Velio, Ignis Interoperate

MILPITAS and SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Velio Communications, a leading developer of high-speed communications semiconductors, and Ignis Optics, which manufactures small form factor pluggable single mode optical transceivers, today announced completion of interoperability testing between the Velio VC1021S Quad OC-48 transceiver and the Ignis IGP-2000 Series OC-48 SFP optical modules. Velio's VC1021S Quad OC-48 transceiver is designed specifically for SONET/SDH physical layer applications. The device consists of four independent 2.488-2.670 Gb/s SerDes, including CDRs. The device meets all of the Telcordia/ITU/Bellcore GR-253 standards for jitter requirements, consumes half the power and costs half as much as typical discrete OC-48 transceivers, and is ideal for cost reductions of existing multi-channel OC-48 line cards. The VC1021S interfaces to single or quad 2.5 Gb/s optical transceivers. On the parallel side, the VC1021S communicates with Framers / Pointer Processors via 4- or 16-bit, parallel, clocked, 622 MHz, LVDS signals. Ignis' IGP-2000 Series single mode optical modules utilize Ignis' exclusive I/O-PKG(tm) packaging technology. These "hot pluggable" modules are Telcordia GR-253-CORE compliant for OC-48 applications. Full enhanced digital diagnostics provides real-time remote access to critical module and link parameters. "Velio is pleased to work with Ignis Optics on this interoperability initiative," said Ryan Carlson, Velio's product marketing manager. "Bringing complete OC-48 physical layer solutions to customers shortens their design cycles, enabling cost-effective multi-channel OC-48 line card development." Velio Communications Inc.Ignis Optics