The new high speed Ethernet standards, 40GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-SR10, will require a change in the fiber cable plant. Here we examine the media and connectivity solutions needed to ease the migration for 10 Gigabit Ethernet to 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet.
2. Agenda
• Top of Mind Issues
• Data Rate Evolution
• Standards
• Duplex to Parallel - The Impact on Cabling Infrastructure
• Migrating from 10 Gigabit to 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet
• What’s New & Looking Ahead
• Questions
3. Top of Mind Issues
Scalability
The solution that works for small installs can grow
into and work for large systems
Modularity
Everything works together
All product line features and accessories are
interoperable
Density
Need more connectivity in the same space
Higher port count / higher port density
Performance
Higher bandwidth, higher-speed connectivity
More compute power in the same real estate
Agility
Speed to deploy
Installer productivity
Efficient maintenance
Risk mitigation
Redundancy in design and in connection schemes
4. Ethernet Data Rate Evolution
0.1
GE
1 GE
10 GE
40 GE
100 GE
More traffic converges onto single circuits
Each circuit becomes more mission critical.
Source: The Market Need for 40 Gigabit Ethernet – Cisco 2012
5. 1-32Gb Fibre Channel & 40/100Gb
Ethernet
Source: Dell’Oro January, 2011
40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet
will initially be niche
applications
Fiber solutions are just starting to
be commercialized using Multimode
media for intermediate reach
Source: Gartner December, 2011
PROJECTED GROWTH RATE
ESTIMATED PORT SHIPMENTS
CONNECTOR
APPLICATION
2012
2013
2014
2015
2012
2013
2014
2015
MDI
SCS
SAN
1Gb to 32Gb
Fibre Channel (FC)
19%
22%
25%
27%
7.67M
9.36M
11.7M
14.86M
LC
ONLY
LC &
MPO
LAN
10Gb ETHERNET
49%
45%
40%
37%
6.59M
9.55M
13.37M
18.31M
LC
ONLY
LC &
MPO
-
1200%
162%
118%
5K
65K
170K
675K
MPO
ONLY
MPO
ONLY
LAN
40Gb/100Gb
ETHERNET
MDI - Medium Dependent Interface
SCS – Structured Cabling System
7. 802.3ba 40/100Gigabit Ethernet Overview
• IEEE 802.3ba was ratified June 2010
• 8 PMDs (Physical Layer Media Dependent transceivers)
are included
• Multimode requires MPO/ribbon to port
• Short reach copper cable assembly is included
• Traditional Structured Twisted pair cabling is not
included (40G short reach under research)
SM
8. 802.3ba Summary of Options (PMDs)
Reach
1m
Backplane
7m
copper cable
assembly
100m OM3/
150m OM4
10km SMF
40km SMF
40 Gigabit Ethernet
40GBASE-KR4
40GBASE-CR4
40GBASE-SR4
40GBASE-LR4
Signaling
4 x 10Gbps
4 x 10Gbps
4 x 10Gbps
4 x 10Gbps
Media
Backplane
Twin-ax
Parallel MMF
Duplex SMF
QSFP
QSFP
CFP
PMD Name
Module
100 Gigabit Ethernet
PMD Name
100GBASE-CR10
100GBASE-SR10
Signaling
10 x 10Gbps
10 x 10Gbps
4 x 25Gbps
4 x 25Gbps
Twin-ax
Parallel MMF
Duplex SMF
Duplex SMF
CXP
CFP or CXP
CFP
CFP
Media
Module
SM
100GBASE-LR4 100GBASE-ER4
9. IEEE 40G & 100G Standard:
Duplex to Parallel
* Engineered Link, 1.0dB max. connector insertion loss, 3.0dB/km fibre attenuation max.
