Waveserver

Family of high-capacity, compact, modular transport devices

The Waveserver® family of stackable interconnect platforms delivers more capacity and lower power for high-growth, bandwidth-intensive applications. The Waveserver family provides massive scale to meet the surging capacity needs of the most demanding cloud applications and data services. With a simple, server-like operational model leveraging open API programmability, the Waveserver family eases platform integration and facilitates volume deployments.

Family of products | Waveserver 5Waveserver Ai

Unprecedented capacity. Density. Power efficiency.

Drive down cost per bit and reduce energy consumption with Ciena’s high-performance WaveLogicTM coherent technology, built into the Waveserver family. Ensure all network links are running efficiently with highly tunable coherent optics, supporting single wavelength line rates as high as 1.6 Tb/s.

Easy operation. Simplified integration.

Tackle automation and integration challenges easily using the Waveserver family’s industry-standard open APIs and modern data models to enable streaming telemetry, declarative configuration, and platform programmability.

Maximum performance. Any distance.

Remove scalability constraints with high performance that delivers more capacity for any distance application, including single-span DCI, metro ROADM networks, long-haul routes, and subsea links.

waveserver5

Waveserver 5

Waveserver 5 compact interconnect platform is optimized for 100GbE and 400GbE applications and provides unmatched scaling capabilities with up to 12.8 Tb/s client and 12.8 Tb/s line capacity in a compact 2RU footprint.

Waveserver Ai

Waveserver Ai

With capacity up to 2.4 Tb/s in a single rack unit, combined with a simple-to-deploy operational model, Waveserver Ai delivers the programmability, scalability, and simplicity needed for global interconnect applications.

Features

No. 1

Provides massive scalability and high performance with Ciena’s innovative WaveLogic coherent technology

No. 2

Enables unique, industry-leading per-wavelength capacities, as high as 1.6 Tb/s

No. 3

Increases total fiber capacity with increased spectral efficiency and support for C- and L-band

No. 4

Offers ultra-low power per bit to reduce ongoing energy costs

No. 5

Provides a suite of management interfaces and open APIs for automation, provisioning, management programmability, and ease of back-office integration

No. 6

Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) simplifies on-site commissioning and service provisioning to get traffic up and running quickly

Specs

  • + Waveserver 5
    • Waveserver 5 Modules

      • Dual modem (2 x 800 Gb/s) C-band or L-band double-width module:
        • Provides sixteen QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE/OTU4 and four QSFP-DD ports supporting 400GbE for up to 1.6 Tb of client capacity ; supports client OPS protection
        • Provides two coherent ports for up to 1.6 Tb/s of line capacity
      • Dual modem (2 x 800 Gb/s) C-band doublewidth module with encryption:
        • * Provides sixteen QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE/OTU4 and four QSFP-DD ports for up to 1.6 Tb of cleartext client capacity
        • * Provides two coherent ports for up to 1.6 Tb of encrypted line capacity
        • Offers AES-256-GCM wire-speed encryption
      • Dual modem (2 x 800 Gb/s) C-band doublewidth module:
        • Provides twelve QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE/OTU4 and four QSFP-DD ports supporting 400GbE and 400ZR as a client for up to 1.6 Tb of client capacity
        • Provides two coherent ports for up to 1.6 Tb of line capacity
      • Three port 400G QSFP-DD DCO double-width module: 
        • Provides three QSFP-DD coherent pluggable ports for up to 1.2 Tb of line capacity
        • Provides twelve QSFP28 and three QSFP-DD client ports supporting up to 1.2 Tb of client capacity
      • Two port 400G CFP2-DCO double-width module:
        • Provides two CFP2-DCO coherent pluggable ports for up to 800 Gb of line capacity
        • Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE/OTU4 and two QSFP-DD ports supporting 400GbE for up to 800 Gb of client capacity
      • Optical Protection Switching (OPS) doublewidth carrier module:
        • Supports up to three OPS submodules
        • Each submodule provides OPS for two interfaces
        • Fully filled the OPS module supports protection switching for six interfaces

      Physical dimensions

      • 88 mm (H) x 444 mm (W) x 594 mm (D)
      • 3.47 in (H) x 17.48 in (W) x 23.39 in (D)

      Weight

      • Common equipment: 16.4 Kg; 36.2 lb
      • Full-fill with double-width module: 26 Kg; 57.3 lb

      Shelf capacity

      • Eight slots, supporting a mix of up to eight single-width or four double-width modules
      • Client capacity: Up to 64 x QSFP28 with 100GbE/OTU4 clients or up to 16 x QSFP-DD with 400GbE clients
      • Line ports support the following rates: 200 Gb/s to 800 Gb/s
      • Maximum capacity per fiber:
        • 38.4 Tb/s (C-band DCI)
        • 33.6 Tb/s (C-band Flexible grid ROADM-based networks)
        • 67.2 Tb (C&L-band Flexible grid ROADM-based networks)

