OIF advances CEI-224G-Linear project
OIF has launched a new CEI-224G-Linear project built on the approach of CEI-112G-Linear in terms of specification methodology. It will ...
In Focus: OIF
🏛️ OIF Implementation Agreements for Optical Networking and High-Speed Interconnects | |
| OIF is an industry consortium that develops implementation agreements for interoperable optical networking, electrical signaling and high-speed interconnect technologies. Its work helps align suppliers and operators around practical specifications used in carrier networks, cloud data centers and emerging AI infrastructure. | |
| Why It Matters | OIF specifications and interoperability demonstrations help move advanced optical and electrical interface technologies from concept to deployable products. Converge Digest tracks OIF because its work directly shapes coherent optics, 800G/1.6T networking, co-packaged optics and next-generation AI data center connectivity. |
| Category | Industry Consortium |
| Mission | Develop interoperable implementation agreements for optical, electrical and control-plane technologies used in high-performance networks. |
| Focus Areas | Coherent optics • 800G and 1.6T interfaces • Common Electrical I/O • Co-packaged optics • Optical interconnects • Interoperability demonstrations |
| Key Members | Broadcom • Ciena • Cisco • Coherent • Intel • Marvell • Nokia • NVIDIA |
| Related Technologies | Coherent Optics • Co-Packaged Optics • Pluggable Optics • Silicon Photonics |
| Related Organizations | Ethernet Alliance • IEEE • Open Compute Project |
OIF kicks off Interoperable 1600ZR+ project
OIF has launched two new projects, including the Interoperable 1600ZR+ project and the Retimed Tx Linear Rx Specs EEI Project. ...
OIF announces 2023-2024 Board and Officers
The OIF announced election results for its key leadership positions: Board of Directors: Jeff Hutchins, Ranovus, was re-elected to the Board and ...
OIF kicks off new projects: 224G PAM4, 1600ZR
OIF has kicked off four new projects: 224G PAM4 protocol agnostic link training for electrical interfaces project Electrical interface link ...
OIF’s External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) Implementation Agreement
OIF announced an implementation agreement for external lasers delivering continuous wave (CW) light to optical transceivers co-packaged within a system. ...
OIF targets Linear Drive / Direct Drive interfaces
OIF has launched a new Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI) Framework project focused on the next generation of low power optics, ...
OIF announces 3.2T Co-Packaged Module Implementation Agreement
OIF announced its Co-Packaging-3.2T-Module-01.0 Implementation Agreement for Ethernet switching applications utilizing 100G electrical lanes while ensuring backward compatibility with 50G ...
OIF launches new Physical & Link Layer Working Group
OIF launched an enhanced SGMII project – a Physical & Link Layer (PLL) Working Group Electrical track project. The enhanced ...
OIF to present at DesignCon 2023 in Santa Clara
At the DesignCon 2023, scheduled for Jan 31 – Feb 2 in Santa Clara, California, speakers from OIF will present ...
OIF Update: External Light Source and CPO, 400ZR Survey, new WG chairs
The OIF provided the following updates following its Q4 Technical and MA&E Committees Meeting, which were held in Hawaii and ...
OIF appoints Board of Directors
OIF announced its newly elected Board of Directors and Officers. TBoard of Directors: Ian Betty, Ciena, was elected to the Board ...
ECOC22: OIF demonstrates 400ZR, Co-Packaging, CEI 112G, 224G, CMIS
At this week's ECOC 2022 exhibition in Basel, Switzerland, OIF is hosting nearly 30 member companies in demonstrations in four ...
OIF releases Common Electrical I/O 5.0 Implementation Agreement
OIF published a new Implementation Agreement (IA) for Common Electrical I/O (CEI) 5.0 specifying the next generation of 112 Gbps ...
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