Accelerating turn-up and improving uptime in data center interconnections

Data center interconnect (DCI) technology is responsible for carrying a significant portion of the world's data traffic. According to a report by Cisco, global IP traffic was expected to reach 51.4 exabytes per day by 2022. Much of this traffic is generated by data centers, and a significant portion of that data is carried on DCI links. DCI links are crucial for supporting both personal entertainment (i.e., video streaming and cloud gaming) and business-critical operations. To ensure these links are robust and reliable, it's important to implement proper testing and monitoring strategies throughout both turn-up and ongoing operations.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How centralized fiber testing enables smooth turn-up by confirming fiber-optic link integrity and performance
• How to achieve maximum uptime throughout the network lifecycle with continuous monitoring by:
  • Enabling pro-active maintenance thanks to identifying degradations before they become critical
  • Enabling faster service restoration after an outage thanks to precise fault location and repair validation
• Best strategies for deploying DCI links, including which elements to track and which aspects to validate
• Fundamentals of coherent links (i.e., 400ZR, OpenZR+) including when to use each one
• How to troubleshoot DCI links and transceivers