      Common equipment

      • Redundant/field-replaceable power supply
      • Field-replaceable fan unit
      • Power options: AC or DC power
        • AC PSU input power range:
          • 2KW: input 90Vac to 180Vac
          • 3KW: input 180Vac to 305Vac
          • 3KW: input 180Vdc to 300Vdc
        • DC PSU:
          • 2.3KW: input -40Vdc to -72Vdc
      • Power consumption (excluding client plugs): 2KW with four double-width modules

      Management

      • CLI, SNMP v2c, SNMPv3, SSH, HTTPS, TLS
      • API: Websocket, RESTCONF, NETCONF, gRPC based on OpenConfig YANG models, Streaming Telemetry and Declarative Configuration
      • Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP)
      • Node Essentials web-based nodal UI
      • Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP), 100GbE/400GbE Integrated Test Set, LLDP client topology discovery, remote management

      Security

      • TACACS+, RADIUS, RADSec
      • AES-256-GCM wire-speed encryption, Preshared key authentication, fast key rotation
      • Designed to FIPS 140-3 Level 2 specifications, undergoing FIPS and CC validation

      Environmental characteristics

      • Normal operating temperature: -5°C to +45°C; 23°F to 113°F
      • Operating humidity: 93% maximum
       
       
       
       
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  • + Waveserver Ai
      • Waveserver Ai modules
      • Dual modem (2 x 400 Gb/s) C-band or L-band module:
        • Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting 100GE, OTL4.4 for up to 800 Gb/s of client capacity
        • Provides two coherent ports for up to 800 Gb/s of line capacity
      • Single modem (1 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module:
        • Provides four QSFP28 ports supporting 100GE, OTL4.4 for up to 400 Gb/s of client capacity
        • Provides one coherent port for up to 400 Gb/s of line capacity
        • Optimized cost for lower traffic applications
      • 400G Encryption (1 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module:
        • Provides four QSFP28 ports supporting 100GE for up to 400 Gb/s of client capacity
        • Provides one coherent port for up to 400 Gb/s of encrypted line capacity
        • Provides full throughput, Layer 1 encryption for all in-flight data
      • 40x10G Single modem (1 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module:
        • Provides ten QSFP+ ports supporting 4x10GE and 4 QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE for up to 400 Gb/s of client capacity
        • Provides one coherent port for up to 400 Gb/s of line capacity
        • Supports mix of 10 and 100 Gb/s clients
      • Single modem (1 x 800 Gb/s) C-band module:
        • Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE and OTL4.4; two client ports also support QSFP-DD for 4 x 100GbE and 400 GbE clients with a total client capacity of up to 800 Gb/s
        • Provides one coherent port for up to 800 Gb/s of line capacity
      • Dual modem (2 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module with Integrated OPS:
        • Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting 100GE, OTL4.4 for up to 800 Gb/s of client capacity
        • Provides two coherent ports for up to 800 Gb/s of line capacity with integrated OPS enabling per wavelength optical protection
      • CMD4 module:
        • Four channel passive mux/demux module
        • Enables add/drop up to 1.6 Tb/s for point-topoint applications
      • CMD10 module:
        • Ten port mux/demux module with integrated EDFA, bi-directional OSC, and OTDR
        • Enables add/drop up to 4 Tb/s for point-topoint applications

      Physical dimensions

      • 1U 44.45 mm (H) x 444 mm (W) x 584 mm (D)
      • 1U 1.75 in. (H) x 17.48 in. (W) x 22.99 in. (D)

      Weight

      • 9.52 Kg, 21.0 lbs (without modules)
      • 14.92 Kg, 32.88 lbs (with 3 modules, no plugs)

      Capacity

      • Supports three pluggable Waveserver modules
        • Client:
          • Up to 24 x QSFP28 supporting 100GbE or OTL4.4 (OTU4) clients
          • Up to 30 x QSFP+ supporting 4 x 10GbE clients
          • Up to 6 x QSFP-DD supporting 4 x 100GbE or 400GbE clients
        • Line ports support the following rates:
          • 100 to 400 Gb/s at 56Gbaud
          • 100 to 250 Gb/s at 35Gbaud
          • 200 to 800 Gb/s at 95Gbaud
          • 300 to 800 Gb/s at 91.6Gbaud
        • Maximum capacity per fiber:
          • 38.4 Tb/s C-band DCI
          • 33.6 Tb/s C-band flexible grid ROADM-based networks
        • Integrated OPS functionality

      Common equipment

      • Redundant/field-replaceable power supply
      • Field-replaceable fan unit
      • Power options: AC or DC power
      • AC input voltage range: 100 Vac to 264 Vac
      • DC input voltage range: -40 Vdc to -72 Vdc
      • Power consumption: 0.4 W/Gb

      Management

      • CLI, SNMP v2c, SNMPv3, Blue Planet MCP, SSH, HTTPS, TLS
      • API: Websocket, RESTCONF, NETCONF, gRPC based on OpenConfig YANG models, Streaming Telemetry and Declarative Configuration
      • Submarine communications channel
      • Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
      • Remote management

      Security

      • AES-256-GCM wire-speed encryption, PSK or X.509 certificates, FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and Common Criteria certified, Secure memory wipe, Secure boot, RADIUS, TACACS+

      Environmental characteristics

      • Normal operating temperature: 0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
      • Normal operating humidity: Between 5% and 85%

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