COBO’s new On-Board Optics Ecosystem brings together a demonstration
of optical switch, adapter, modules, and compliance boards from
leading-edge suppliers to enable the future of Optical Networking

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Consortium
for On-Board Optics (COBO) today announces a multi-vendor on-board
optics demonstration showcasing a wide range of system developments
based upon COBO’s 8-Lane
and 16-Lane On-Board Optics Specification. For the first
time in the industry, at booth #1817 at the Optical Fiber Conference
(OFC) in San Diego, COBO’s demonstration features solutions from 14
different leading industry suppliers.

Microsoft
Corporation in collaboration with Delta
Networks, Applied
Optoelectronics Inc., 3M,
Sumitomo
Electric, SENKO,
and TE
Connectivity are demonstrating a 12.8 Tbps switch designed to
support 8-lane and 16-lane on-board optical modules. PETRA,
in collaboration with SENKO, Celestica,
and TE Connectivity, is demonstrating an 800 Gbps Programmable Adapter
Card. Rosenberger
is providing a static display of host and module compliance boards
utilized to validate interoperability to the COBO Specification. Ciena
and SENKO are providing a static display of COBO’s PCB laminate test
board used to validate thermal capability within the COBO specification
and allows for a 16-lane bus interface between optics and the switch,
enabling a 12.8 Tbps (32x400G) and higher packet switch with integrated
coherent optics and multiple fiber optical connectors in a 1RU form
factor. USConec
and Sumitomo Electric are showing static displays of on-board optics and
optical card edge connector choices to provide options for motherboards
to support on-board optic designs. TE Connectivity and Credo
are providing an active demonstration of the COBO 16-lane high speed
connector transmitting and receiving 100 Gbps PAM4 signaling, showcasing
the ability for COBO 16-lane modules to support 1.6 Tbps.

“COBO members have worked diligently to develop an industry-first
specification for on-board optical modules to support short-range
multimode fiber links to long-haul coherent links,” said Brad Booth,
President of COBO. “Member collaboration has enabled COBO to offer the
industry’s first demonstration of an on-board optics ecosystem based
upon COBO’s specification. COBO is delighted to continue to support our
member’s future specification efforts and product concepts in
preparation for their commercial deployment.”

About COBO

The Consortium for On-Board Optics is a member-driven, mutual-benefit,
non-profit corporation bringing together industry leaders to overcome
limitations associated with moving optics inside networking equipment by
developing innovative industry specifications. For more information,
visit http://onboardoptics.org/.
Follow us on Twitter @COBO_Group.

Contacts

Melissa Kallos
Consortium for On-Board Optics
[email protected]
+1-408-234-0379

David Rodewald
The David James Agency
[email protected]
+1-805-494-9508