FS has announced the FTD Series, a new ultra high-density wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) platform specifically designed for space-constrained optical transport environments such as data centers. The FTD Series supports up to nine plug-in modules within a 1U chassis, enabling flexible and scalable optical networking with a small physical footprint.
The platform is fully passive, operating without power or cooling requirements, which simplifies maintenance and reduces operational costs. Its plug-and-play, front-access modular design allows for rapid installation and straightforward expansion or replacement of modules as network needs evolve.
Technical compatibility spans 400G, 100G, 10G, and 1G Ethernet, as well as synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), synchronous optical networking (SONET), and Fibre Channel protocols. FS highlights applications for the FTD Series in data center interconnect (DCI), enterprise and campus networks, cable television systems, and fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) deployments.
Bener Peng, product R&D manager at FS, said, “The FTD Series is a high-density, flexible, and scalable passive WDM platform that delivers the latest generation of wavelength division solutions,” noting that the system is compliant with International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) optical grid standards and is interoperable with both FS and third-party optical transport equipment.
Source: FS
