Oslo, Norway - October 28, 2021 - Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical
networking solutions, today announces that German gas transport company GASCADE
Gastransport GmbH, has chosen Smartoptics' open line system for multiservice
Data Center Interconnect (DCI). The new solution is based on Smartoptics' DCP
-M40-PAM4-ZR (https://www.smartoptics.com/products/open-line-systems/) and
transports 10G, 40G as well as 8G and 16G Fiber Channel (FC) traffic over
separate DWDM channels.
GASCADE Gastransport GmbH operates one of the largest natural gas
infrastructures in Germany. The vast network of pipelines connects five European
countries and guarantees secure energy supply in Europe today and in the future.
Under the contract, two of GASCADE's datacenters have been equipped with the DCP
-M40 Open Line System. The solution offers the capability to deliver 40 DWDM
channels that can carry multiservice traffic with data rates from 1G to 400G
over distances up to 80 km. Initially, GASCADE's system carries two redundant
links with 10G, 40G, 8G FC and 16G FC channels but additional channels can
easily be added as demand changes.
Yannick Völker, Network Manager at GASCADE Gastransport GmbH, comments: "We were
looking for a point-to-point DCI solution which was cost-efficient and could
support multiple services. We needed the solution to be easy to install, operate
and maintain. It was also essential that it was easy to expand, both in terms of
channels and other traffic formats. Smartoptics solution was a perfect choice
for us as it met these requirements in a small footprint with low power
consumption."
"Smartoptics has a strong track record of providing highly efficient DCI
networking solutions. GASCADE's requirements are a perfect match with the
strength of our solutions, we are very proud to have been selected as
supplier.", says Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO of Smartoptics.
For more information please contact:
Magnus Grenfeldt
CEO
Smartoptics
Telephone: +47 214 174 00
Email: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com
About Smartoptics
Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the
new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,
governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom
operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows
our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize
costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that
increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a
Scandinavian company?founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and
network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell EMC and have a global
reach through more than 100 business partners.
For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit
https://www.smartoptics.com
About GASCADE Gastransport GmbH
GASCADE Gastransport GmbH operates a gas pipeline network covering the whole of
Germany. The network company offers its customers cutting-edge, competitive
transport services over its own long-distance high-pressure pipeline network of
more than 2,900 kilometers in length in the heart of Europe.
Please visit GASCADE Gastransport GmbH (https://www.gascade.de/en/company) for
more information.