D ATA S H E E T

Waveserver Ai

Sustainably scale and reliably automate your network Features and Benefits

with the recognized leading platform powering global • Provides massive service
density, with 2.4 Tb/s of client
DCI networks today. capacity plus 2.4 Tb/s of line
capacity in a compact,
More capacity, lower power, effortless DCI 1RU platform
Waveserver Ai is designed to address evolving density and power requirements for • Utilizes Ciena’s WaveLogic™
ultra-high-capacity interconnect applications while retaining the simplicity and ease coherent technology for
of deployment for which Waveserver products are known. Its unprecedented density, tremendous scalability and
scale, and capacity per wavelength allow Internet Content Providers (ICPs), Data high performance to maximize
Center Operators (DCOs), and Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to drive capacity at any distance, from
down energy and transport costs and increase their competitive differentiation. metro to long-haul
With its full suite of management interfaces and open APIs, Waveserver Ai is easy
• Provides industry-leading
to operate and integrate into existing networks and facilitates mass deployment of
capacity up to 800 Gb/s
on-demand cloud and high-capacity connectivity services.
per wavelength
Harnessing Ciena’s WaveLogic coherent optical technology, Waveserver Ai offers • Increases total fiber capacity
the scalability required to satisfy the largest interconnect requirements, from metro with support for C- and L-band
to ultra-long-haul distances. When equipped with WaveLogic Ai coherent optics, the
• Offers ultra-low power per bit to
platform provides single-wavelength transmission up to 400 Gb/s, and with WaveLogic
reduce ongoing energy costs
5 Extreme it offers single-wavelength capacity up to 800 Gb/s. WaveLogic coherent
technology provides networks with massive scalability as well as high performance, • Offers FIPS 140-2 Level 2
so operators can deliver more bandwidth across any distance. Furthermore, network certified wire-speed encryption
operators who have already deployed Waveserver Ai can leverage their installed base for highly secure in-flight data
and benefit from the technology advancements that WaveLogic 5 Extreme brings to protection
the market, including wavelength capacities up to 800 Gb/s, lower cost and power per • Provides a suite of management
bit, and efficient delivery of 400GbE services. With tunable capacity and selectable interfaces and open APIs for
baud, network operators can trade-off channel throughput for optical performance automation, provisioning,
and spectrum usage. Waveserver Ai, with Ciena’s WaveLogic coherent optics, management programmability,
provides better economics and more fiber capacity for DCI networks. and ease of back-office
integration

• Simplifies on-site commissioning

and service provisioning to get
traffic up and running quickly with
Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
 Data Center 1
100km: 400G-800G Data Center 3 Customers can positively impact their bottom lines with
Waveserver Ai’s power efficiency and density. Its compact
Waveserver Waveserver
form factor can be used in rack-and-stack deployments to
1500km:
200G-600G save space, and it can be used to reduce ongoing co-location
Cloud Internet
Exchange footprint charges. With its massive density, it provides space
Data Center 2 Exchange
SAP savings for even the largest traffic requirements. Waveserver
ISP ISP Ai is also highly power efficient--reducing energy consumption,
Waveserver
Mandic AWS cooling, and recurring power costs.
ISP ISP
Cloud
Exchange ISP Waveserver Ai is built to offer a simple, secure, server-like
deployment and operational model. It is intuitive to install and
Azure Google
easy to operate, so customers can manage the platform in
Figure 1. Simple, high-capacity, any-distance DCI a way that fits with their operations. Waveserver Ai can be
managed through Ciena’s rich management software,
Designed with a modular architecture, Waveserver Ai offers both Manage, Control and Plan (MCP). All the essential tasks that
rack-and-stack simplicity and pay-as-you grow scalability. keep Waveserver Ai networks running smoothly, such as
It supports three pluggable Waveserver modules. When fully service provisioning and network assurance, can be performed
equipped, Waveserver Ai provides unmatched density, with with MCP’s scalable, modular, open architecture. Waveserver
up to 2.4 Tb/s of client plus 2.4 Tb/s of line capacity in a single Ai can also be managed directly through its industry-standard,
rack unit. open APIs. This flexibility allows operators to develop scripts
and customized applications to automate tasks or integrate
Waveserver Ai can be deployed in either C-band or C&L-band the platform into their back-office operational systems.
networks to maximize fiber utilization with C-band and L-band
traffic modules. Waveserver Ai can be configured with single- With Waveserver Ai, data center and network operators can
modem or dual-modem modules (providing a maximum of more efficiently scale their networks, generate more revenue
800 Gb/s of capacity per module). AES-256-GCM wire-speed using a single compact platform, and reduce transport costs
encryption is available to enable up to 400 Gb/s of encrypted on their high-capacity interconnect links. The ease of use and
capacity per traffic module for FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified, open APIs of the platform means users can focus on growing
ultra-low latency, in-flight data protection across metro, their core business rather than wasting effort on complex
regional or long-haul distances. operations and integration. With its compact, dense form-
factor and ultra-low power consumption, Waveserver Ai sets
When deployed across a Ciena line system, Waveserver Ai a new standard for high bandwidth interconnect.
interoperates with the ROADM and photonic layers, allowing
the line system to directly provision line port parameters, such
as the transmit wavelength and transmit power, to enable faster
wavelength configuration and service turn-up. Waveserver Ai
provides high performance for deployment across any line
system or fiber type, including Ciena’s RLS, 6500, or
third-party line systems, whether it is a greenfield or
existing network use case.

