



High-density OTN platform combining coherent 100G–400G transport with CWDM/DWDM optics, open interfaces, and carrier-grade reliability for DCI, metro, and backbone networks.
OTN8686 II is a high-density OTN transport platform engineered for carrier-grade DCI, metro aggregation, and inter-city backbone expansion. Built on a modular, open architecture, it integrates coherent 100G–400G transport with CWDM/DWDM optical layer functions, enabling rapid scale-out with predictable performance and low power.
Coherent Transport (100G/200G/400G): Flexible line rates with software-defined modulation and FEC to balance reach, latency, and spectral efficiency.
Open Interoperability: Standards-based design supporting multi-vendor environments (e.g., OpenZR+/OpenROADM*) and Netconf/YANG APIs for seamless OSS/NMS integration.
Optical Layer Integration: Options for MUX/DEMUX & OADM, EDFA/Raman amplification, 1+1 OLP protection, and OCM/OTDR/OSC monitoring for end-to-end visibility.
High Density, Small Footprint: Compact chassis with hot-swappable service cards, enabling fast capacity adds without service disruption.
Carrier-Grade Reliability: Redundant control, hot-swappable dual power supplies (AC or −48V), intelligent fans, and in-service software upgrade (ISSU) support.
Intelligent O&M: Centralized NMS with Web/CLI plus telemetry/alarms; LLDP, PRBS, latency/DM tests, and detailed optical performance metrics for proactive operations.
Interfaces & Services (by configuration)
Client side: 10GE/25GE/100GE/400GE via SFP+/SFP28/QSFP28/QSFP-DD.
Line side: DWDM coherent via CFP2-DCO, programmable wavelengths and modulation.
Managed features: VLAN/QinQ transparency, OTU4/OTUCn framing, Ethernet OAM stats, performance counters, alarm thresholds.
Security & Access: RBAC, TACACS+/RADIUS, SSH/HTTPS, audit logs.
Typical Applications
Data Center Interconnect (DCI): Low-latency, high-capacity links between IDCs and campuses.
Metro/Core Aggregation: Multi-service transport with add/drop and protection across rings and chains.
Backbone Expansion: Long-haul spans with EDFA/Raman and optical protection for high availability.
*Feature support varies by card and software version.