Episode 34 of the Cisco Optics Podcast is now posted! See under for episode notes.
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 34
Why optics are extra necessary than ever for prime finish routing, with Ammar Khan. Part 6 of 6.
Cisco’s 8000 Series Router modified the sport in excessive finish routers, largely because of the Silicon One ASIC. It additionally launched to the trade a few of the first 400G ports together with Cisco’s QSFP-DD type issue pluggable optics. In Episode 34, we conclude our dialog with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we ponder the way forward for optics in routing.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Ammar acquired his BSEE on the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He began his profession as member of technical workers at an ASIC emulation start-up, the place he labored on leading edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at one other startup based mostly out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom by the corporate’s acquisition and launched and managed merchandise with over $250M in income. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson’s IP Division and outlined their edge router line with an annual income of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router group for over 4 and half years. He has labored on numerous areas of the 8000 product line, together with fastened and modular techniques, line playing cards, materials, optics, platform safety, and extra.
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Timestamps
2:16 Future of 8000 Series routers
3:37 Coherent optics
5:47 Architectural shifts
10:03 Convergence of optical IP
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Sunny Morning by FSM Team
Upbeat by Mixaund
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