Cost effective and flexible coherent solutions for existing and new optical networks Norbert Gulczynski ngulczynski@ekinops.net August 19th, 2015

Company identity card Optical transport equipment vendor to telecommunications Operators Founded in 2003 by 2 ex-Alcatel R&D leaders, experts in signal processing and optical transport A top-notch R&D team developed a distinctive technology branded “Transport on a Chip” with a firmware-based architecture Member of the French Competitiveness Cluster “Media & Networks” Laureate of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2009 and 2011 (> 1000% growth over past 5 years) Successful IPO on NYSE-Euronext in May 2013

DWDM platform – market segmentation HEALTH FINANCIAL CONTENT DELIVERY 3,000Km CWDM / DWDM ROADM Metro Enterprise Data Center Long-haul INTER-CONNECT & COLO Backhaul RESIDENTIAL MOBILE

Market segmentation / long-haul Long distance capability without or very limited intermediate amplification site Reliability & performance Scalability & initial investment protected Power consumption Market needs & Ekinops differentiators 3,000Km Long-haul Ekinops main customers

Market segmentation – Metro / enterprise / data center HEALTH FINANCIAL CONTENT DELIVERY Modularity & scalability Multi-Protocol capability & evolution Efficient provisioning Efficient ADM capability Low power consumption & very low spacing Latency & efficient disaster recovery ( DC application) Market needs & Ekinops differentiators CWDM / DWDM ROADM Metro Enterprise Data Center INTER-CONNECT & COLO Ekinops main customers

Market segmentation – mobile backhaul … fronthaul Reliability & performance Scalability & initial investment protected Power consumption No or very limited HVAC for potential Rural Site Market needs & Ekinops differentiators Ekinops main customers Backhaul RESIDENTIAL MOBILE

Flex Coherent Flex Coherent (100G) DP BPSK, DP QPSK, DP 8QAM, DP 16QAM Trade-off between Spectral efficiency versus OSNR Modulation Distance (km) Total Capacity Application DP BPSK 6000 4 Tb/s Very Long Haul & Submarine DP QPSK 3000 8 Tb/s Long Haul DP 8QAM 1500 12 Tb/s High capacity route DP 16QAM 750 16 Tb/s

Wave Bounding / Super-Channel Wavebounding: the information is distributed over several subcarriers spaced as closely to form a superchannel (example 10 x 100Gb/s @50GHz :500GHz) Spectrum efficiency optimization Ekinops ROADMs are already compatible with flexgrid 5 x 200G = 1Tb/s @ 250GHz 5 x 200G = 1Tb/s @ 150GHz

Coherent 100G technology These evolutions are not possible without mastering technology 100G PM-QPSK Line Module

Ekinops : one common platform for 10G to 100G For Larger Channel Counts or Greenfield Deployments Options That Scale to Your Needs 7RU HC Space Required: 7 RU 20 Service Slots 600G Capacity 100G Transponder & 100G Multiprotocol Muxponder Modules 6 x 100G, 60 x 10G, or Mix of any Supported Protocols RM10010/10001 2RU 1RU For Mid-Size Applications or Greenfield Deployments Space Required: 2 RU 6 Service Slots 200G Capacity 100G Transponder & 100G Multiprotocol Muxponder Modules 2 x 100G, 20 x 10G, or Mix of any Supported Protocols For Small Channel Count or Space Constrained Locations Space Required: 1 RU Combo Transponder + Muxponder Aggregation options: 10x10G, 1x40G + 6x10G or, 2x40G + 2x10G 12 Client Ports for: 10G, 40G, 100G, OC-192, 8/10G FC, OTU2, OTU2e Interoperable with legacy systems A Single Vendor Solution That Can Support: Access - Metro – Regional – Longhaul Multi-market | Multi-service 100G & 200G Today : an efficient COHERENT platform

A fully transparent and interoperable solution “Alien Wave” : a cost-effective way to add capacity or new services on top of existing network 100G TRP or MXP > 2000 Km 100G TRP or MXP 100G Wavelength (Alien) Existing WDM Network 100G Wavelength (Alien) Existing WDM Network Existing WDM Network A fully transparent and interoperable solution

Extend the life of your legacy systems 100G Muxponder Config 1…12 Client Ports WDM Network 10G Benefits Extend the life of your legacy system Inexpensive way to reclaim capacity A repeatable, manageable solution Nine (9) Free Ports Now Available for Additional Equipment 10G 10G 10G

Alien wavelength: configuration examples Existing Transport Distance TRP Protocol & Adjacent Channels Vendor Platform Or MXP Client Type Ciena CoreStream 1560 km Frankfurt (Germany) to Warsovie (Poland) MXP 10 GbE, SFP+ 1310nm 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s Alcatel- Lucent Alcatel 1626LM & 1830PSS 1700 km Frankfurt (Germany) to Lviv (Ukraine) via Bratislava (Slovakia) 100 GbE, CFP LR10 10G /40G on the line, (adjacent 40 Gb/s channel with 100GHz guard band) Huawei OSN 8800 T32 5,900 km 121 Amps Halifax, NS to Southport, UK Also tested successfully on following platforms: Cisco ONS 15454, HUAWEI BWS1600,OSN6800 & Optix OSN 8800 Ciena CoreStream, 6500 & 4200 Lucent OLS800G Alcatel 1626, 1696 & 1830PPS NSN Surpass hiT 7300 Infinera DTN Cyan Z33 …

