1. Cost effective and flexible coherent solutions
for existing and new optical networks
Norbert Gulczynski
August 19th, 2015

2. 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 (> 1000% growth over past 5 years)
Successful IPO on NYSE-Euronext in May 2013

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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 …

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. PM 10001: 100G Cost Optimized Transponder
PM 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)

19. 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 +/ ps/nm
PMD tolerance 30 ps
Cost Optimized version of PM 100G for Metro Regional application

20. 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: +/ ps/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.

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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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