Metro Networks

Rethink Your Metro Network with
Ground-breaking Innovation

From revolutionary point-to-multipoint XR optics to the modularity and scalability of the GX Series compact modular platform, Infinera’s metro portfolio gives you the tools you need to prepare your metro network for the challenges of the next decade.

Unique point-to-multipoint optics

Radically reduce the cost of your metro networks with XR optics. Eliminate unnecessary hardware and bring a new level of automation to your network.

Open and disaggregated

Bring a unique combination of open compact-modular packet optical systems and disaggregated IP to maximize efficiency, flexibility and scalability.

Network Automation and Control

Simplify network operations and optimise network resources with advanced network automation capabilities, software enabled capacity provisioning and unified end-to-end network control.

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Metro networks are rapidly evolving. Fifth-generation 800G coherent optics, typically used in long-haul networks, now support the most demanding metro capacity requirements, such as data center interconnect (DCI). High-speed metro networks are embracing the industry move to coherent pluggable optics such as 400G XR or 400G ZR/ZR+. And coherent 100G optics are being pushed closer and closer to the edge of metro and access and aggregation networks.

Driven by Infinera’s Advanced Coherent Optical Engines and Subsystems, our portfolio is changing the way network operators build metro networks at 800G, 400G, and 100G.

ICE-X Point-to-Multipoint Optics in Infinera Metro DWDM Networks

This application note outlines how XR optics technology, and specifically Infinera’s implementation of the architecture, ICE-X, can bring substantial TCO benefits and enable support over SFW infrastructure that otherwise could be considerably challenging for network operators in the modern coherent DWDM era.

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