Broadcom Delivers Industry’s First Complete 7nm PAM-4 Optical Platform for Hyper-Scale Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure...
05 Mars 2019 - 5:00PM
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced the immediate
availability of its 7nm 100G PAM-4 PHY device, the BCM87106,
designed for hyper-scale data center and cloud networks. Leveraging
Broadcom’s proven 7nm Centenario™ 112G PAM-4 technology and 100G
single-lambda optics, the device completes the 7nm PAM-4 optical
platform for addressing 100G DR, 100G FR, 400G DR4 and 400G FR4
transceiver applications. The platform provides unprecedented
performance and power efficiency, enabling the industry to
transition to 400G Ethernet.
400GbE deployments are ramping in hyper-scale
data center and cloud networks as the adoption of Broadcom’s
12.8-Tbps Tomahawk® 3 switch chip is accelerating. Effective
deployment of 400G networks also requires backward compatibility to
legacy 3.2-Tbps and 6.4-Tbps switches, such as Broadcom’s Tomahawk
1 and Tomahawk 2, currently deployed with 100-Gbps optical
modules. With the availability of both 7nm 100G and 400G
PAM-4 PHY devices, the BCM87106 and BCM87400, respectively, data
center operators and cloud providers can now deploy the highest
performance, lowest power 100G and 400G links to expand their
network capacity and support the growing bandwidth
demands.
The introduction of BCM87106 in 7nm CMOS allows
for increased performance margin and flexibility to support
multi-vendor interoperability while reducing power within dense
hyper-scale and cloud network deployments. Broadcom’s 7nm 100G PHY
solution delivers more than 30% power savings compared to existing
16nm PHY solutions. Furthermore, the BCM87106 enables transceiver
manufacturers to produce a lower cost QSFP28 solution using a
single 100-Gbps transmit and receive path, as opposed to the
current PSM4 and CWDM4 solutions which require four linear drivers,
four lasers, four photodetectors and four TIAs. The BCM87106
enables superior performance, lower power and lower cost 100G
transceiver solutions, making it ideal for large-scale 100GbE DR
deployments. Broadcom’s 7nm PHY solution is complemented by a full
suite of electro-absorption modulated lasers (EMLs), PIN
photodetectors and PMD driver and TIA ICs, creating an industry
leading one-stop shop portfolio for transceiver manufacturers.
7nm 100G/400G PAM-4 PHY
- Industry leading DSP performance and power efficiency enabling
DR/FR/LR/DR4/FR4/LR4 optical modules including QSFP-DD/OSFP/QSFP28
to meet IEEE and MSA specifications
- Proven client-side interop with Broadcom switch ASICs and ASSPs
using proven industry leading 28Gbaud PAM-4 and NRZ SerDes
architecture and flexibility to support 100GbE with either 4x25G
NRZ or 2x50G PAM-4 physical lanes
- PAM-4 client-side interface compliance to CEI-28G/56G medium
reach (MR) specification supporting MR channels
- 802.3bs standard-compliant KP4, KR4, and end-to-end FEC bypass
operation supporting DR4-DR1 break-out and longer distance
links
- Advanced API based PHY firmware with direct compatibility for
both BCM87400 and BCM87106 leveraging platform 100G/400G designs
for faster time to market
100G Single-Lambda Optics & PMD
- Highly differentiated III-V optical components including EMLs
(283Q), EMLs on Carrier (729Q) and PIN photodetectors (118K35) for
100G and 400G long reach applications
- Highly integrated PMD devices including linear laser drivers
(AFSI-N91C4L1/2) and TIAs (AFSI-R91C4L, AFSI-R94C4L) for 100G
and 400G applications
Further information on Broadcom’s 7nm PAM-4 optical platform is
available online
at https://www.broadcom.com/blog/7nm-pam4-optical-platform-accelerates-400gbe-deployments
“With the addition of our 7nm 100G PAM-4 PHY, Broadcom now
offers the complete 7nm PAM-4 optical platform to fully enable the
industry to transition to 400G Ethernet while laying the foundation
for next generation networks,” said Lorenzo Longo, senior vice
president and general manager of the Physical Layer Products
Division at Broadcom. “With the increasing demand for more network
bandwidth, especially in hyper-scale data center and cloud
networks, we continue to broaden our 7nm PAM-4 product line and we
are well positioned to address new technical challenges and power
concerns for future networks.”
“Most of the early deployment of 400GbE modules will be used to
create dense, high-radix 100GbE switch fabrics using 12.8Tbps
switches such Broadcom’s Tomahawk 3,” said Dale Murray, principal
analyst at LightCounting Market Research. “Broadcom makes this
possible with complete PHY and optical component solutions to
support 4-way breakout from 400G-DR4/FR4 modules to individual
100GDR/FR modules using low-power 7nm CMOS technology.”
Demo Showcase at OFC 2019
Broadcom will showcase a broad array of state-of-the-art data
center solutions, including 7nm 100G and 400G PAM-4 PHY devices and
leading edge single-mode fiber (SMF) and multi-mode fiber (MMF)
optics with complementary PMD devices. The demonstration and new
product showcase will be in the Broadcom Booth 6500 at the Optical
Fiber Communication (OFC) 2019 exhibition in San Diego, California
from March 5th to 7th.
Availability
Broadcom has begun shipping the 7nm PAM-4 PHY devices and
optical components for 100G DR/FR and 400G DR4/FR4 transceiver
applications and is currently accepting orders for these products.
Please contact your local Broadcom sales representative for samples
and pricing.
About Broadcom Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:
AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops and
supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software
solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves
critical markets including data center, networking, enterprise
software, broadband, wireless, storage and industrial. Our
solutions include data center networking and storage, enterprise
and mainframe software focused on automation, monitoring and
security, smartphone components, telecoms and factory automation.
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