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First demo of 600G single wavelength UHS OTN

Huawei Completes Industry's First Live Demo of a 600G Single-Wavelength Ultra-High-Speed Optical Transmission System

 

[Nice, France, June 26, 2018] Today, Huawei announced the completion of the industry's first live demo of a 600G single-wavelength ultra-high-speed optical transmission system at the Optical Network Innovation Forum 2018. Based on Huawei's latest optical transmission platform, the system adopts Huawei's own unique channel-matched shaping (CMS) technology and an AI neuron module designed for optical networks. Boasting an adjustable single-wavelength rate of up to 600G and a single-fiber capacity of 40Tbit/s, the system can further improve the efficiency of network operations and enable smooth evolution from existing traditional networks to intent-driven networks.

 

Taking advantage of the rapid development of technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and Big Data, the optical network industry has fully entered the ultra-high-speed era. According to a report by independent analyst and consultancy firm Ovum, Huawei shipped over 127,000 100G+ ports in 2017, which was more than 1/3 of the total shipments for the global optical network market. Today, 200G is maturing and 400G and 600G are nearing commercialization. The coherent oDSP algorithm is the core technology that powers and commercializes ultra-high-speed optical transmission. It provides core functions such as modulation and demodulation of higher-order modulation signals, multiplexing of polarized optical signals, compensation for fiber link damage, and signal clock recovery. Such importance makes coherent oDSP a critical arena of competition for all vendors in the industry.

 

The 600G single-wavelength ultra-high-speed optical transmission system adopts Huawei's latest coherent oDSP algorithm, which improves the performance from the following aspects:

  1. Ultimate transmission capacity and distance: This is the first time the CMS technology has been introduced in a transmission system. CMS improves the equivalent bandwidth of transmission links, satisfying the requirements of high-speed transmission channels and maximizing the spectral efficiency. By leveraging CMS, the system features the industry's best-performance transmission at 400G to 600G single-wavelength rates, increasing single-fiber capacity by a maximum of 50% to 40T and transmission distance by 30–50%.
  2. Optimal power consumption efficiency: The industry-leading 16-nm FinFET manufacturing technique and simplified chip architecture reduce the power consumption per bit by 30%.
  3. More intelligent: Huawei's unique built-in AI neuron module enables smooth upgrade to the intelligent management and control of optical networks. Using the optical-layer labeling technology and oDSP algorithm, the module performs real-time labeling, detection, and data collection for all wavelengths directly at the optical layer on the optical transmission network. This eliminates the need for any additional modules or optical-to-electrical conversion processes. In addition, the AI algorithm of the Huawei Network Cloud Engine (NCE) platform provides functions like autonomous optimization, self-protection, and advance warnings of performance deterioration for optical networks. These features help carriers smoothly evolve their traditional networks to intent-driven networks.

 

Richard Jin, President of Huawei Transmission Network Product Line, said, "Huawei has long been leading the field of 100G, 200G, and 400G ultra-high-speed optical transmission, thanks to our strategic investment in optical networks. The new 600G system provides AI capabilities for optical networks, using Huawei's sixth-generation coherent oDSP algorithm and an additional optical-layer AI neuron module. This will help our customers build intent-driven networks based on user experience."

 

At the 20th Next Generation Optical Networking (NGON) conference in Nice, France from June 26 through 28, Huawei will perform a live demo of its board-based 600G single-wavelength transmission system at its booth. Find details about the conference at http://www.huawei.com/en/press-events/events/optical-innovation-forum-2018.

 

More information about the system is available in the white paper Constructing Intelligent Ultra-High-Speed Optical Networks with Ultimate Performance.

 

 

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

 

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

 

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 180,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

 

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Chen Lifang, Board Director of Huawei, Sam Gyimah, the UK Government Science Minister, and Professor Stephen Toope, Vice Chancellor of University of Cambridge (left to right) attended Academic Salon
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Huawei hosts Academic Salon on future innovation

[London, UK, June 21, 2018] Huawei today hosted its second Academic Salon in central London. Top policymakers, academics and industry leaders gathered to discuss how UK universities should prepare for future innovation.

The UK Government Science Minister Sam Gyimah said: “Developing the relationship between businesses and our world leading researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs is at the heart of our modern Industrial Strategy. Huawei’s long-term commitment to open collaboration with UK academic institutions is a great example of how we can bring together academic minds and businesses to ensure not only the research but the development is done here in the UK, producing the products and technologies of tomorrow.”

Professor Stephen Toope, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, added, “No single organization has all the answers. Partnerships drive progress. That is why we established a new research group with Huawei and BT last year. By working with industry we seek to improve the technologies we use on a daily basis, and ensure that the insights delivered through our research have a wide impact. Universities are a natural place for innovation, but it is through collaboration with technology partners, like Huawei, that we can best prepare our institutions for the future.”

Chen Lifang, Board Director and Senior Vice President of Huawei, said, “Huawei holds a fundamental belief in the power of education and research. It is part of our worldwide commitment to R&D, our devotion to inspiring and supporting STEM careers. We see our partnerships with universities as an important part of this effort and we are especially proud of our long-term relationships with universities in the UK.”

The Huawei Academic Salon showcased the Huawei Innovation Research Program (HIRP), the company’s flagship funding initiative which provides backing for leading universities and institutes conducting research in communications technologies, computer science, engineering, and related fields.

On 1st February, Madam Sun Yafang, former Chairwoman of Huawei, met with the UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Beijing, and reaffirmed the company’s long-term commitment to the UK. Huawei announced that the company will invest and procure a total of £3 billion in the UK over the next five years, helping UK companies to increase exports to China. This commitment builds on the pledge made by Huawei in 2012 to invest and procure £1.3 billion in the UK over the five years from 2013 to 2017. Huawei announced that this 2012 target was significantly exceeded, and Huawei invested and procured £2 billion over that period. The company now employs more than 1,500 people in the UK in 15 offices, including its head office in Green Park, Reading.

Huawei has a strong focus on Research & Development (R&D) and has three R&D sites in the UK: the Centre for Integrated Photonics in Ipswich; Neul in Cambridge; and a centre in Bristol. The company will continue to grow its investment in R&D and collaborate with UK universities over the next five years, with plans for an expanded range of topics to research and more university partnerships.

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About the Huawei Innovation Research Programme (HIRP)

The Huawei Innovation Research Programme (HIRP) was launched in 2010. It is a mechanism for open collaboration between Huawei and academic institutions, which offers project funding to academic partners. The HIRP Exploratory project creates channels for scholars to share and bounce their most cutting-edge ideas off each other, through technology summits and forums and funding projects into uncharted territory.

The HIRP Open project supports outstanding new ideas of the industry. It is announced on the Huawei website, and universities and research institutions around the world are welcome to submit applications. The HIRP Flagship project focuses on industrial applications of key technologies. Top scholars are invited to help address major technological challenges facing both the ICT industry and academics involved in research.