[ACCESS Co., Ltd.]
Launch of IOWN network solution that achieves 400Gbps high-speed data center connection, 50% reduction in construction and operation costs, and 40% reduction in power consumption
*ACCESS*
Press release: September 4, 2024
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Launch of IOWN network solution that achieves 400Gbps high-speed data center connection, 50% reduction in construction and operation costs, and 40% reduction in power consumption
*~Integration of NTT’s IOWN technology and technology from US advanced software company IP Infusion~*
IOWN Network Solution (400G) (hereinafter referred to as this solution) is a combination of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation’s (hereinafter referred to as NTT) IOWN technology and U.S. advanced software company’s IP
Infusion Inc. (hereinafter referred to as IP Infusion)
This is a solution that realizes high-speed, large-capacity, and low-power communication by combining the technologies listed in (*1).
NTT and ACCESS Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ACCESS) (*2) have established a network through a capital and business alliance (*3) aimed at the development of IOWN.
We have been working on research and development and commercialization of OS, and strengthening sales and support in the global market. This time, NTT, NTT Advance Technology Corporation (hereinafter referred to as NTT-AT), ACCESS, IP Infusion, Broadcom
Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Broadcom”), Edgecore Networks Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Edgecore”), UfiSpace Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “UfiSpace”), Fujitsu Optical Components Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “FOC”), and NEC
Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “NEC”), these nine companies will combine their respective technologies and products to create 400Gbps high-speed connections between data centers. We are pleased to announce that we have established a system to provide this solution. This solution is NTT-AT, IP
Sold by Infusion.
With this solution, customers such as data center operators and telecommunications carriers can use 400G
You can build a simple and economical inter-data center network that complies with ZR/ZR+. This contributes to a 50% reduction in construction and operation costs (*4), a 40% reduction in power consumption (*4), and space savings for the equipment that makes up high-speed data center connections.
*1. Background*
As the amount of data in data centers increases due to the development and spread of generative AI and machine learning, the rapid increase in power consumption has become a social issue. As the amount of data is expected to continue to increase, there are growing expectations for economical construction of high-speed connections between data centers and lower power consumption to distribute the expanding data calculation processing.
When building high-speed connections between data centers, current networks often use a combination of software/hardware integrated network equipment and a limited number of optical transceivers, which poses challenges in terms of investment efficiency. In response, there is a need to improve investment efficiency through separation of software and hardware and flexible selection of optical transceivers.
*2. Overview of IOWN network solution (400G)*
This solution is a switch/router that supports 400Gbps and is capable of long-distance transmission. Software and hardware are separated, network OS (software), white box device (hardware), 400G
Consists of ZR/ZR+ optical transceiver (optical transceiver). Therefore, it is possible to combine optical transceivers with open specification-compliant and fully verified hardware according to customer needs.
*Figure 1. Overview of “IOWN Network Solution (400G)”*
* Features of IOWN Network Solution (400G) *
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FOC and NEC’s optical transceivers are equipped with NTT Innovative Devices Corporation’s optoelectronic convergence devices that achieve low power and stable transmission performance, and comply with open standard specifications.
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A switch/router is realized by combining a network OS and a white box device, and the optimal combination according to customer needs can be selected from multiple white box devices and optical transceivers (Figure 2)
3. By consolidating transponder functions into a switch/router, it is possible to reduce equipment costs, reduce maintenance costs, save power, save space, shorten construction lead time, etc. (Figure 3) 4. NTT and ACCESS/IP
The network OS combined with Infusion’s technology provides a wealth of functionality that contributes to more sophisticated maintenance and improved operational quality of customer networks.
*Figure 2. Optimal combination of network OS, white box equipment, and optical transceivers in “IOWN Network Solution (400G)”*
*Figure 3. Switch/router aggregation of transponder functions in “IOWN Network Solution (400G)”*
*3. Provision system*
We provide one-stop, 24-hour, 365-day, 365-day total support for this solution, from construction to maintenance and operation, using the following system.
*Figure 4. “IOWN Network Solution (400G)” provision system*
*4. Inquiries from customers regarding sales of this solution * Please contact your NTT-AT or IP Infusion sales representative.
*5. Future developments*
NTT, NTT-AT, ACCESS, IP
Infusion, Broadcom, Edgecore, UfiSpace, FOC, and NEC are responding to the needs for higher speed and higher capacity connections between data centers, as well as higher speed and higher capacity backend networks within data centers, and data center power consumption. We will also respond to needs for reducing consumption by combining the technologies and products of each company.
In addition, IOWN
We will also respond to the needs for advanced data center-related networks, such as realizing high-capacity, low-latency, and
low-power-consumption communication between data centers and various bases by connecting to APN networks.
*6. Endorsement*
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