Deutsche Telekom Tests 512 Gbps Fiber Optic Network In Germany
While most of the world struggles with the basic broadband, Deutsche Telekom's testing the Internet of the future. The company has just tested a 512 Gbps fiber optic network in the labs. As a part of the DT's Optically Supported IP Router Interfaces aka OSIRIS project, the company's T-Labs team successfully managed to transfer data at a speed of 512 Gbps over a single optical fiber wavelength channel from Berlin to Hanover (734 kilometers).
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The carrier informed that the overall usable per-channel bit rate would be about 400 Gbps while that of the most modern networks is about 100 Gbps. Now it's even more interesting to know that each fiber strand uses multiple channels. The T-Labs fiber uses 48 channels which could mean that the overall data transfer rate for each fiber would be around 24 Tbps. What this means is that a single optic fiber with a diameter smaller than a strand of hair would carry data equivalent to ~3700 CDs at a time.
The best part of the experiment is that it utilizes existing fiber network. The only part that'll need an upgrade is the device at the terminals. It'd be interesting to watch how soon the company starts commercializing the technology.
What's your take?
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The carrier informed that the overall usable per-channel bit rate would be about 400 Gbps while that of the most modern networks is about 100 Gbps. Now it's even more interesting to know that each fiber strand uses multiple channels. The T-Labs fiber uses 48 channels which could mean that the overall data transfer rate for each fiber would be around 24 Tbps. What this means is that a single optic fiber with a diameter smaller than a strand of hair would carry data equivalent to ~3700 CDs at a time.
The best part of the experiment is that it utilizes existing fiber network. The only part that'll need an upgrade is the device at the terminals. It'd be interesting to watch how soon the company starts commercializing the technology.
What's your take?
Via: #-Link-Snipped-#
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