The 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO pluggable transceiver supports up to 80km (un-amplified) and up to 300km (amplified) WDM networks. It is fully compliant to the IEEE 802. 3™-2022 100GBASE-ZR standard, ensuring interoperability with other solutions. The Cisco QSFP28 100G ZR module expands the portfolio of digital coherent optics (DCO) modules to connect QSFP28. Built around Coherent Steelerton DSP, the 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO transceiver is fully compliant to the IEEE 802. The Steelerton DSP is the first purpose-built DSP for 100G ZR applications, optimized for the lowest power. FS provides a wide range of WDM transmission modules. Meet high traffic demands with coherent optics for DCI, metro access, aggregation, and long-haul networks. However, questions around technology, standards, and platform support still create confusion.
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