Infinera has expanded its Cloud Xpress family of metro cloud platforms with 100 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) client services in the same compact form factor along with enhanced functionality.
The Cloud Xpress family is designed to address the needs of cloud service providers, internet content providers, internet exchange service providers, large enterprises and other large-scale data center operators.
With the addition of the new platform, the Cloud Xpress family now supports 10 GbE, 40 GbE and 100 GbE client-side interfaces to match customer specific requirements.
Along with the introduction of the new Cloud Xpress with 100 GbE, Infinera announced enhancements to the Cloud Xpress family including MACsec encryption, support for SDN, as well as LLDP discovery protocols enabling data center automation.
“100 GbE is finally becoming available on data center switches and achieving cost effective pricing on routers – creating an emerging demand for 100 GbE client-side interfaces on optical equipment designed for metro datacenter interconnect,” said Andrew Schmitt, research director, Carrier Transport Networking at IHS.
“Infinera is shipping 10 GbE and 40 GbE; adding 100 GbE is a well-timed extension to the Cloud Xpress family, and helps it retain a leadership position in this emerging product category.”