Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: April 2003
Product Code: R97-1263Description The optical networking equipment market has suffered more than other markets during this economic downturn. Not surprisingly, optical modules have been stifled right along with the equipment with which they are designed to work. Fortunately, from a technical basis, there are a lot of positive forces working in favor of optical modules. As the economic recovery starts to take hold in the second half of 2003, optical modules are expected to grow with the rest of the optical networking equipment market.
However, at the 10 Gbps line rate, there are some problems brewing. There are currently too many Multi-Source Agreements (MSAs) being promoted. This factor is likely to be an inhibitor until the number of MSAs is reduced from the 5 main forms:
- 300-pin
- XenPak
- XPAK
- XFP
- X2
By the end of the forecast period, we expect there will be only 2 main MSAs left standing, which will help to grow the optical module business from its current level of about $1 billion, to just over $3.5 billion by the end of 2007.Table of Contents |
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Introduction
- Technical Overview
- What Are Optical Modules
- Optical Networking Markets
- SONET Technology Review
- Fiber Optic-based GigE
- Properties of Optic Fibers
- Fiber Optic History
- Fiber Optic Physics
- Market Overview
- Growth Drivers
- Growth Inhibitors
- Forecast
- Forecasts by Type of Optical Modules
- Slow Wire Speed and Short Range (Slow & SR)
- Slow Wire Speed and Long Range (Slow & LR)
- Fast Wire Speed and Short Range (Fast & SR)
- Fast Wire Speed and Long Range (Fast & LR)
- Vendor Information
List of Figures
- Figure 1. General Overview of Optical Networking Segments
- Figure 2. Components that Work with Lasers in Modern Optical
Networking Equipment
- Figure 3. General Overview of Optical Networking Segments
- Figure 4. Sample SONET/SDH Metro Network Configuration
- Figure 5. The Fundamental Components of an SPE
- Figure 6. The Addition of a New ADM to a Typical MAN
- Figure 7. The Nexus at 10 Gbps for LAN, SAN, and MAN Protocols
List of Tables
- Table 1. Speeds of the SONET and SDH Hierarchy
- Table 2. Modern Wavelength Bands Present in Optic Fibers
for Telecommunications
- Table 3. ITU Grid Spacing Across the C-band Versus Number
of Channels
- Table 4. Forecast for Slow Speed and Short Range Optical
Modules, 2002 - 2007
- Table 5. Forecast for Slow Speed and Long Range Optical
Modules, 2002 - 2007
- Table 6. Forecast for Fast Speed and Short Range Optical
Modules, 2002 - 2007
- Table 7. Forecast for Fast Speed and Long Range Optical
Modules, 2002 - 2007
- Table 8. Members of the 10 Gbps Optical Module MSAs
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