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Speeding Up Design & Test of 40G & 100G Technologies

March 1, 2012
9:00 AM PST | 11:00 AM CDT | 12:00 PM EDT | 5:00 PM GMT

As the industry deploys Optical transmissions systems designed under the IEEE802.3ba family (40GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-LR4, -ER4, SR10) and beyond, it’s important to understand measurement needs for an efficient, accurate validation and compliance test methodology in your lab. During this webinar, you will learn: 1. The importance of precisely controlled frequency rolloff of Optical to Electrical... Learn more

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100G Ethernet and OTN: Roll-Out and Technology Evolution

February 28, 2012
8:00 AM PST | 10:00 AM CDT | 11:00 AM EDT | 4:00 PM GMT

In today’s competitive market, carriers and network operators are striving to deliver the bandwidth required for new services and 100G networks represent a major opportunity to address this challenge. Therefore and at this critical period, proper qualification of 100G systems and roll-out are key to implementing the 100G evolving network environment. This webinar will review the market need, the... Learn more

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The Rise of Packet-Optical Transport

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Digital traffic is now the norm, thanks to the growing popularity of video, data, and voice over IP services. That means networks must be optimized for packet traffic. Whether your network is based on legacy technology, older generations of digital technology, or both, this webcast will show you how to evolve your infrastructure to meet both today’s and tomorrow’s needs. Learn more

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What Will Be Hot in Equipment Design in 2012

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Which technologies reaching the field this year will have the greatest impact on optical networks? And which ones now in R&D promise to benefit fiber-optic communication in the next few years? Join Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy as he reviews his picks for the most influential technology initiatives for 2012. Learn more

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What will be Hot in Test in 2012

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As data rates increase and cost targets decline, new optical test and measurement requirements emerge. In this webcast, Lightwave Editorial Director & Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy offers his insights into what trends will drive test and measurement requirements in 2012 – and how instrument providers are likely to respond. The webcast will cover technology development,... Learn more

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Testing of coherent optical transceivers: R&D, Production, and Deployment

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When designing and deploying a coherent long-haul fiber transmission system, it is important to ensure that your coherent optical transceiver achieves predictable Bit Error Rate performance. This webinar will explain how to discover and mediate impairments of your physical design at R&D, manufacturing and deployment. The webinar will cover 3 main areas: Measurement system accuracy: Get... Learn more

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Trends in High-Speed Optical Modules

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Bandwidth demand continues to increase on both the line and client sides in the carrier realm, as well as in data networking environments. These four presentations will highlight what’s new in enabling technologies, test approaches, and the modules themselves. Presentation 1: The challenge of 40/100G component development We will quickly wrap up the challenges in 40G development within a... Learn more

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Where FTTH is Going: An FTTH Conference Wrap-up

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Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy will leverage what he learned at the recent FTTH Conference in Orlando, FL, to provide an overview of the advances and trends in fiber to the home (FTTH) technology. He’ll also offer his thoughts on future directions for FTTH, including next-generation PON and the influence of advances in copper-based transmission on FTTH... Learn more

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Get Excited about 100G

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Alcatel-Lucent along with its hot-house of ideas, Bell Labs, has wowed the industry with its introduction of a commercial optical card that provides 100G on a single wavelength. During this live webinar, Paul Baniewicz, VP of Optical Transport Business Development with Alcatel-Lucent and his special guest will reveal details on why this breakthrough continues to excite not only the larger, well... Learn more

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Testing Broadband Access Connectivity Made Easy

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As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, broadband connectivity is now being deployed in remote areas where service was not provided in the past, utilizing access topologies such as Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON). With this expansion carriers face new challenges when installing and maintaining quality access services over existing and new fiber-based... Learn more

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