Alien Wave / expanding capacity – Ekinops 100G examples Upgrade also possible on submarine links Field trial on a Subsea cable from Canada to united Kingdom, 5,570 km with 121 amplifiers 7X40 G channels already installed and running 100G channel up and running error free 2 hours after arrival on site 1 technician per site is enough to install and turn up Ekinops 100G transponders 100G long Haul transponders designed for terrestrial applications are compliant with large majority of submarine cables Repeatered systems and Unrepeatered festoons

Alien Wave / expanding capacity – Ekinops 100G examples Regen site removal in Bratislava for the 100G point to point link over 1400 km over ALU (1626 & 1830PSS) Simple patch cord connection between Mux and Dmux in Bratislava when power budget is in line with engineering rules Frankfurt Bratislava Lviv 100G Express

Alien Wave / expanding capacity – Ekinops 100G examples 860 km over Cisco and NSN Platform Buffalo Toronto C200 Chassis Booster/Pre - Amp 1536.6nm Newark 189 km 670 km

EKINOPS 100G/200G Product Line Module RM-10010MP PM-10010MP PM-10010MR PM-10010MA PM_20020MA Application Very Long Haul Long Haul Metro Regional Metro access Metro Access Distance / OSNR 6000km/12,5dB** 2000km/14dB** 1000km/17dB 120 km/20dB 120km/20dB Number 10G ports per module 10 20 Number 10G ports in C200HC (2RU) 40 Number 10G ports in C600HC (7RU) 60 120

PM 10001: 100G Cost Optimized Transponder PM 10001 and PM 10010MP - LH PM 10001: 100G Cost Optimized Transponder 100G Transponder, based on Ekinops proprietary line interface 3 slot module, compatible wit C600HC and C200 chassis CFP form factor for client interface Optimized performances with combination of SD and HD FEC PM 10010MP: 100G Cost Optimized Multi-Protocol Muxponder 100G Muxponder, based on Ekinops proprietary line interface SFP+ form factor for client interface Full Multiprotocol support without port limitation (target feature in future release)

100G Metro/Regional application: PM_10010-MR and PM_10001-MR Transponder 100G TRP & 100G MXP 3-slot Module, Compatible with C600HC and C200HC Chassis Coherent technology Client Interface Form factor: CFP for TRP, SFP+ for MXP combination of SD and HD FEC 115W Power Draw Muxponder PM_10010-MR 10GbE aggregation OSNR: 17 dB min CD tolerance +/- 50000ps/nm PMD tolerance 30 ps Cost Optimized version of PM 100G for Metro Regional application

100G Metro-Access applications: PM_10010-MA 10 X 10 GbE MXP 3-slot Module, Compatible with C600HC and C200HC Chassis Coherent technology Client Interface Form factor: SFP+ for MXP 115W Power Draw Distance: 120 km OSNR: 20 dB min CD tolerance: +/- 50000ps/nm PMD tolerance: 30 ps PM_10010-MA 100G Metro Access Muxponder , 10 clients Ports ( 10GigE), 1 Line Port- with DCC, SFP+ Clients and Tunable 100G Line Interface (SFP+s Not Included, Tunable Line Interface Included). Compatible with C600HC and C200HC chassis.

PM_20020-MA New 200G Product, based on Ekinops Metro Access single line interface Optimized for DCI high capacity transport networks (120 km) Ultra low power consumption: 130W for 200G line capacity client ports: pluggable SFP+ form factor for 10G, 40G or 100G Single HW platform to support 10G, 40G and 100G client ports PM20020-MA: (available in 2015 September) 20*10G to 200G line 5 x 40 GbE to 200G line 2x100GbE to 200G line Mix of 10GbE, 40 GbE and 100GbE on the same board size: 3 slots Tunable line interface, 50GHz grid compatible DP-16QAM phase modulation and coherent reception: Up to 96 X 200Gbps capacity per fiber pair on the 50 GHz grid

PM_20002-MA 200G Metro Access Solution with 2 Qsfp28 client ports Optimized for DCI high capacity transport networks Ultra low power consumption compared to competitor 100G solutions (Only 130W) Less than 65W per 100G Tunable line interface, 50GHz grid compatible 2 x 100G solution using QSFP28 client ports DP-16QAM phase modulation and coherent reception Ultra low latency QSFP28 client optics for maximum capacity and optimized operations (optimized fiber management) 3 slot module, compatible with C200HC and C600HC

Business Applications – Data Center Interconnect (10G / 100G / 200G) Benefits Operationally Efficient Exceptional density Minimum power consumption Flexible Multi-protocol FC1, FC2, FC4, FC8 GigE, 10G, 40G, 100G Time-to-Market Access to T-Chip programmability Exceptional Reach DynaFEC to eliminate the need of unnecessary regen sites 6 x100G 60 x10G HC HC 2 x100G 20 x10G

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