…to push the boundaries of optical transmission speeds, the concept of “Gridless Networking” has emerged as a key requirement for tomorrow’s flexible and dynamic transport networks.  What is gridless networking?  Brian Lavallée, who heads up submarine networks industry…

…networking is its ability to enable "gridless networking." If you’re an optical junkie, you probably know that the standard DWDM "spacing" between optical wavelengths over a fiber is 50-GHz, which results in the standard ability to fit 80 wavelengths per fiber. Gridless networking, which is enabled by…

…influence Cable Landing Station network designs include the following: * 40G and 100G terrestrial-facing and submarine-facing DWDM line optics * Gridless networking independent of fixed wavelength grids for improved spectral efficiencies * Multi-terabit switch fabrics that match capacities of multi…

…Terabit (1Tbps) speeds.  These new generations will feature technology advancements such as soft decision forward error correction (soft FEC), gridless networking, and integrated DSP on both the transmit and receive side.   These third and fourth generation WaveLogic chipsets are more than just…

As the global demand for bandwidth continues to increase, undersea cable operators are seeking innovative ways of extending the life spans of existing undersea assets so new cable builds can be deferred indefinitely. Gridless networking takes undersea cables to total capacities that will far surpass their original designs and allow undersea cable operators to avoid new cable builds along similar routes solely to increase capacity.

As the global demand for bandwidth continues to increase, undersea cable operators are seeking innovative ways of extending the life spans of existing undersea assets so new cable builds can be deferred indefinitely. Gridless networking takes undersea cables to total capacities that will far surpass their original designs and allow undersea cable operators to avoid new cable builds along similar routes solely to increase capacity.