A Tier-1 carrier-neutral interconnection provider selected OcNOS SP PLUS on UfiSpace platforms to power a global IPoDWDM backbone built for AI and ML traffic. The deployment collapses IP and optical layers into a single platform, delivers 14.4 Tbps per system, and preserves deterministic performance for latency-sensitive services.
The Challenge
The provider needed a backbone that could scale to AI and ML traffic volumes without stacking separate IP and optical tiers. Operating discrete optical silos alongside IP routers added footprint, complexity, and cost across global interconnection sites.
The Solution
The provider deployed OcNOS SP PLUS on UfiSpace platforms with native 400G OpenZR+ optics on the IP switches themselves.
- 14.4 Tbps of capacity per system
- 36 ports of 400G OpenZR+ for IPoDWDM
- Sub-50ms protection and recovery
- Unified IP and optical operations on one NOS
Outcomes
Collapsing IP and optical into a unified IPoDWDM design eliminated standalone optical silos and shrank the data center interconnect footprint. The backbone now carries AI and ML traffic at 400G line rate with deterministic performance for latency-sensitive services, while sub-50ms recovery protects global reachability.
Why OcNOS
OcNOS SP PLUS combines carrier-grade routing with native IPoDWDM support on open hardware, letting the provider scale a global backbone on disaggregated platforms instead of stacking proprietary IP and optical layers.