Oclaro samples multi-rate 10G SFP+ transceiver

SAN JOSE, USA: Oclaro Inc. announced the company is sampling the TRS5013WV, a low-cost 10G Ethernet SFP+ transceiver for single-mode fiber applications up to 2 km.

The 10G SFP+ CPRI transceiver is optimized for wireless backhaul applications and is compliant with the IEEE 10G Ethernet transceiver standards as required by the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) specification covering the CPRI rates from 2457.6 Mbit/s (Option 3) to 9830.4 Mbit/s (Option 7).

The SFP+ CPRI transceiver uses a Fabry-Perot (FP) laser to keep design costs low while offering high performance with a reach of 2 km over single-mode fiber and an extended temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees. Oclaro will be discussing this newest 10G SFP+ CPRI transceiver with customers during the European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communications (ECOC), Oclaro meeting room MR3, in London, UK from September 23-25, 2013.

Mobile devices continue to grow in numbers and usage as the preferred interface for high-bandwidth media consumption and video communications. This is driving a rapid increase in bandwidth needs throughout the wireless backhaul network including the very cost-sensitive "last mile" to the antenna. A very high percentage of these CPRI links tend to be less than 2 km in length.

However, a CPRI-compliant SFP+ transceiver cost-optimized for these short distances has not been available until now, and the industry has had to rely on more expensive transceivers with a reach of 10 kms. The Oclaro 10G SFP+ CPRI transceiver fills the need for these distances while meeting the harsh environmental requirements for wireless backhaul applications.