OIF publishes results of Transport SDN API interoperability demo
OIF published the results of its 2020 Transport SDN Application Programming Interface (API) Interoperability Demonstration, which was a ten-week long ...
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’s 2020 Transport SDN API Interoperability Demo
OIF completed a multi-vendor 2020 Transport SDN Application Programming Interface (API) interoperability demonstration aimed at validating the benefits of transport ...
OIF begins co-packaging framework IA project
OIF has kicked off a Co-Packaging Framework Implementation Agreement (IA) umbrella project to study the application spaces and relevant technology ...
OIF approves CEI-224G development project
OIF members have approved the CEI (Common Electrical I/O) 224G Development Project, the next electrical data rate beyond 112 Gbps. ...
OIF launches Optical Module Management Interface Survey
The OIF is conducting a survey to determine how the Common Management Interface Specification is viewed by the industry and ...
OIF to host SDN API interoperability demonstration
OIF will host a Transport SDN Application Programming Interface (API) interoperability demonstration over a six-week period (September to October) using ...
OIF looks ahead to 224 Gbps, releases Packet Optical SDN IA
The OIF is looking ahead to a proposed 224 Gbps project, the next electrical data rate beyond 112 Gbps. The ...
OIF publishes 400ZR implementation agreeement
OIF published the Implementation Agreement (IA) for a low-cost, 400ZR coherent optical interface. OIF launched the 400ZR project in response ...
OIF’s Coherent Common Management Interface Spec supports 400ZR
OIF has completed the Coherent Common Management Interface Specification (C-CMIS) Implementation Agreement (IA), which serves as an extension to the ...
OFC20: previewing 400ZR, CEI 112 Gbps and FlexE
https://youtu.be/xNN_U0r5hy0 Nathan Tracy, president of OIF, previews three important topics for OFC 2020, which is scheduled for March 8 - ...
OIF elects Board of Directors and Working Group representatives
OIF announced its new Board of Directors: Nathan Tracy, TE Connectivity, continues to serve on the Board and was re-appointed ...
OIF approves IC-TROSA Implementation Agreement
OIF confirmed the approval of the Integrated Coherent Transmitter-Receiver Optical Subassembly (IC-TROSA) Implementation Agreement (IA). The IC-TROSA Type-1 is optimized ...
OIF readies 400ZR, CEI-112G and IC-TROSA demos
Twelve OIF member companies will stage a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration of 400ZR, Common Electrical I/O (CEI)-112G and IC-TROSA at the ...
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