. 16 x 8 Gbps FCchannels for 40km 8 x 8 Gbps FCchannels for 70km