Highly flexible wavelength routing

The PL-1000RO  Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer offers DWDM channel management based on advanced next generation wavelength-selective switch (WSS) technology.  The solution offers highly flexible wavelength routing capabilities suitable for mesh, ring, linear add/drop, core and edge DWDM network topologies. The PL-1000RO supports colorless, directionless and both 50GHz and 100GHz grids.

Service Flexibility

The user configures the PL-1000RO dynamically to add/drop selected wavelengths at any node in the network and can seamlessly change the network node capacity as needed. The device automatically equalizes and balances the power of the added and bypassed wavelengths.
The PL-1000RO simplifies network management and reduces operation costs (OPEX) by allowing fast deployment of new wavelengths remotely. The PL-1000RO fully integrates with PacketLight’s WDM product line.

The ROADM comprises the following components:

WSS - The main component of the ROADM device is the N:1 wavelength selective switch
(WSS). The WSS is an active component that performs the actual wavelength switching and
enables the user to dynamically route any wavelength to and from any port and then
seamlessly change connectivity as needed.
OCM – the optical channel monitoring (OCM) monitors the optical power of each
wavelength.
VOA – an array of variable optic attenuators (VOAs) provide configurable attenuation of the
optical power for each wavelength.

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The OCM and VOA enable monitoring and dynamic balancing of optical power for all channels across the network.

With its 1U footprint and WSS switching speed, PacketLight’s ROADM device is the ideal wavelength routing solution for core metro and edge networks.

User-friendly NMS

• Deploy new services, control and monitor the optical network
• Power monitoring for all channels
• Up to 96 C-band channels