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Technical Information

Waveserver Ai modules Dual modem (2 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module Common equipment
Dual modem (2 x 400 Gb/s) C-band or with Integrated OPS: Redundant/field-replaceable power supply
L-band module: • Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting Field-replaceable fan unit
• Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting 100GbE, OTL4.4 for up to 800 Gb/s of
Power options: AC or DC power
100GE, OTL4.4 for up to 800 Gb/s of client capacity
AC input voltage range: 100 Vac to 264 Vac
client capacity • Provides two coherent ports for up to
DC input voltage range: -40 Vdc to -72 Vdc
• Provides two coherent ports for up to 800 800 Gb/s of line capacity with integrated OPS
enabling per wavelength optical protection Power consumption: 0.4 W/Gb
Gb/s of line capacity

Single modem (1 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module: CMD4 module: Management

• Provides four QSFP28 ports supporting • Four channel passive mux/demux module CLI, SNMP v2c, SNMPv3, Ciena’s MCP, SSH,
100GbE, OTL4.4 for up to 400 Gb/s of client • Enables add/drop up to 1.6 Tb/s for point-to- HTTPS, TLS
capacity point applications
API: Websocket, RESTCONF, NETCONF,
• Provides one coherent port for up to CMD10 module: gRPC based on OpenConfig YANG models,
400 Gb/s of line capacity Streaming Telemetry and Declarative
• Ten port mux/demux module with integrated
• Optimized cost for lower traffic applications Configuration
EDFA, bi-directional OSC, and OTDR
• Enables add/drop up to 4 Tb/s for point-to- Submarine communications channel
400G Encryption (1 x 400 Gb/s) C-band module:
point applications Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
• Provides four QSFP28 ports supporting
Remote management
100GbE for up to 400 Gb/s of client capacity
Physical dimensions
• Provides one coherent port for up to
1U 44.45 mm (H) x 444 mm (W) x 584 mm (D) Security
400 Gb/s of encrypted line capacity
1U 1.75 in. (H) x 17.48 in. (W) x 22.99 in. (D) AES-256-GCM wire-speed encryption, PSK
• Provides full throughput, Layer 1 encryption or X.509 certificates, FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and
for all in-flight data Weight:
Common Criteria certified, Secure memory
9.52 Kg, 21.0 lbs (without modules) wipe, Secure boot, RADIUS, TACACS+
40x10G Single modem (1 x 400 Gb/s)
C-band module: 14.92 Kg, 32.88 lbs (with 3 modules, no plugs)
Capacity Environmental characteristics
• Provides ten QSFP+ ports supporting
Supports three pluggable Waveserver modules Normal operating temperature:
4x10GE and 4 QSFP28 ports supporting
0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
100GbE for up to 400 Gb/s of client capacity Client:
Normal operating humidity:
• Provides one coherent port for up to - U
 p to 24 x QSFP28 supporting 100GbE or
Between 5% and 85%
400 Gb/s of line capacity OTL4.4 (OTU4) clients
• Supports mix of 10 and 100 Gb/s clients - Up to 30 x QSFP+ supporting 4 x 10GbE clients
- Up to 6 x QSFP-DD supporting 4 x 100GbE or
Single modem (1 x 800 Gb/s) C-band module: Visit the Ciena Community
400GbE clients
• Provides eight QSFP28 ports supporting Answer your questions
Line ports support the following rates:
100GbE and OTL4.4; two client ports also
support QSFP-DD for 4 x 100GbE and - 100 to 400 Gb/s at 56Gbaud
400 GbE clients with a total client capacity - 100 to 250 Gb/s at 35Gbaud
of up to 800 Gb/s - 200 to 800 Gb/s at 95Gbaud
• Provides one coherent port for up to - 300 to 800 Gb/s at 91.6Gbaud
800 Gb/s of line capacity Maximum capacity per fiber:
- 38.4 Tb/s C-band DCI
- 33.6 Tb/s C-band flexible grid
ROADM-based networks
Integrated OPS functionality

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