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OIF Holds Q4 Technical and MA&E Committees Meetings in Melbourne, Australia—Announces Working Group Re-Elections and Launches New Projects

By: via Business Wire

OIF successfully concluded its Q4 2024 Technical and MA&E Committees Member Meeting held fully in person in Melbourne, Australia, from November 5-7, 2024.

During the meeting, OIF members re-elected two Working Group Chairs and launched two new projects – 1600 Coherent Light and Protocol-Neutral Management Information Model for Digital Twin Optical Network as Enhanced Network Operations. The meeting also featured guest speaker Alana Nakata, Vice President of Product Engineering, Efficient Power Conversion.

WORKING GROUP CHAIRS RE-ELECTION

OIF members also re-elected two Working Group Chairs (for two-year terms):

  • Mike Klempa, Alphawave Semi – Physical & Link Layer (PLL) Interoperability Working Group Chair
  • Jeffery Maki, Juniper Networks – Physical Layer User Group Working Group Chair

NEW PROJECT – 1600 Coherent Light

The 1600 Coherent Light project aims to support larger data center campuses by developing Long Reach (LR) optics for 1600 Gbit/s data transmission. The proposed solution involves a Coherent Light (CL) standard, which can substantially improve power efficiency and latency compared to the existing 1600ZR technology for these connections. By leveraging the foundation of 800LR technology, CL is positioned to serve as the basis for future LR and FR implementations, potentially scaling up to 3.2T, thereby enhancing the scalability and efficiency of data centers as they continue to grow and evolve.

NEW PROJECT – Protocol-Neutral Management Information Model for Digital Twin Optical Network as Enhanced Network Operations

The new Protocol-Neutral Management Information Model for Digital Twin Optical Network as Enhanced Network Operations project proposes to define a protocol-neutral management information model based on pruning and refactoring of existing information models such as ITU-T G.7711. This model will cover the requirements of digital twin optical network use cases such as network planning and simulation.

“This member-driven collaboration is what makes OIF unique and influential in the industry,” said Karl Bois, OIF Technical Committee Chair and NVIDIA. “We’re proud of the strides we’re making, especially with our latest new project starts, which demonstrate how our members are collaborating to drive global standards in networking technology.”

GUEST SPEAKER

OIF hosted guest speaker Alana Nakata, who shared insights on advancements in efficient power management, underscoring the essential role power technologies play in the evolution of high-performance networking.

OIF’s members-only Q1 2025 Technical and MA&E Committees Meeting will be held in San Diego on February 10-14, 2025.

About OIF

OIF is where the optical networking industry’s interoperability work gets done. With more than 25 years of effecting forward change in the industry, OIF represents the dynamic ecosystem of 150+ industry leading network operators, system vendors, component vendors and test equipment vendors collaborating to develop interoperable electrical, optical and control solutions that directly impact the industry’s ecosystem and facilitate global connectivity in the open network world. Connect with OIF on LinkedIn, on X at @OIForum and at http://www.oiforum.com.

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