CFP – C Form-factor Pluggable
QSFP – Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
CXP – High density Pluggable
11. Big Impact on Cabling Infrastructure
- From Duplex to Parallel
12. Fiber Cabling Systems
40G MM Transceiver - 40GBASE-SR4
4 x 10G tx / 4 x 10G rx
TX Lane 0
TX Lane 1
TX Lane 2
TX Lane 3
NC
NC
NC
NC
RX Lane 0
RX Lane 1
RX Lane 2
RX Lane 3
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
MPO
12
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
13. Fiber Cabling Systems
100G MM Transceiver - 100GBASE-SR10
10 x 10G tx / 10 x 10G rx
NC
TX Lane 0
TX Lane 1
TX Lane 2
TX Lane 3
TX Lane 4
TX Lane 5
TX Lane 6
TX Lane 7
TX Lane 8
TX Lane 9
NC
NC
RX Lane 0
RX Lane 1
RX Lane 2
RX Lane 3
RX Lane 4
RX Lane 5
RX Lane 6
RX Lane 7
RX Lane 8
RX Lane 9
NC
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
MPO
24
14. Fiber Cabling Systems
100G MM Transceiver - 100GBASE-SR10
2 x10 x 10G tx / 10 x 10G rx
NC
TX Lane 0
TX Lane 1
TX Lane 2
TX Lane 3
TX Lane 4
TX Lane 5
TX Lane 6
TX Lane 7
TX Lane 8
TX Lane 9
NC
NC
RX Lane 0
RX Lane 1
RX Lane 2
RX Lane 3
RX Lane 4
RX Lane 5
RX Lane 6
RX Lane 7
RX Lane 8
RX Lane 9
NC
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
MPO
12
MPO
12
15. New 100G IEEE 802.3 Study Group
• Next Generation 100Gb/s Optical Ethernet Study Group
• New work impacts direction of future 100G MM PMDs
• 4x25G instead of (10x10G)
• Good for customers – reuse 40G cable plant
• Research focused on direct modulation of VCSEL @ >25 G
• 100G SR4 will use 8 lanes (4 Tx/4 Rx), QSFP MSA &
MPO
• Preserves SR4 installations with OMx ribbon cable plant
• OIF group is developing CEI-28G-VSR common electrical
interfaces for ANSI, IBTA & IEEE
• Fiber will have to be EXCELLENT to support upcoming
25Gb/s
16. Fiber Cabling Systems
Proposed - 100G MM Transceiver - 100GBASE-SR4
4 x 25G tx / 4 x 25G rx
TX Lane 0
TX Lane 1
TX Lane 2
TX Lane 3
NC
NC
NC
NC
RX Lane 0
RX Lane 1
RX Lane 2
RX Lane 3
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
VCSEL
MPO
12
TIA
TIA
TIA
TIA
PIN
PIN
PIN
PIN
17. Fiber Cabling Systems
100G Parallel Optics MDI Form-Factors
Side-By-Side Ports
• Incumbent method
• SNAP12, iBpak
• CFP compatible
Stacked (vertical) Ports
• Single-width linear pitch
• Compatible with 12-fiber ribbon cable plant
• High-density switch ports
Single Ports – 24 Strand
• Most compact
• Most complex to manufacture (transceivers
and connectivity)
Single Ports – 12 Strand
• TBD
These variants collectively cover all interoperability scenarios
20. Case Study: Migration Strategy
On-Site Customer Comparison
40G
100G
One installer, one Phillips screwdriver and six
hours to deploy the solution
•
Represents 256 10G ports (fully populated Nexus
7010 has 8 x 32 10G ports) in top of cabinet
•
Migrated to 256 40G ports in center of cabinet
•
Migrated to 256 100G ports in bottom of cabinet
•
10G
•
8208 total fibers running into overhead cable tray
• No enclosure needed
• Maximized the amount of
repurposed components
(patch panels and cable)
• Only angled modular
solution in the industry
• Plenty of room for MACs
21. Critical items to note for MPO
10/40/100Gbe Migrations
• Gender
• Polarity
• Key
22. MPO Polarity Features & Types
Ex. Key – Up
Method B: Key-Up (female) to Key-Up (female)
Method A: Key-Up (female) to Key-Down (female)
23. Polarity
• Transmit lanes of one module connect with receive lanes of other module
• Simple direct connection
– Female MTP patch cord with “keys up” at both ends
• Not as simple in real life deployment when reusing MTP trunks
– Method A
– Method B
– Method C
Key up to key down
Key up to key up
Pair-wise flip
24. What is the Problem?
Seems easy until Polarity & Gender are considered.
Method A Trunk
Key-Up/Key-Down
Female - Female
10Gbe Trunks Pinned Female
40/100Gbe Trunks Pinned Male
Method B
Adapters
Key-Up/Key-Up
Method B
Key-Up/Key-Up
Male - Male
Method B
MPO Equipment
Cords
Key-Up(F)/Key-Up(F)
25. Solution - PanMPO Connector
Change Polarity
Key Up
Remove Outer Housing ,
Flip & Reinstall
Key - Down
Change Gender
Female
Male
Remove Outer Housing
Using Pin Extend / Retract Tool
Pull Pins Forward & Replace Outer
Housing.
