Xilinx to showcase it’s high speed DCI solutions at OFC 2017

Xilinx, Inc. to debut a number of it’s high speed data center interconnect (DCI) offerings at OFC 2017. These solutions offer systems OEMs maximum flexibility and enable migration to next-generation designs. They also allow scalable performance at the lowest risk while ensuring network security. Xilinx’s off-the-shelf solutions address rapidly changing high speed networking and security requirements needed by the data centers for metro and long haul applications, in spite of the increased network traffic and bandwidth. List of Solutions for demo: 400GE multi-vendor network: This demo features the standards-based 400GE MAC and PCS IP in a Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+ VU9P FPGA. The demo illustrates the Xilinx 400G solution connecting to a Finisar 400GE CFP8 module which in turn connects to a Spirent 400G test module in the Ethernet Alliance booth. FlexE for DCI transport: Complete FlexE 1.0 solution showcasing bonding, sub-rating and channelization on UltraScale+ FPGAs. This solution demonstrates how multiple clients can be transported using FlexE. Automation and security functions for DCI solutions: This demonstration shows how LLDP packets can be snooped on transport line cards to allow a SDN controller to build a network topology for automation integral to data center networks. It also shows the use of IEEE compliant MACsec to encrypt and authenticate the link for...