WaveLogic 6 Nano: Scaling 800G pluggable connectivity

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,105 The AI era is changing the network forever. 2 00:00:03,105 --> 00:00:05,220 Massive AI training clusters. 3 00:00:05,220 --> 00:00:06,960 Distributed data centers. 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:08,685 Exploding cloud traffic. 5 00:00:08,685 --> 00:00:10,020 What once lived inside 6 00:00:10,020 --> 00:00:12,960 a single data center is now stretching across campuses, 7 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,685 cities, and even regions. 8 00:00:14,685 --> 00:00:17,820 And that creates a new challenge: How do you move 9 00:00:17,820 --> 00:00:21,045 enormous amounts of data—with ultra-low latency, 10 00:00:21,045 --> 00:00:22,440 maximum efficiency, 11 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,510 and seamless scalability—across 12 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:27,300 increasingly distributed infrastructure? 13 00:00:27,300 --> 00:00:28,575 The answer requires 14 00:00:28,575 --> 00:00:31,290 a new generation of optical connectivity. 15 00:00:31,290 --> 00:00:33,720 Introducing Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Nano (WL6n) 16 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,235 coherent pluggables. 17 00:00:35,235 --> 00:00:38,230 Built on advanced 3 nanometer technology, 18 00:00:38,230 --> 00:00:42,870 WL6n delivers 800G coherent connectivity in a compact, 19 00:00:42,870 --> 00:00:46,200 power-efficient pluggable form factor—enabling 20 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,425 cloud and network providers to scale networks faster, 21 00:00:49,425 --> 00:00:52,395 farther, and more efficiently than ever before. 22 00:00:52,395 --> 00:00:55,320 And because WL6n is fully standards 23 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,155 compliant and designed for open integration, 24 00:00:58,155 --> 00:01:00,510 it can be deployed across a wide range of 25 00:01:00,510 --> 00:01:02,880 routers and third-party platforms—giving 26 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,710 users the flexibility to scale 27 00:01:04,710 --> 00:01:06,900 coherent connectivity wherever it's 28 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,415 needed in the network. 29 00:01:08,415 --> 00:01:11,160 For metro data center interconnect applications, 30 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,600 WL6n enables interoperable 800ZR connectivity 31 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,730 optimized for 800G routers 32 00:01:17,730 --> 00:01:21,445 and switches—supporting very high capacity transport 33 00:01:21,445 --> 00:01:24,515 for modern cloud and AI-driven infrastructures. 34 00:01:24,515 --> 00:01:26,210 But the real breakthrough is what 35 00:01:26,210 --> 00:01:28,270 happens beyond the metro edge. 36 00:01:28,270 --> 00:01:30,270 As AI infrastructure evolves 37 00:01:30,270 --> 00:01:32,760 toward "scale-across" architectures—where 38 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,360 compute resources are distributed across multiple sites 39 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,200 and regions—the network itself becomes mission critical. 40 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,935 WL6n is designed for exactly this future. 41 00:01:43,935 --> 00:01:46,200 With advanced coherent DSPs and 42 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,590 interoperable probabilistic constellation shaping, 43 00:01:49,590 --> 00:01:53,055 WL6n 800G ZR+ extends 44 00:01:53,055 --> 00:01:55,860 interoperable 800G connectivity to 45 00:01:55,860 --> 00:01:59,130 1,000 kilometers—and even farther at 600G. 46 00:01:59,130 --> 00:02:01,425 Beyond the interoperable modes, 47 00:02:01,425 --> 00:02:03,750 WL6n also supports higher 48 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:06,060 performance modes that extend space- and 49 00:02:06,060 --> 00:02:08,715 power-efficient 800G pluggable connectivity 50 00:02:08,715 --> 00:02:11,265 across even more links in the network. 51 00:02:11,265 --> 00:02:14,340 That extended connectivity means providers can use 52 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:17,925 compact coherent pluggables not only for metro DCI, 53 00:02:17,925 --> 00:02:20,880 but also across regional and long-haul transport 54 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,220 networks—unlocking new levels of scalability, 55 00:02:24,220 --> 00:02:27,200 flexibility, and operational simplicity. 56 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,440 And with support for both C-band and L-band deployments, 57 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,230 WL6n can effectively double fiber 58 00:02:33,230 --> 00:02:36,710 capacity—maximizing existing infrastructure while 59 00:02:36,710 --> 00:02:39,115 reducing cost and power consumption. 60 00:02:39,115 --> 00:02:41,775 The result is a coherent pluggable solution 61 00:02:41,775 --> 00:02:45,900 engineered for the realities of modern networking: 62 00:02:45,900 --> 00:02:48,480 Higher capacity, longer reach, 63 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,020 lower power, and the flexibility to scale from 64 00:02:52,020 --> 00:02:55,875 metro DCI to regional and long-haul connectivity, and 65 00:02:55,875 --> 00:02:59,685 to the emerging era of AI scale-across networking. 66 00:02:59,685 --> 00:03:01,950 Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Nano. 67 00:03:01,950 --> 00:03:05,650 Redefining what coherent pluggables can do.