Metro Applications
Tera-Pass offers unique product families of OTN ASIC, OSU Solution, and fgOTN Solution processors optimized for modern OTN/OSU/fgOTN based metro networks.
Apodis ASIC OTN processors can support up to 16 client-side Ethernet, SDH, OTN (including ODUflex signals) and CBR (Constant Bit Rate) services at multiple bitrates ranging from 100Mbps up to 10Gbps. On their Line Side, Apodis processors can support up to 4 OTU1/OTU2 signals. With an extremely low power and small footprint, Apodis Muxponders and Transponders offer breakthrough, cost-effective solutions for metro and access (network edge) optical systems. Apodis processors were designed around a unique, patented OTN architecture. Thanks to their breakthrough design, Apodis processors offer unparalleled cost-performance characteristics. Apodis processors can be combined with either Scorpion OSUflex or Aries fgOTN processors to create an efficient fine-grain and multi-gigabit services aggregation solution.
Scorpion IP Solution OSU processors support the IEEE 2893-2023 OSUflex standard, can support up to 8 client-side Ethernet (FE/GE) / SDH (STM1/4) / PDH (E1/T1) services. Scorpion processors provide line-side OTU1 interfaces, supporting the mapping of client-services to either OSU (Optical Service Unit) or ODU containers. Scorpion OSUflex processors can be combined with Apodis OTN processors to create a powerful and efficient fine-grain and multi-gigabit client-services aggregation solution.
Aries IP Solution fgOTN processors support the ITU-T G.709.20 fgOTN (fine-grain OTN) recommendation. Aries processors support up to 8x Ethernet (FE/GE)/SDH (STM1/STM4) and 8x E1/T1 client-services and present them to OTU-0/OTU-1/OTU-2/ODUflex (TS, n) lines
(TS – fine-grain 10M time slot). Client-Services are processed for alarms and performance monitoring and are mapped to fgODUflex (fine-grain ODU flexible) containers, that are subsequently mapped to ODU-0 (fgTS) /1 (fgTS) /2 (fgTS) /flex (fgTS, n) containers
(fgTS – fine-grain Time Slot). Aries provides additional value-added capabilities, including Ethernet L2 rate-limiting. Aries processors can be cascaded to improve the utilization of line-side OTN signals and can also be combined along with Apodis OTN processors to create a powerful, efficient, fine-grain and multi-gigabit services aggregation solution.
View Tera-Pass' PDF Advanced OTN Processors for Metro/Access Applications