CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading provider of network testing, visibility, and security solutions will showcase the world’s first public demonstration of Flex Ethernet (FlexE), which delivers adaptable and scalable bandwidth provisioning for hyperscale datacenters and optical transport systems, at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) 2016 to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center from March 22 to 24, 2016.
What is OFC?
OFC is the largest global conference and
exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. At
OFC, Ixia will showcase the company’s FlexE 2x 100GbE technology in the
Altera (now a part of Intel) booth (#2667), to address the industry’s
need for flexible and scalable bandwidth provisioning.
What is Flex Ethernet?
FlexE defines methods for Ethernet
equipment to bond lower rates in order to create a higher rate for
greater network performance, or segment a higher speed into lower speeds
for improved bandwidth provisioning. The industry currently employs link
aggregation to increase throughput, combining physical ports to make a
single high-bandwidth data path with multiple network connections which
has inherent inefficiencies. FlexE eliminates these inefficiencies
enabling network planners to tailor Ethernet transmission rates to
maximize existing bandwidth and reach.
What is Ixia demonstrating at OFC?
Ixia’s FlexE technology
addresses the specific needs of today’s hyperscale datacenters by
matching router Ethernet rates with long haul optical transmission
rates. It has been designed to the Optical Internetworking Forum’s (OIF)
FlexE Implementation Agreement - Draft 1.1 to create a new 200Gb media
access control (MAC) over two bonded 100GbE PHYs. Ixia will also
demonstrate sub-rating to run 150Gb and 100Gb over two bonded 100GbE
PHYs. The 200Gb and 150Gb rates do not correspond to any existing
Ethernet PHY rates today.
About Ixia
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) provides testing, visibility,
and security solutions, strengthening applications across physical and
virtual networks for enterprises, service providers, and network
equipment manufacturers. Ixia offers companies trusted environments in
which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on Ixia
to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure
protection of their networks to make their applications stronger. Learn
more at www.ixiacom.com.
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