DIGI-G5 Delivers Nanosecond Timing Accuracy, 1 Microsecond Level Latency and Enables Hard Network Slicing via Integrated OTN Switch Fabric

Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP), recently announced its collaboration with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to define and develop next-generation optical transport solutions to meet the stringent requirements of 5G. China Telecom is leading the Next-Generation Optical Transport Network Forum (NGOF) consortium formed to drive industry collaboration and technological innovations to define converged optical transport network (OTN) which meet the needs of 5G deployments. As part of this collaboration, Microsemi is bringing to market the DIGI-G5, the newest member of its award-winning DIGI OTN processors, supporting new 5G optimized architecture that enables the stringent synchronization, latency and network slicing requirements being placed on optical networks to support 5G deployments.

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Tags: 5G, DIGI OTN, DIGI-G5, OTN, OTN Processors