PRODUCT BRIEF
UltraSpan
™
Inline Amplifier
Key Features
- small footprint unit
1RU
Support for two EDFA modules in
one bidirectional unit – optional
Optical supervisory overlay for
remote management:
- Out of band OSC channel at 1510 nm
or 1610 nm
- Up to 40 dB span budget
- Standard 100Base-FX Ethernet
protocol
- Internal Ethernet switch and two front
panel Ethernet ports for cascading
and managing additional units in the
same remote site
Overview
Finisar's UltraSpan
™
Inline Amplifier is a network-ready managed 1RU rack unit designed to
support long links which require in-line amplification. The unit includes a built-in option for
remote management and monitoring of the amplifier via an optical supervisory channel
(OSC) which carries out-of-band (1510 nm/1610 nm) management data between the
in-line amplifiers and the amplifiers located at the terminal stations. Thus, all UltraSpan
Inline amplifiers along the link are connected to one another via the OSC carrying standard
Ethernet, and can be accessed and managed from any of the terminal or in-line locations.
As with all UltraSpan products, the unit includes an SNMP agent and GUI-based web server
enabling easy management and monitoring by accessing its IP address from any of the
Ethernet ports located on the UltraSpan products along the link.
The UltraSpan Inline Amplifier supports all of Finisar's EDFA modules, such as single
stage, fixed gain or variable gain EDFA, a dual stage EDFA with mid-stage access for
dispersion compensation, or two separate EDFA modules within a single unit for providing
bi-directional amplification. There is also an option to integrate a dispersion compensation
module (DCM) within the unit.
Optional integration of DCM
Plug-and-play into all SNMP v2C
and v3 supporting systems
Web server-based GUI
Support for both in-band and out
of band management concurrently
Applications
Medium to long links (>200 km),
half or full duplex communication
Extending fiber link range for:
Datacom, enterprise, storage
area networks (SAN), disaster
recovery sites, defense and utility
applications
Cost-effective and small foot print
alternative to O-E-O repeaters
High loss links where Raman
amplification is impractical
Low latency links (reduced O-E-O,
use of DCMs)