From Gartner 2010 actual port shipments FC = 6,444,900 and 10Gb = 4,418,200FC40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet port volume is projected to be years away and be quite small. Aggregate 40 and 100 gigabit Ethernet ports in 2015 are less than 1% of the total. This forecast will probably change as standards and alternative technologies evolve, but no one knows how.We keep an eye this space, especially for fiber test products. (Good time to whip out a QuickMap). There are too many moving parts regarding copper to make anything but an incorrect prediction today.A Medium Dependent Interface (MDI) describes the interface (both physical and electrical) in a computer network from a physical layer implementation to the physical medium used to carry the transmission. Implications: It is unclear if 40/100 gigabit will ever be significantOnly FNET has the resources and market investment to “be there” if 40/100 gigabit does become significantThe role of twisted pair at these speeds is a complete guess today
802.3ba is the study group developing the standard for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet
802.3ba is the IEEE standard for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet. This time IEEE grouped together 40 and 100Gigabit. In order to meet the timeframes requested the in the market, when developing the Physical Layer Media Dependent transceivers, they chose to go with mostly known (10Gig) technology which is integrated into a parallel transceiver. The optical PMDs (Physical Medium Dependent [IEEE 802.3]). will be over multi-fiber ribbon fiber using MPO connectors.A short reach copper option is included over twinaxial cable assemblies which is similar to SFP+, except there are four lanes rather than 1.There is not any option for using structured copper cabling (no UTP so STP)
This chart summarizes the actual PMDs (Physical Layer Media Dependent transceivers) options included in the standard.The shorter reach options which are likely used in the data center, 7m cable assembly, and 100 or 150 m over multimode fiber utilize parallel 10Gig sigalling.
This chart represents a roadmapfor ‘current’ and ‘future’ short/longreach Ethernet transceivers.Highlighted are thosePMDs (Physical Media Dependent = Transceiver) for 40 & 100Gb/s Ethernet. Both are definedby IEEE 802.3ba as MPO/MTP form factor connectors.40G: 4 - 10Gb/s lanes of transmit and 4 – 10Gb/s lanes of receive in a 12-fibre MTP100G: 10 – 10Gb/s lanes of transmit and 10 – 10Gb/s lanes of receivetraffic in either a 24-fibre MTP or in 2 12-fibre MTP connectors.Also note thechange in reach of thefuture MM transceivertechnology (from a 300 meter solutionwith OM3 fibre to a 100 meter one & from a 550 meter solutionwith OM4 to a 150 meter solution).Note – 125m isshown in the chart sincethiswasbasedon 1.5dB of connectorinsertionloss and not 1.0dB as appears in thestandardtoday.
802.3ba is the study group developing the standard for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet
Duplex to paralell – is there such a thing as 40 & 100 GbE? Right now, isn’t it really aggrigation?
Currently no switch manufacturers are shipping this configuration
Now THIS is new!
Panduit’s SFQ cassette-based solution is ideal for reducing cable congestion in the Main Distribution Area. Discreet SFQ cassettes deployed for 10G applications are re-purposed elsewhere in the data center when upgrading to 40G. The MTP jumpers that connected to the read of those cassettes are joined together in a QPPABL adapter that occupies one of the panel slots in the QuickNet Patch Panel. The remaining open slots contain tethered SFQ cassettes. This is what enables a 1-to-1 migration from 10G (6 – 10G LC ports per slot) to 40G (6 – 40G MTP ports per slot). Additional slots are required when migrating from 40 to 100G. With the economic, enclosure-less, SFQ solution, Panduit delivers the highest density 40G & 100G solution on the market today.Panduit demonstrates both thought leadership and technical innovation through this system.
So what are the considerations when it come to fiber connectors? The MPO connector is the industry standard for high density fiber deployment. The MPO is used in 10G, 40G, and 100G systems. The most important things to consider when migrating from 10G to 40G or 100G on MPO are gender, polarity, and the key position.So why are these things so important?????
To understand the importance of gender, polarity, and the key position let’s first take a look at the MPO connector and how polarity is dictated by key position:Let’s familiarize ourselves with the features of existing MPO connectors.The MPO connector is a multi-piece fiber connector. It contains.A moveable outer housing that is used to push the connector into an adapter or transceiver. Pull on it to disengage the connector.A connector body housing which has the polarization key molded into itA high precision fiber ferrule which contains the multi-fiber (12 fiber) arrayThe ferrule also contains holes which contain alignment pins (for a male connector) and are left empty for a female connector.The orientation of polarization key may either be up or down with respect to fiber #1 when on a fiber assemblyThe key-up to key-down configuration is called Method (or type) AThe key-up to key-up configuration is known as Method (or type) BGender combinations also are a component of defining an MPO-MPO fiber assembly. They are:Male to Male Male to Female Female to FemaleA few of these are shown on this slide.
Reveiew Method A trunk & key positionsReview Method B trunk & key positionssReview Interconnect pinning and key positions (F/F)Review 10G trunk standard (pinned F/F)Review 40/100G standard (pinned M/M)Go through migration from 10G to 40G with an installed trunk.The potential to have a non-standard system or to be stuck using hybrid cables is very high
Panduit’s new PanMPO connector solves the issues of maintaining polarity and gender through complex fiber channels while maintaining the same high performance of an MTP connector.Explain how to change Polarity & Gender……Panduit still uses the same high precision ferrule and guide pins on this new MPO connector which allow it to deliver the same optical performance found in MTP connectors.